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Sexual harassment and assault
For lust and money: when online sexual encounters end in despair and death
Sextortion syndicates in Asia and Africa are raking in millions from targets in places such as Britain, enabled by wire-transfer services and cryptocurrencies, while ill-equipped authorities are struggling to keep up with swiftly evolving technology.
22 Jun 2021 - 12:38PM
Sexual harassment and assault
Abuse and anger: inside the online groups spreading stolen, sexual images
13 Sep 2021 - 1:23PM
Sexual harassment and assault
Porn, privacy, and pain: how image-based abuse tears women’s lives apart
2 May 2023 - 12:12AM
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Hong Kong extradition bill
What Carrie Lam can learn from Hong Kong’s history of riots
The best way for the embattled chief executive to find a way out of Hong Kong’s present crisis may be to look to its past, historians and former officials say. The British colonial administration weathered far more violent affairs.
16 Jul 2019 - 12:05PM
Rioting in Mong Kok in 2016. Photo: Bloomberg
Hong Kong extradition bill
What next for Hong Kong’s extradition bill protesters?
Weeks in and Hong Kong’s anti-extradition bill protesters feel they have little to show for their efforts. As despair sets in, will defiance fade – or burn brighter?
6 Jul 2019 - 4:51PM
Mongolia
How one woman took on Mongolia’s mining industry to save the snow leopards
Bayarjargal Agvaantseren roused local communities and politicians to prevent mines destroying the magnificent mountain cat’s habitat – home to a population of snow leopards that is the world’s second largest after China.
24 Jun 2019 - 5:28PM
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Bangladesh
Move over ‘Made in China’. It’s ‘Made in Bangladesh’ era now
Soaring wages at home have seen many Chinese firms set up shop in Bangladesh, boosting its economic growth
8 Jun 2019 - 7:10PM
Workers at a Chinese-run factory in Bangladesh produce 12 million toys a year. Photo: Phila Siu
Families in China
One of the ‘blue-eyed people’: Libby Wong on serving Hong Kong
She worked with colonial governors Murray MacLehose, Edward Youde, and David Wilson, and was instrumental in the formation of the Academy for Performing Arts and the Hospital Authority. She worries about Hong Kong’s future.
7 Jun 2019 - 10:30AM
Chinese overseas
Why are Chinese workers so unpopular in Southeast Asia?
Chinese migrants have a long history of seeking better lives in Southeast Asia. But as a new breed of worker from an ascendant China ruffles feathers, a backlash threatens the immigrant dream.
19 Dec 2019 - 8:49AM
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Singapore
How Japanese club Albirex Niigata scored big in Singapore soccer
The satellite team has been a huge success in the Singapore Premier League, winning all 11 trophies on offer since 2016 and drawing bumper crowds. But what does its dominance say about the standard of local football?
28 May 2019 - 2:58PM
China Overseas Land & Investment
China in Latin America: partner or predator?
Whether they're new colonisers or a vital source of cash and technology, the jury is out on Beijing's investment in the region – but one thing is certain, the US will not relinquish its control without a fight
25 May 2019 - 1:00AM
5G
My way or the Huawei: how US ultimatum fell flat in Southeast Asia
5G technology is coming to Southeast Asia, and the odds are Huawei’s technology will be driving it. That’s despite the US trying to poison the well against its Chinese competitor. So why is no-one listening to Uncle Sam?
29 May 2019 - 1:53PM
Asia elections
By land, air, sea or elephant: 1 billion across Asia prepare to vote by any means
Indonesia is made up entirely of islands, India has 1 million voting stations to disperse and Australia has to reach extremely remote communities. But officials in all three have a plan to include everyone in the democratic process.
12 Apr 2019 - 8:00AM
New Zealand shooting
Why did some Indians celebrate the Christchurch shootings?
Like white nationalists, Hindu nationalists have been scapegoating Muslims as a way to rally their base. An Islamophobia campaign under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone into overdrive
25 Mar 2019 - 2:42PM
Mahathir Mohamad
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s exclusive interview in full
In his first interview with international media this year, Mahathir speaks candidly to the South China Morning Post on everything from the US-China trade war to his scandal-tainted predecessor Najib Razak.
8 Mar 2019 - 9:06PM
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is approaching the one-year mark of his second stint as the country’s leader. Photo: EPA
Aviation
Amelia Earhart’s disappearance: a tiny atoll and a smoking gun
Earhart, the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, vanished on a 1937 attempt to fly around the globe. An American organisation believes it has found the answer to her fate hidden in decades-old 16mm film footage.
6 Mar 2019 - 12:29PM
Social media
The Instagram royals who reinvented Asia’s monarchies
Ignore the abdications in Malaysia and Japan and forget the turmoil in Thailand; a new breed of monarch is breathing new life into Asia’s long love affair with its royals – and it’s not afraid of letting social media know about it.
7 Mar 2019 - 12:39PM
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Indonesia
Jakarta’s MRT is almost ready. Will it give Widodo an election boost?
After a delay of almost 30 years, Indonesia’s capital is about to get a subway system, just in time for the April polls. The president is talking up his work in getting it across the line, but there’s more to do to solve congestion in the city.
12 Dec 2019 - 2:26PM
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The first corridor of Jakarta’s US$1.1 billion MRT connects the iconic Hotel Indonesia roundabout at the city centre to Lebak Bulus in the city’s south. Photo: Kyodo
North Korea
Are Trump, Xi and Moon all just keeping up with the Kims?
Kim Jong-un is heading to Vietnam for a second date with the US president. Opinion is split over whether the millennial dictator’s charm offensive is a genuine quest for legitimacy or a rebranding of his old playbook
20 Feb 2019 - 8:14PM
Iran
From the Wall to the Water: chasing ghosts of history in Iran
Enamoured by the tale of Gan Ying, an ancient Chinese explorer who set out to reach Rome, William Han decided to follow his path – from Hong Kong to Italy, via the likes of Afghanistan and Iran. Here is the fourth excerpt from his book
8 Feb 2019 - 4:06AM
Afghanistan
Talking Chinese politics and dodging IS in Afghanistan
Enamoured by the tale of Gan Ying, an ancient Chinese explorer who set out to reach Rome, William Han decided to follow his path – from Hong Kong to Italy, via the likes of Afghanistan and Iran. Here is the third excerpt from his book
7 Feb 2019 - 9:19PM
Chinese culture
Discovering Suyab, Kyrgyzstan, where Chinese poet Li Bai was born
Enamoured by the tale of Gan Ying, an ancient Chinese explorer who set out to reach Rome, William Han decided to follow his path – from Hong Kong to Italy, via the likes of Afghanistan and Iran. Here is the second excerpt from his book
7 Feb 2019 - 9:34PM
Children in the countryside of Kyrgyzstan. Photo: William Han
Religion in China
Retracing the Old Silk Road to meet the Uygurs in Kashgar
Enamoured by the tale of Gan Ying, an ancient Chinese explorer who set out to contact the Roman Empire, William Han decided to follow in his path – from Hong Kong to Italy, via the likes of Afghanistan and Iran
7 Feb 2019 - 9:32PM
Malaysia
10 great reads over Lunar New Year
Want to know about the black sugar you probably ate over the festive period? Are you keeping an eye on elections in Thailand, Indonesia, or the Philippines? Or wondering where the US is taking on China next? Read on …
7 Feb 2019 - 5:48PM
United States
The Pacific islands in middle of US-China battle for influence
Even the US’ Mariana Islands are caught up in Washington and Beijing’s simmering power struggle in the region, from unprecedented deep-sea research in the Mariana Trench to what was the world’s most lucrative casino.
22 Jul 2019 - 4:46PM
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