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Thailand
Thailand ‘buzzing’ with travel boom as Chinese tourists back in droves
The country’s heavy investment in wooing Chinese visitors appears to have paid off as it overcomes safety fears to secure holiday growth.
22 Feb 2026 - 3:03PM
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Malaysia
Malaysian police arrested over crypto extortion of Chinese nationals
20 Feb 2026 - 12:58PM
Singapore
No proof of any Singaporean fighting for Israel in Gaza, government says
19 Feb 2026 - 8:42PM
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South Korea
South Korea’s ex-president Yoon sentenced to life in prison for insurrection
Yoon Suk-yeol is the first democratically elected South Korean leader to be convicted of the crime.
19 Feb 2026 - 7:46PM
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A woman walks past a television screen in Seoul broadcasting a news report on Yoon Suk-yeol’s sentencing on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Indonesia
‘Rude and ignorant’: OnlyFans model slammed for Bali bikini theft
Gemma Doyle, 26, says she stole the US$21 swimsuit ‘for fun’, but has now paid more than US$1,100 to avoid a stint in Indonesian prison.
19 Feb 2026 - 2:13PM
Japan
‘Enormous failure’: naked man exposes gaps in Japan’s royal security
Princess Kako reportedly witnessed the chaos firsthand as a shrieking intruder stripped off and scaled a barrier below the royal balcony.
19 Feb 2026 - 8:05AM
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Indonesia
‘Wake-up call’: child deaths in Indonesia spotlight gaps in social aid
Experts warn many other such cases may not be recorded, and urge educators to be more vigilant to signs of emotional distress among students.
18 Feb 2026 - 6:30PM
Nationwide health screening in Indonesia has revealed that 10 million children are at risk of mental illness, according to the country’s health minister. Photo: Shutterstock
South Korea
‘The game is over’: South Korea braces for Yoon Suk-yeol’s insurrection verdict
Two earlier convictions have defined Yoon’s martial law decree as part of an insurrection plot, raising the stakes ahead of Thursday’s ruling.
18 Feb 2026 - 8:00AM
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Japan
Russia emerges as unlikely growth market for Japan tourism as China pulls back
New visa centres in Moscow and St Petersburg reflect a sharp rise in Russian demand as Chinese arrivals fall amid diplomatic tensions.
17 Feb 2026 - 11:00AM
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The Philippines
Philippines’ AI reckoning puts millions of jobs on the line
The US$30 billion outsourcing sector is fighting to adapt, leaving millions of workers with a stark choice: upskill or be left behind.
14 Feb 2026 - 4:03PM
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Malaysia
Malaysia to investigate anti-corruption chief as resignation calls mount
MACC chief Azam Baki says he welcomes any ‘transparent, independent’ investigation into his shareholdings.
13 Feb 2026 - 6:54PM
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Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner Azam Baki. Photo: SCMP
Thailand
Thai teacher who died in gun attack while saving pupil hailed as ‘selfless’
Sasiphat Sinsamosorn, 54, had negotiated with the attacker for the release of a pupil in exchange for herself.
12 Feb 2026 - 7:23PM
Malaysia
Malaysia’s Anwar defends anti-corruption chief over new share scandal
MACC chief Azam Baki has clarified that he had openly declared the shares and held on to them for less than a year.
12 Feb 2026 - 3:54PM
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Indonesia
How a major Bali bust is putting Indonesia’s tourist visa in the spotlight
The case also underscores Indonesia’s struggle against online gambling, which continues to flourish despite repeated crackdowns.
12 Feb 2026 - 4:54PM
The Philippines
Philippines vows aid for Filipino assaulted in Singapore shopping centre
‘It’s assault, physical assault. It’s a crime anywhere in the world, especially in Singapore,’ said a Philippine labour official.
11 Feb 2026 - 5:17PM
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A still from a social media video showing the assault at a shopping centre in Singapore. Photo: Handout
Australia
Australia demands answers from Laos over methanol poisoning ‘injustice’
While 10 were convicted of destroying evidence, not a single person has been charged in connection with the deaths of two Melbourne teens.
11 Feb 2026 - 1:20PM
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Japan
‘Job terrorism’: 1 in 4 workplaces in Japan victims of employee pranks
Psychologists say the quest for online clout is driving the rise in ‘meaningless’ workplace pranks, also known as part-time job terrorism.
11 Feb 2026 - 1:07PM
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Indonesia
6-year-old Indonesian girl killed in Singapore accident laid to rest
Sheyna Lashira Smaradiani was killed on Friday after a car struck her and her mother during a family holiday in Singapore.
10 Feb 2026 - 5:05PM
Sheyna Lashira Smaradiani and her family were visiting the popular tourist area of Chinatown in Singapore on Friday when a car struck her and her mother. Photo: Handout
Malaysia
Malaysian police face off with Singapore car driving wrong way at checkpoint
The encounter at Johor Bahru land checkpoint also saw another officer hit the car’s bonnet with a traffic cone to stop the errant motorist.
10 Feb 2026 - 4:00PM
Thailand
Thailand rejects radical change with Anutin’s ‘right-wing turn’
Voters weary of upheaval embraced Bhumjaithai’s technocratic promises of debt relief and subsidies, sidelining the reformist People’s Party.
10 Feb 2026 - 5:19PM
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Japan
Japan’s Takaichi won the election, but at what cost to the LDP?
The ruling party’s embrace of a ‘single patriarchal value system’ could paradoxically weaken its long-term dominance, analysts say.
9 Feb 2026 - 7:55PM
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Japan
Is Japan’s labour shortage to blame for surge in police crime, ‘lax discipline’?
National Police Agency figures showed that 337 personnel had to be disciplined last year, the highest in a decade.
9 Feb 2026 - 9:39AM
Police officers stand guard near the Horyuji Temple in Ikaruga, Nara prefecture on January 14. Photo: Kyodo/AP
US immigration
‘Deported but not defeated’: the Southeast Asians cast out of Trump’s US
Born in a Thai refugee camp and raised in Texas, Kham Paneboun is now stateless in Laos, one of thousands punished again for old crimes.
8 Feb 2026 - 8:00AM
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Indonesia
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Inside Indonesia’s inner circle: Hashim Djojohadikusumo on Prabowo’s vision
The Indonesian president’s brother talks ‘fried’ stocks, ‘mosquito’ rivals and MSCI’s Turkmenistan insult in an exclusive interview.
8 Feb 2026 - 9:24AM
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India
Woman in India injured after gas-filled balloons explode in lift
A man who was carrying the balloons filled with hydrogen instead of the safer helium gas was also injured in the incident.
6 Feb 2026 - 4:52PM
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