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We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. ‘Toxic’ narratives over Israel-Gaza war open deep divisions in the West

2. Malaysians to pay more for staples as weak ringgit enters ‘uncharted territory’

3. All about the Yaksha, spirit figures who guard Thailand’s most sacred sites

4. The Peninsula vs Raffles: how London’s 2 new Asian-brand hotels square up

5. Torture, sodomy, slave labour… or was drug rehab centre a needed safe space?

6. What policies are Indonesia’s 3 presidential hopefuls pushing?



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Israel-Gaza war divides the West, Malaysians pay more amid weakening ringgit: 6 weekend reads you may have missed

Yaksha images can be seen throughout many Thai palaces and temples in Thailand. Photo: Ronan O’Connell

Black smoke ascends from the Gaza Strip amid battles between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas on October 29, 2023. Photo: AFP

People hold a rally in New York’s financial district as the fighting continues in Gaza on October 26. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

A customer buys a chicken at a wet market in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: EPA-EFE

Yaksha images can be found at many palaces and temples in Thailand. Photo: Ronan O’Connell

Raffles London’s Churchill Suite. Photo: Raffles London/John Athimaritis

Sixty-five men were locked inside the two cages when police were first called to the scene in January 2022. Photo: Getty Images

Supporters of presidential candidate and incumbent Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and vice presidential candidate and incumbent Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Joko Widodo’s son, attend an event in Jakarta before registering as candidates with the General Elections Commission. Photo: AFP

Zhang Ziyi’s divorce, China sacks Li Shangfu, John Lee’s policy ‘buffet’: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

3D depiction of hypersonic missile: Photo: Stock Illustration 

General Li Shangfu, who has been removed as China’s defence chief, was last seen in public at the end of August. Photo: EPA

Zhang Ziyi and Wang Feng. The couple announced their divorce on Weibo on October 23. Photo: Weibo/Zhang Ziyi

illustration by Lau Ka-kuen

Jeff Wilson, a Republican senator for Washington state, was arrested in Hong Kong last Saturday. Photo: Handout

China taps soft power to send its best doctors to Rwanda. But is there a ‘commercial motive’?

Kibungo Referral Hospital in Rwanda. Photo: Ryan Chiong

Kibungo Referral Hospital is one of two hospitals in Rwanda that Chinese doctors are dispatched to. Photo: Ryan Chiong

Women wait their turn to see a maternity doctor at Kibungo Referral Hospital. Photo: Ryan Chiong

Construction work to expand Rwanda’s Masaka Hospital by China’s state-owned Shanghai Construction Group. Photo: Chong Xin Wei

China’s state-owned Shanghai Construction Group won the contract to expand Masaka Hospital in Rwanda. Rwandans call the hospital “ibitaro byabashinwa”, which means Chinese hospital in Kinyarwanda. Photo: Chong Xin Wei

Acupuncture at Rwanda’s Masaka Hospital, Kigali. Photo: Bernadette Toh

Malaysians to pay more for staples as weak ringgit enters ‘uncharted territory’ amid global slowdown

The Malaysian ringgit recently fell to its lowest level in 25 years as it was weighed by the US dollar’s rise and a widening rate differential with the US. Photo: Bloomberg

Malaysian’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad pegged the ringgit to the dollar during the Asian Financial Crisis to protect the local currency from speculative attacks. Photo: AP

A worker inspects semiconductor chips at a plant in Ipoh. Malaysia’s manufacturing sector can benefit from a depreciating ringgit. Photo: Reuters

Indonesia election 2024: as Jokowi ends his term, what issues do 3 presidential hopefuls face?

Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo, right, and his running mate Mahfud MD greet supporters on October 19. Photo: EPA-EFE 

Motorists drive past a banner depicting Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko Widodo. Photo: Reuters

Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo (right) and his running mate Mahfud MD greet supporters as they leave the elections commission building in Jakarta. Photo: EPA-EFE

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto (left) and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko Widodo, greet reporters in Jakarta. Photo: AP

Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan (middle right) and his running mate Muhaimin Iskandar greet supporters in Jakarta. Photo: AP

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto (right) and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, greet supporters upon arrival to register their candidacy. Photo: AP

President Joko Widodo talks to journalists accompanied by former Indonesian president Megawati Sukarnoputri during a press conference in Jakarta. Photo: EPA-EFE

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From clashing narratives over the Israel-Gaza war to Malaysia’s weakening currency, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend


From clashing narratives over the Israel-Gaza war to Malaysia’s weakening currency, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Israel-Gaza war divides the West, Malaysians pay more amid weakening ringgit: 6 weekend reads you may have missed

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}From clashing narratives over the Israel-Gaza war to Malaysia’s weakening currency, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. ‘Toxic’ narratives over Israel-Gaza war open deep divisions in the West

2. Malaysians to pay more for staples as weak ringgit enters ‘uncharted territory’

3. All about the Yaksha, spirit figures who guard Thailand’s most sacred sites

From clashing narratives over the Israel-Gaza war to Malaysia’s weakening currency, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend