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Singapore looking at enhancing laws around vaping to tackle issue of drug-laced vapes

The Health Sciences Authority has already detected 28 cases where e-vaporiser pods were found to contain etomidate in the first half of 2025. This is nearly three times as many as…

  • Published: July 14, 20259:37 am
  • Author Andrew Wong
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One click away: Philippines grapples with online gambling boom – and doom

Filipino families are increasingly affected by online gambling, with easy access leading to addiction and financial problems.

  • Published: July 14, 20259:22 am
  • Author Mara Cepeda
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Israeli strikes kill 43 as truce talks deadlocked, says Gaza civil defence

Delegations from Israel and the Palestinian militant group have now spent a week trying to agree on a temporary truce to halt 21 months of bitter fighting in the Gaza Strip.

  • Published: July 14, 20259:11 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Singapore launches centre to drive sustainable aviation in Asia-Pacific

The not-for-profit centre will help to advance sustainable aviation in a pragmatic way, through policy research in areas such as cleaner aviation fuels, carbon accounting and…

  • Published: July 11, 20259:20 am
  • Author Esther Loi
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Indonesia’s rare earth reserve may persuade US to lower tariffs, but experts remain sceptical

Experts suggest Indonesia await the next US president, as current policies seem rooted in anti-BRICS sentiment.

  • Published: July 11, 20257:55 am
  • Author Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
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Goodbye fraudsters? Dating app Coffee Meets Bagel rolls out identity verification for Singapore users

Users first authenticate themselves through Singpass. The one-time verification process involves the CMB app retrieving users’ NRIC number or Foreign Identification Number, date…

  • Published: July 10, 20251:20 pm
  • Author Lee Li Ying and Sarah Koh
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Singapore man who killed cats by throwing them off housing blocks has jail term doubled to 27 months

Justice Vincent Hoong said the accused's acts of inflicting violence on animals for his perverse pleasure were among the most heinous cases of animal cruelty to come before the…

  • Published: July 10, 20259:57 am
  • Author Selina Lum
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Amid handshakes and familiar friends, ASEAN navigates tariffs and tension in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia PM Anwar warns of geopolitical rivalry using trade tools, urging ASEAN to strengthen foreign and economic policy alignment and resist unilateralism.

  • Published: July 10, 20259:00 am
  • Author Hariz Baharudin
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AI cannot supplant learning; it must enable it: Singapore education minister

Apart from AI, key priorities for the Ministry of Education include helping students develop social and emotional skills and effect a “generational shift” away from…

  • Published: July 9, 20259:34 am
  • Author Elisha Tushara
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US tariffs to take centre stage as ASEAN meets in Malaysia

The gathering in Malaysia of the 10-member bloc will be followed by a flurry of meetings on Thursday and Friday between the group and its major trade partners, including the…

  • Published: July 9, 20258:44 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network

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