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The Philippines
Filipino male pageant contestant’s viral swimsuit walk sparks body image debate
Observers said RJ Perkins’ viral moment shows beauty pageants might be ready to move beyond their traditional ideals.
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Cambodia
‘Destroying the world’s kitchen’: the poisoning of the Mekong River
29 Apr 2026 - 7:22PM
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Food and agriculture
Thai influencer sells premium durians for dirt cheap to save national ‘pride’
29 Apr 2026 - 2:38PM
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Malaysia
‘Barrage of questions’: Malaysian Indians least likely to be scammed, police say
Despite all races being equally targeted, ethnic Indians lost the least because they would keep questioning until the scammers gave up.
30 Apr 2026 - 9:16AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Bridge too far? Hormuz crisis revives Thailand’s controversial plan
While the plan to bypass the Malacca Strait is popular with Anutin’s government, economists and environmentalists say it is not realistic.
29 Apr 2026 - 6:38PM
Malaysia
‘Hard to breathe’: Southeast Asia’s workers reel from warmer offices, heatwave
‘The canteen and even the 7-Eleven downstairs are cooler than our office, which is why people end up gathering there,’ a Thai worker says.
28 Apr 2026 - 3:20PM
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka arrests 22 monks with US$3.5 million worth of cannabis in record haul
Each monk was found with 5kg of kush concealed within false walls in his luggage at Colombo airport.
27 Apr 2026 - 2:46PM
Malaysia
Air-sea-land: migrant smugglers target Malaysia entry via Singapore, Thailand
A raid reveals a shift in tactics by syndicates that have long used Malaysia’s porous borders to move undocumented migrants.
27 Apr 2026 - 6:17PM
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Scams and swindles
Thailand to extradite Indonesian man in US$10 million scam targeting Americans
The suspect allegedly hired models to lure targets into phoney investment schemes over video calls, dating apps and social media.
27 Apr 2026 - 10:07AM
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Pop Mart
China’s Pop Mart eyes expansion at home and abroad for its Pop Land theme park
The company’s sole theme park in Beijing will launch its upgraded Labubu Forest Zone on Thursday.
24 Apr 2026 - 7:30PM
Cambodia
US slaps sanctions on Cambodian senator suspected of controlling scam centres
The sanction freezes all US assets linked to Senator Kok An and his named associates, and bars any American national from dealing with them.
24 Apr 2026 - 5:19PM
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US-China relations
America offers US$4 million bounty for arrest of Chinese money launderer
Daren Li fled the US after admitting he conspired to launder funds obtained from victims in cryptocurrency scams and fraud in Southeast Asia.
24 Apr 2026 - 3:58PM
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Vietnam
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
China-Asean relations
China calls on Cambodia for ‘shared security and risks’ during global turmoil
Defence and foreign ministers meet in Phnom Penh after Hun Manet describes China as a ‘most important and most trustworthy good friend’.
23 Apr 2026 - 5:06PM
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China travel
More bookings, shorter trips: Chinese adjust to pricier fuel for May holiday
Domestic flight bookings up about 8 per cent and domestic package-tour reservations up about 10 per cent, survey finds.
23 Apr 2026 - 6:21PM
Malaysia
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 - 11:34AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Hit by Iran war, Thai hotels woo Asian guests to make up for loss of Europeans
The Thai hotel sector is seeing fewer European visitors as the conflict disrupts long-haul travel routes.
23 Apr 2026 - 9:08AM
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Cambodia
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
Food and agriculture
Asia braces for food shortages as ‘super El Nino’ and Iran war collide
A precarious planting season looms amid suppressed rainfall and soaring fertiliser costs threatening the region’s harvests.
22 Apr 2026 - 5:06PM
Hong Kong
Rosewood throws its weight behind female empowerment in hospitality
Rosewood Hong Kong hosts a weeklong residency for female professionals to write a new chapter in hospitality.
22 Apr 2026 - 8:00AM
Art
‘Raw honesty’: new museum preserves Thai-Chinese art rebel’s remarkable legacy
The Tang Chang Private Museum opens on May 1 as the Bangkok-born artist’s family aims to show the world his work before it’s too late.
22 Apr 2026 - 2:44PM
Hong Kong politics
Former Hong Kong trade office chief contesting UK local elections for Reform
Former trade office director Lee Sheung-yuen bids for London council seat as compatriots seek re-election as Liberal Democrat candidates.
22 Apr 2026 - 12:03AM
SCMP Highlights
India’s nuclear breakthrough, Southeast Asia’s Balikatan snub: 7 Asia highlights
From Southeast Asian nations skipping Balikatan drills to India’s nuclear breakthrough, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.
21 Apr 2026 - 3:49PM
Asean
Work from home may not save as much energy as Southeast Asia hopes
Remote work for civil servants sounds like an easy solution in an energy crisis. Analysts aren’t so sure.
24 Apr 2026 - 5:15PM
Laos
‘Worst I’ve seen’: forest fires rage across Thailand, Mekong region
The region faces a perennial haze scourge, with enforcement of bans against slash-and-burn farm practices remaining patchy.
20 Apr 2026 - 5:36PM
US, Israel war on Iran
Why Iran war is making petrol cars an unwanted luxury in Asia
From Nepal to Vietnam, soaring fuel costs are making petrol cars a luxury as Asia outpaces Europe in the race to go electric.
20 Apr 2026 - 9:20AM
Malaysia
Crowned in Bangkok, constrained at home: Malaysia’s first Mr Bear winner
Gavin Chow’s victory highlights the contrast between Bangkok’s queer visibility and the pressures still facing LGBTQ people in Malaysia.
21 Apr 2026 - 10:19AM
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Malaysia
In Malaysia, unlicensed street photography becomes focus of crackdown
Kuala Lumpur authorities have seized photographic equipment from five foreigners since a warning in early April.
18 Apr 2026 - 9:39AM
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