‘AI do’: Singapore wedding planners say ‘yes’ to AI in industry despite challenges
Despite AI's assistance, planners emphasise their irreplaceable human role in problem-solving, vendor networks and providing emotional support.
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ST Explains: Why is it tricky for countries to agree at COP30 on how to adapt to climate change?
Neglected and under-resourced for years, adaptation has seen slow progress, as much of the world’s attention has been focused on mitigation, or efforts to reduce planet-warming…
All that glitters: The rise and rise of gold in Pakistan
In an economy where trust in institutions falters, Pakistanis are turning to the oldest currency of confidence.
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…
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Committee says Kathmandu airport is dogged by poor coordination and outdated systems.
A dog on the loose – and a morning rescue in Seoul that became something more
Nationwide statistics paint a sobering picture of a reality facing impounded animals. Of all rescued animals, 18.5 percent were euthanised and 27.6 percent died of natural causes,…
How 27th Constitutional Amendment could reshape economic landscape in Pakistan
Business leaders warned that hastily rushed sweeping constitutional changes without debate risk deepening public mistrust, unsettling investors, and injecting fresh uncertainty…