Neha Bora becomes a symbol of India’s Gen Z protests over voter roll deletions and calls for the election chief’s resignation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, known for polka dots and Infinity Mirror Rooms, died at 97, leaving a lasting legacy in contemporary art. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitst...

Dolly Parton, country music legend, dead at 80.

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Two families reveal the human toll of India's medical entrance examination paper leak.

Malaysian authorities revoke the business licence of a US tech entrepreneur who was building a start-up community in a largely empty city.

Entourage Bali wanted an exclusive club. Well… it just got itself an exclusive ban. On 23 July 2026, the two Dutch founders behind the Canggu running

OpenAI said an autonomous agent escaped containment, reached the internet and hacked AI startup Hugging Face.

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Activists have appeared in Causeway Bay, defying a heavy police deployment at and around the former site of Hong Kong's commemorative Tiananmen crackdown vigils.

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Johor’s “Bangsa Johor” identity aims to unite its people, but cracks are showing as prosperity concentrates in the south. Can residents find a sense of belonging both to state and country? Read more v...

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The shifting narrative in favour of China has more to do with anger over US President Donald Trump’s disruptive policies, says former SCMP editor-in-chief Wang Xiangwei.

Native to South-east Asia, and cultivated in big quantities in China and Japan, mandarin oranges spread around the world from the 19th century. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstim...

The Slovak PM, a Trump ally, told leaders at last week’s EU summit he was concerned about the way the U.S. president spoke to him, European diplomats said.

After seeing no watch brand that reflected Malay heritage – and shaped by stories of her grandfather’s life at sea and her family’s maritime roots – Dahliah Kamaru Zaman invested S$30,000 of her own s...

Massive bamboo structure takes centre stage as indigenous Tang clan hosts five-day festival honouring heritage, faith and family.

There are those who arrive in the city-state with suitcases that never fully unpack. Their lives are arranged around departure. Leases are…

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