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Pacific countries can make their own decisions about engaging with China, Jacinda Ardern says, after Beijing reportedly sought a Pacific agreement with 10 nations, sparking debate about the influence of major powers.

June 07, 2022 6:16 PM

NFTs have become a popular way to sell things from digital artworks to Buddhist amulets.

June 07, 2022 6:13 PM

The country has launched an initiative that enables tourists to explore virtual durian orchards.

June 07, 2022 6:10 PM

The metaverse is the latest buzzword to enter the mainstream lexicon in the country.

June 07, 2022 6:00 PM

The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast.

The 59 ethnic Rohingya travelled from Bangladesh on a fishing boat and the ship’s captain left them on a Thai island telling them it was Malaysia – a country relatively lenient to arriving migrants.

Who is Nupur Sharma, the politician whose offensive comments have incensed the Islamic world?

A dispute over inheritance drove a Malaysian man to murder his mother and dump her mutilated body in a sewage tank at their house. Police said the suspect was suffering from mental health problems.

June 07, 2022 5:41 PM

The Bill aims to give all residents access to power and make the country entirely reliant on renewable energy by 2060.

The joint air demonstration was intended display the ability to rapidly respond to N Korean provocations, chiefs of staff said, while N Korea has long condemned the allies’ combined military exercises as invasion rehearsals.

June 07, 2022 5:07 PM

Unemployment rates have been higher in urban than rural India for as many as 10 months since June last year.