Bedrooms that become furnaces: Rising nighttime temperatures plague Indian cities

Malaysian PM Anwar urges Johoreans abroad to return home to vote in state election

He urged Johoreans working in KL and Singapore to return home and vote in the July 11 election.

Tokyo tightens screws on home-sharing facilities for tourists amid complaints

Tokyo is increasing restrictions on the facilities due to complaints about noise and garbage.

China launches coast guard patrol east of Taiwan

The fleet will conduct "law enforcement patrols" in the area, China's Coast Guard said in a statement, adding it would strengthen such patrols in what it called China's jurisdictional waters.

'Let us wail!' Iranians flock to Khamenei's funeral after wartime death

DUBAI, July 4 - Tens of thousands of Iranians thronged a vast outdoor prayer complex in Tehran on Saturday to view the coffin of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the Islamic Republic for 37 years before being killed at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

China’s air-conditioned lesson for Europe’s killer heat wave

Europe’s scramble for Chinese air conditioners is not really a story about China, or even about trade. It is a story about what happens when climate change disruption arrives faster than housing policy, public infrastructure and industrial strategy can adapt. The numbers from

China’s truck drone launcher hides airpower in civilian traffic

China’s mobile drone launcher is less a single weapon than a blueprint for dispersing airpower, exploiting civilian cover and exporting low-cost strike reach to states priced out of traditional military aviation. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that the

China launches coast guard patrol east of Taiwan despite international pushback

BEIJING/TAIPEI, July 4 - China said on Saturday it had launched a coast guard patrol east of Taiwan to replace a naval task force whose presence off the island's coast has angered Taipei and caused alarm in some Western capitals.

America’s AI war machine has no human stop rule

When the Pentagon made Palantir’s Maven Smart System a formal “program of record” in March, it did more than approve software. It gave long-term status to a platform that analyzes data from satellites, drones, radars, sensors, and intelligence reports to identify potential

Police officer in S. Korea investigated for trying to board plane with live rounds

The officer was not carrying a gun at the time.

Drought tightens grip across Indonesia

Thousands of households across several regencies have already gone weeks without rain.

Arrest warrant sought for armed rampage at South Korean beauty salon

Two victims sustained non-fatal injuries and are currently being treated at a local hospital.

Quieter restaurants, vacant retail lots as Langkawi ends duty-free perk for supercars

The island had long attracted affluent travellers, luxury car enthusiasts and owners’ club members.

Singaporean fined US$4,900 for pumping subsidised RON95 fuel in Johor

The man in his 50s paid the fine on the same day of his conviction.

China’s Xi taps new military anti-graft chief, promotes two generals

Scores of senior officials and ​top generals have been investigated, removed and purged.

Row after Indian state drops eggs from school lunch menu

West Bengal's move to replace eggs in some school meals has sparked a wider debate over nutrition and choice.

China's internet got so mad about a celebrity's 'bad' singing, her concert was cancelled

Celebrities have become outlets for young people's social and economic frustrations.

Wipe-out unlikely, but Johor poses tougher test for DAP than Negeri Sembilan in coming state polls

Many Chinese voters still favour DAP, but marginal Johor seats are increasingly at risk.

‘Honebuto shock’: new term coined as Japan fiscal policy is probed

Japanese government long-term bonds briefly climbed to 2.81% on Thursday, July 3 – their highest level in thirty years – prompting one analyst to refer to it as the “honebuto shock,” a reaction to the prospect of larger deficits stemming from the Takaichi government’s pending

Hyundai’s new steel mill sparks hopes and fears in Louisiana

On a drizzly March day last year at the White House, President Donald J. Trump stood behind a podium to make a ​“beautiful announcement.” Hyundai, the Korean industrial giant, was investing nearly $6 billion in a new steel plant in Louisiana, which would supply domestic metal

Dissident Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies aged 70

Lam Wing-kee, who defied China by selling material critical of Beijing, passed away after suffering from lung cancer.

Vietnam held talks with South Korea’s KEPCO as it seeks foreign partner for second nuclear plant

It said cooperation was possible between Petrovietnam and Korea Electric Power Corporation.

Tech bro Thiel says Pope, by criticizing AI, serves as CCP agent

Right-wing tech billionaire Peter Thiel is accusing Pope Leo XIV of doing the work of the Chinese Communist Party with his criticisms of artificial intelligence. According to a Thursday report from CNN, Thiel told the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado on Tuesday that the pope

Tibetan activist dies after setting himself on fire outside UN headquarters

The incident comes one day after China’s ‘ethnic unity law’ came into effect.

Xi replaces anti-corruption leader in purge of China’s army

Xi launched a sprawling campaign to root out corruption in the armed forces in mid-2023.

A city councilman pursues purpose and dignity in suburban Japan

The city of Kashiwa in Chiba Prefecture, population 435,000, is quiet for its size. Lying less than an hour’s train ride to the northeast of mega-metropolis Tokyo, Kashiwa – home to many commuters and their families – presents a calm contrast to the hectic pace of its big-city

Japan to link Narita, Haneda airports by new limited express train in 2030s

The project includes building a new elevated station and adding tracks.

Germany held urgent talks with Chinese envoy over report of China training Russian soldiers

BERLIN, July 3 - Germany requested urgent talks with the Chinese ambassador over reports that China is training Russian soldiers, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday, confirming a report by the Spiegel media outlet.

India seeks to quell public backlash on ethanol-mixed fuel after ‘experiment’ remark

Consumers unhappy about lower fuel efficiency and vehicle performance are planning a protest.

Armenia passes law restricting voting rights for citizens living abroad

July 3 - Armenia's parliament passed a law on Friday that raises the bar for citizens based abroad to be able to come home and vote, following reported efforts by Moscow to use Armenians living in Russia to influence an election last month.