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Jokowi retains his political influence in Indonesia with Prabowo as next president
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The third time was indeed the charm for Mr Prabowo Subianto after unofficial results indicated he had won Indonesia’s presidential polls on Feb 14 following two failed attempts for the top job.
Japan stakes its future on climate innovation to help Asia become greener
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2024
From turning recycled clothing into biofuel for cars and using disposable diapers as a substitute for sand to make concrete, to vending machines that suck carbon dioxide from the air, Japan’s private sector is not short of innovation to reduce its carbon footprint and of the Asian region.
Anies, Ganjar or Prabowo: Who could be Indonesia’s next president?
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Jakarta: About 205 million Indonesians are eligible to vote for a new president on Feb 14. Here is a closer look at the three men vying to lead the world’s third-largest democracy.
Big players in global finance eye Southeast Asia investments
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 09, 2024
Private equity investors with billions of dollars to spend are now keenly eyeing promising opportunities in key sectors across Southeast Asia, including healthcare and technology.
Artificial intelligence developed to identify cancer mutations
MONDAY, AUGUST 07, 2023
The development of personalised cancer treatments will get a boost from an artificial intelligence-based method that can identify cancer mutations in DNA fragments inside tumour samples.
A sleepy Chinese county wakes up to a tourism boom, thanks to village football
THURSDAY, AUGUST 03, 2023
An estimated 60,000 tourists visited Rongjiang to catch the last few matches of cunchao, or Village Super League in Chinese, which has been praised for its inclusivity and diversity by football enthusiasts.
Creator of Netflix series Squid Game is The Straits Times Asian of the Year
MONDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2021
SINGAPORE - A 50-year-old South Korean film-maker, who captured the worlds imagination with a dystopian survival drama that throws up uncomfortable questions about contemporary society, has been named The Straits Times Asian of the Year.
ASIAN EDITORS CIRCLE: New chapter emerging, as East meets West again
MONDAY, JULY 29, 2019
ASIAN EDITORS CIRCLE: Forging community ties, one friendly gesture at a time
MONDAY, JULY 08, 2019
Singapore is well known for its Third to First World economic transformation, its efficient, effective Government, as well as for being a very fine, clean and green city
Singapore's probes case of Singapore driver changing car licence plate in Malaysia
MONDAY, MAY 27, 2019
SINGAPORE - While waiting for his car's petrol tank to be filled at a station in Johor, the driver of a Singapore-registered gold BMW 320i switched his licence plates to that registered to a Hyundai car before speeding on a Malaysian highway.