Filipino detainees describe life-threatening neglect in ICE facilities
These findings—including dozens of credible reports of medical neglect, unsafe food and water, and dangerous living conditions—echo long-standing alarms raised by Filipino and…
Childcare centres closing in parts of Malaysia including Kuala Lumpur despite rising demand
An expert said many are barely able to cope with steep hikes in rent, utility, and food prices, as well as stricter safety and health compliance standards.
Research institute warns Thailand risks falling behind ASEAN
If current trends continue, Vietnam’s GDP per capita will surpass Thailand’s by 2073.
‘Job hugging’ up as resignation rates in Singapore at record lows, average job tenure rises to 8 years
The term has taken on newfound popularity in 2025, as a buzzword coined by consulting firms and adopted by social media users to explain their current career anxieties.
Under the red light: The hidden lives of Singapore’s sex workers
Those interviewed by The Straits Times say they want less stigma. They want the public to see them as people who make decisions under constraints, not as caricatures of vice or…
Tourism on islands dubbed “Malaysia’s Maldives” is booming, but now straining hidden paradise
Increased tourism is stressing coral reefs, with coral cover declining from nearly 60 percent to 50 percent per a 2024 survey. Six islands, meanwhile, are closed for marine…
Rewards, rivalry, rebellion: Inside the COP30 battle for attention
Pavilions, a mainstay of the climate conference, give countries and interest groups the chance to showcase their climate change solutions, and promote their cultures.
Brice Hernandez: How ex-public works engineer built a flood of corruption in the Philippines
The Commission on Audit has so far filed 29 fraud audit reports implicating Hernandez in a spree of anomalous flood control projects, which include ghost work, overpriced…
26 years after IC814 hijack, Nepal’s airport security still weak: Report
Committee says Kathmandu airport is dogged by poor coordination and outdated systems.
The five charges former Bangladesh PM Hasina faces in the crimes against humanity case
The charges against Ms Hasina and two of her top aides include murder, attempted murder, torture, and other inhumane acts.