Army builds on Muslim land: Amnesty
Myanmar is building military camps over flattened Rohingya villages, Amnesty International says, pointing to a key reason behind the targeting of the Muslim minority...
Singapore data-sharing raises privacy concerns
Hacking-prone Singapore has proposed technological reforms to allow consumers to switch between service providers without losing their data on sensitive information about loan repayments...
Google agrees to censor for Jakarta
Indonesia and Google have signed an agreement to step up monitoring of content on YouTube after Jakarta complained about the misuse of social media...
No Zika link to Brazil: govt
Bedok in Singapore is one of the Zika hotspots. Source: Wikimedia
The Zika virus that sparked the recent outbreak in Singapore was not imported from...
The future of retail is cashless and human-less
At a BingoBox store in Shanghai, one of more than 200 outlets across China, there are no cash registers, checkout lanes, or store assistants....
Musk repeats Singapore criticism
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has defended his comments, saying Singapore is not supportive of electric vehicles despite its construction of a dedicated, artificial “city”...
Facebook admits ‘mistakes’ in S’pore
Facebook’s regional representative has told Singaporean MPs that the social-media giant “got it wrong” and it had a “moral obligation” to inform its users...
Malaysia vape crackdown sparks confusion
Vapes are becoming a major Malaysian export
Malaysia's crackdown on its booming vape trade has caused alarm from Chinese manufacturers who export to the Southeast...
Junta called to launch aircraft probe
Thai Airways has close links to the military. Source: Wikimedia
Thailand’s military government is under increasing pressure to investigate corruption allegations surrounding Britain’s Rolls-Royce and...
Singapore passes divisive ‘fake news’ law
After a heated debate, Singapore's parliament has passed its controversial "anti-fake news" bill despite concerns over free speech and abuse of power.
Ministers have been...
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How ASEAN’s water scarcity will exacerbate the Covid-19 crisis
While the world’s attention is squarely focused on Europe as the global epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic, Southeast Asia is also well on track...
Singapore’s corona-tracking measures invite both acclaim and controversy
As the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc around the world, Singapore has garnered praise for flattening the curve of the virus’s spread. The city-state’s...
Pilgrims gather in Indonesia despite coronavirus fears
More than 8,000 Muslim pilgrims have already gathered in Gowa, in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province, despite a formal request to postpone the event from...