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29 November, 2024
Singapore Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at Changi Airport in Singapore. Photo: Reuters
Aviation

Singapore Airlines joins fight to combat severe turbulence amid climate concerns

The initiative, which includes more than 25 airlines, uses anonymised data to help pilots avoid turbulence and navigate smoother flight paths.

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Malaysia

‘Everything Malaysia has, Singapore does better’: neighbours spar over migration

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Social media

Singapore saw 9,000 phishing takedowns, Meta says in scam centre alert

Interpol

Chinese fugitive’s arrest sparks questions on Singapore’s Interpol obligations

The notice does not give local police powers of arrest and member countries apply their own laws in deciding whether to take action, experts say.

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Indonesian immigration officials hold Chinese fugitive Yan Zhangxing (centre) during a press conference in Jakarta on December 5. Photo: EPA-EFE
Malaysia

Call for Singapore island probe a bid to smear me as ‘treacherous’: Mahathir

The ex-PM is also facing a corruption crackdown that he and his associates say is targeted at opponents of his former protégé Anwar Ibrahim.

Asia housing and property

The View | Asia’s property markets are shrugging off political risks

Despite the prominence of domestic and geopolitical strife, it is policy that ultimately matters most to markets in Hong Kong, Seoul, India and Japan.

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Diplomacy

Singapore police: no China request to arrest money launderer

Singapore police said they did not arrest a Chinese national accused of money laundering detained in Indonesia and wanted by Interpol.

Indonesia immigration officials hold Chinese fugitive Yan Zhangxing (centre). Photo: EPA-EFE
Australia

Australian man charged for threatening to crash plane at Changi Airport

A man will be charged with two counts of using threatening words after he allegedly threatened to crash an aircraft while boarding a flight.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s hotel industry faces ‘worrying’ troubles in tax and Trump

A 3 per cent tax on hotel guests on January 1 and looming troubles from the Trump presidency could undermine the city’s tourism sector.

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Crime

Singapore jails man who attempted to rape Thai disco singer

The attack happened just hours after the victim and Yeo Zhuo Ping met for the first time in 2018.

Singapore’s skyline. A man was sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in prison for attempting to rape a Thai disco singer in the city state. Photo: Reuters
Business of climate change

Hong Kong’s status as aviation, maritime hub faces green fuel challenge

Hong Kong has to act fast if it wants to become a green fuel hub for the aviation and maritime sectors, as both Singapore and China are way ahead, analysts say.

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Ageing society

Elon Musk’s ‘going extinct’ jab at Singapore spotlights birth rate challenges

‘Ultra low’ fertility rates could affect Singapore’s social fabric and economic competitiveness in the long term, analysts say.

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Australia

Australia faces seismic shift over social media ban – and it’s felt across Asia

As Thailand’s youth advocate for similar bans on under-16s, Malaysia and Singapore ramp up their own efforts to combat online dangers.

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Jobs

Singapore’s Carousell lays off 76 workers, cites ‘slowdown’ in consumer demand

The job cuts by Carousell reflect a wider trend in the tech sector due to overexpansion and economic headwinds, an analyst says.

A video showing the Carousell platform on a mobile phone. Photo: Carousell/YouTube
Malaysia

Malaysian MMA fans hail UFC legend Khabib’s plan to launch gym in Johor

Khabib Gym is set to draw combat sports fans from Malaysia and across the region and become a platform to groom professional fighters.

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia raises his champions belt in the city of Makhachkala in 2018. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

Indonesia arrests Chinese man wanted by Beijing over money laundering charges

The man, also a Singapore permanent resident, is involved in moving over 130 million yuan (US$17.8 million) in an online crime ring.

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Malaysia

Will Malaysia’s Mahathir face criminal probe over island lost to Singapore?

A commission claims Mahathir misled the government about a disputed island awarded to Singapore, risking up to seven years in prison if convicted.

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Malaysia

Chinese man accused of kidnapping girl could face up to 7 years in Malaysia jail

Huang Xiaonan, a university student studying in Singapore, was charged with kidnapping the 15-year-old in Johor.

A Chinese national is accused of kidnapping a teenage girl in Malaysia. Photo: Shutterstock
Crime

How a brazen nickel scam allegedly ensnared some of Singapore’s brightest

Ng Yu Zhi stands trial for allegedly orchestrating Singapore’s largest Ponzi scheme that defrauded nearly 1,000 investors.

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Biomedicine: Companies

Hong Kong residents reticent to get latest Covid-19 jab, Moderna survey finds

About 52 per cent of Hong Kong respondents said they were willing to get the updated vaccine, compared with 58 per cent in Singapore.

Thailand

Nvidia to help build Thai ‘sovereign cloud’ in nation’s AI push

Data stored on Thailand’s sovereign cloud server could be used to power a local ‘AI ecosystem’ like a generative AI chatbot fed by Thai data.

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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang. Nvidia, which makes specialised computer chips used for training AI models, has surpassed Apple to become the highest-valued company in the world. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

Dutch firm NXP, TSMC affiliate plan to expand US$7.8 billion Singapore venture

NXP also plans to broaden its supply chain in mainland China, where it has a testing and packaging facility in Tianjin.

Dutch firm NXP and a TSMC affiliate are looking to expand their Singapore chip-manufacturing venture. Photo: Shutterstock
Crime

Malaysia arrests Singaporeans in US$51 million fraud case

The couple were handed to Singapore on the same day of their arrest, and each given one holding charge in the State Courts.

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Malaysia

Malaysia, Singapore postpone Johor special economic zone deal

Malaysia’s prime minister said the planned signing was rescheduled after Singapore’s Lawrence Wong contracted Covid-19.

China's economic recovery

Will Taylor Swift accept Hangzhou’s outstretched hand for a China show?

Keen to capitalise on the economic windfall that comes from big-name international performers, Chinese cities are making a concerted effort to host high-profile concerts.

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Taylor Swift is seen here performing at the National Stadium in Singapore on March 2. Photo: Getty Images
Australia

Australia warns against China’s normalisation of ‘dangerous actions’ in rows

Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s comment comes as an Australian government delegation visits Singapore to discuss deepening their ties.

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Chinese coastguard personnel appearing to wield bladed weapons during a clash in the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP
Chinese culture

Why the coming Year of the Wood Snake could be lucky

With 12 animals and 5 elements, the Year of the Wood Snake comes around every 60 years, and 2025’s may be more favourable than 1965’s.

LGBTQ

Letters | Hong Kong courts back rights of gay couples. Government should too

Readers discuss the court rulings upholding equal rights on housing and inheritance, the city’s less-than-busy roads, what sets Singapore’s housing estates apart, and Australia’s social media ban.

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