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Rescuers searching for 140 people after Indonesia passenger ship sinks, agency says
2+ min ago (251+ words) Published Sep 13, 2026, 12:10 PM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 03:26 PM JAKARTA – Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sept 13 for 140 people from a passenger ship that sank in the Java Sea after 103 others were evacuated, one of whom died, a search and rescue agency official said....
Clearer skies return to parts of Malaysia but many remain cautious
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (591+ words) Some working parents said they were prepared to juggle work and childcare should haze conditions deteriorate. Published Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 AM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 12:09 PM PETALING JAYA – As clearer skies return to parts of Malaysia, parents are breathing a sigh of relief, but…...
Children in flood-hit Nepal grapple with loss, cling to hope
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (541+ words) Youngsters play football at a school working as a temporary shelter in Bagmati Province, Nepal. Published Sep 12, 2026, 03:05 PM NUWAKOT – At 12, Nepali schoolgirl Ritu Maya Tamang has already learnt how a close-knit family can be torn apart in a matter of…...
Know an inspiring Singaporean? Make a nomination for ST Singaporean of the Year 2026
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (945+ words) Chen Shiling, founder of Happee Hearts Movement, was winner of the award in 2025. Published Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 PM SINGAPORE – Do you know a Singaporean who has gone above and beyond to make a difference to others, or whose achievements have made an…...
Philippine rescuers resume search for survivors of Palawan ferry fire
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (339+ words) The ferry fire off the western province of Palawan killed at least five people, with more than 80 people still missing. Published Sep 11, 2026, 09:41 AM Updated Sep 11, 2026, 10:14 AM MANILA - Philippine rescuers on Sept 11 resumed the search for survivors of a ferry fire…...
Regulatory hurdles, subsea cable blueprint must be ironed out for ASEAN Power Grid: Jeffrey Siow
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (690+ words) Second Minister for Finance Jeffrey Siow at a fireside chat with Eco-Business CEO Jessica Cheam at the Unlocking Capital for Sustainability Singapore summit on Sept 10. Published Sep 10, 2026, 08:40 PM Updated Sep 11, 2026, 05:30 AM SINGAPORE – To push for clean electricity trading within ASEAN,…...
Teodoro’s public rebuke of Chinese note in Seoul risks adding tension to strained Manila-Beijing ties
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (1058+ words) The Philippines' Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on May 31. Published Sep 11, 2026, 05:00 AM SINGAPORE/MANILA - Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr’s public response to a note from a Chinese embassy military attaché…...
Indonesia rescues six orang utans from fires in a week
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (463+ words) The apes were saved from plantations in deep rural West Kalimantan province, on the Indonesian part of the island. Published Sep 10, 2026, 07:30 PM JAKARTA – Six orang utans, including two nursing infants, have been rescued from fires raging on Borneo island in…...
Policeman suspected of killing wife at Thai kindergarten surrenders after 18-hour stand-off
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (483+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026, 05:30 PM BANGKOK - A Thai police officer, who allegedly shot and killed his wife at the kindergarten where she taught, surrendered early on Sept 10 after a stand-off lasting more than 18 hours, with his son helping to persuade him to…...
Hong Kong court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher for blocking ex-reporter from union role
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (529+ words) Former Wall Street Journal journalist Selina Cheng speaking to reporters outside the courts in Hong Kong on Sept 10. Published Sep 10, 2026, 03:37 PM Updated Sep 10, 2026, 04:56 PM HONG KONG – A Hong Kong court convicted Dow Jones, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal,…...