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“Malware-as-a-service” seizes control of a user’s phone after gaining entry through a fraudulent app, monitoring use in real-time and harvesting data such as fingerprints. Photo: Shutterstock

Lifestyle & Culture

This retiree in the Philippines downloaded an app. Then he lost his life savings

Industrial-scale malware is replacing ‘pig-butchering’ as Cambodia’s scam hubs pivot to high-speed digital heists.

3 hours agovideocam

A Delhi-Dhaka thaw? India opens door to Sheikh Hasina extradition talks

2 hours agovideocam

Australia signs US$7 billion Japan warship deal to boost firepower against China

5 hours ago

People

Bangladeshi YouTuber’s death sparks mourning amid Malaysia’s DUI crisis

Muzahid Millad was killed in a crash involving an allegedly drunk Malaysian soldier, prompting calls for justice and stricter laws.

42 minutes ago

Bangladeshi YouTuber Muzahid Millad was killed in a crash on a Malaysian expressway on Wednesday. Photo: Facebook/AdvanceGaming

Politics

How fake job ads in Philippines led to alleged spy recruitment pipeline

The ads, some of which experts say were linked to China, aimed to get unsuspecting Filipino defence specialists to give up key information.

3 hours agovideocam

Southeast Asia

Indonesia rules out collecting transit fees from ships in Malacca Strait

‘As a trading nation, Indonesia supports freedom of navigation and expects open sea lanes,’ Foreign Minister Sugiono says.

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Economics

Malaysia’s durian growers in ‘survival mode’ as early glut squeezes export trade

An early bumper harvest and rising fuel and freight costs are squeezing premium durian exporters as they race to get their fruit into China.

1 hour agovideocam

Fresh Musang King durians from Malaysia are displayed for sale in the supermarket in Beijing, China, on April 13. Photo: Simon Song

Politics

How the Philippines became Japan’s closest security partner in Southeast Asia

Japan’s participation in the Balikatan drill and its new weapon export rules are set to further defence ties between the two countries.

23 Apr 2026 - 8:04PM

Health & Environment

Pangolin win: Vietnam sends scale smugglers to prison for 8 years

The Asian pangolin has been hunted for its meat and scales to the point of extinction, causing poachers to turn to its African cousins.

23 Apr 2026 - 5:45PM

East Asia

Japan injects new life into Fukushima with nuclear plant ‘hope tourism’

Visitors flock to barely inhabited towns, attracted for the most part by the very catastrophe that drove their residents away.

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Foreign journalists are guided along with tanks containing treated radioactive waste water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Okuma town, northeastern Japan, in 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE

Health & Environment

Can Indonesia’s front-of-pack nutrition labels help fight rising obesity?

Indonesians welcome the new labelling system to reduce sugar, salt and fat intake, but experts warn it is not a ‘silver bullet’.

23 Apr 2026 - 6:40PMvideocam

A street vendor sells drinks and other items at a beach in Bali. Many food and drink products in Indonesia already have a Guideline Daily Amount nutrition facts label. Photo: EPA-EFE

Southeast Asia

How an alleged Malaysian scammer vanished with US$25 billion in life savings

More than 300 foreign nationals flock to Malaysia in pursuit of justice over the ‘High Inspirations’ scam.

23 Apr 2026 - 11:34AMvideocam

Lifestyle & Culture

South Korean army removes poster depicting controversial hand gesture

The finger pinching gesture, known as the ‘Megalian hand’, is seen as a mockery of male genitalia.

23 Apr 2026 - 5:51PM

Economics

New direction: Southeast Asian airports fill Middle East hub gap

SIA, Cathay, Korean Air and Qantas have reported an increase in demand for European routes as travellers avoid Middle Eastern hubs.

23 Apr 2026 - 4:12PMvideocam

Passengers enter the departure area at Singapore’s Changi Airport. Photo: AFP

Economics

Cambodia is boycotting Thai products. Smuggled chicken could show otherwise

The Cambodian public is maintaining a boycott of Thai businesses even as the country’s economy is reeling from the global fuel crisis.

23 Apr 2026 - 3:51PM

Cambodian boats stopped by Thai authorities earlier this month in Thailand’s eastern coastal province of Trat. Photo: Facebook / RTNSpokesperson

Southeast Asia

UN alarmed by Singapore executions for drug-related offences

UN rights chief Turk said drug-related offences not involving loss of life did not meet the ‘most serious crimes’ standard by international law.

22 Apr 2026 - 7:21PM

Economics

Powerful reaction: how Iran war could spark Asia’s green hydrogen surge

The war-driven hike in fossil fuel prices is narrowing the cost gap, making the clean energy alternative look like a good option.

23 Apr 2026 - 4:33PMvideocam

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Health & Environment

Shock therapy: war forces oil-addicted Asia to finally go green

Burned by soaring energy prices, Southeast Asian nations are racing to future-proof themselves against the volatility of war.

18 Apr 2026 - 8:00AMvideocam

Floating solar panels are seen at a hydro-solar farm run by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand in Ubon Ratchathani province. Photo: AFP

Politics

Japan’s Middle East oil habit gets an Iran war reality check

Almost all of Japan’s oil comes from the Middle East. A closed strait turned that dependence into a trap.

11 Apr 2026 - 8:00AMvideocam

Lifestyle & Culture

Cultural capitals: Southeast Asia seeks soft power to outlast the buzz

The region’s creators are going global, but the structures to sustain them are still catching up.

4 Apr 2026 - 9:50AMvideocam

Health & Environment

Burning daylight: Asean’s power grid plans get an Iran war jolt

Oil is up, coal is back and so are fuel queues. As the Middle East burns, Southeast Asia dusts off an old plan to rewire its future.

3 Apr 2026 - 10:40PM

Illustration: Huy Truong

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THIS WEEK IN ASIA

People

Bangladeshi YouTuber’s death sparks mourning amid Malaysia’s DUI crisis

42 minutes ago

Bangladeshi YouTuber Muzahid Millad was killed in a crash on a Malaysian expressway on Wednesday. Photo: Facebook/AdvanceGaming

Politics

A Delhi-Dhaka thaw? India opens door to Sheikh Hasina extradition talks

2 hours agovideocam

Sheikh Hasina speaks to the media after casting her vote in Dhaka on January 7, 2024. Photo: AP

Politics

How fake job ads in Philippines led to alleged spy recruitment pipeline

3 hours agovideocam

The Janes ads appeared to be part of efforts linked to China to draw unsuspecting Filipino defence specialists into giving up key information. Photo: Handout

Lifestyle & Culture

This retiree in the Philippines downloaded an app. Then he lost his life savings

3 hours agovideocam

“Malware-as-a-service” seizes control of a user’s phone after gaining entry through a fraudulent app, monitoring use in real-time and harvesting data such as fingerprints. Photo: Shutterstock

Politics

Australia signs US$7 billion Japan warship deal to boost firepower against China

5 hours ago

A Mogami-class stealth frigate from Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force docks in Darwin, Australia, on June 6, 2025. Photo: Kyodo/AP

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