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5 Most Powerful Hanuman Temples Outside India You Must Visit

Lord Hanuman is one of the most loved and worshipped deities in Hindu tradition. Known for strength, devotion, courage, humility, and unwavering loyalty to Lord Rama, Hanuman’s spiritual influence extends far beyond India. Over the centuries, Hindu communities across the world have built magnificent temples dedicated to him, turning them…

Who is Amos Yee? Controversial Singapore YouTuber assaulted by Yuji Itadori cosplayer outside anime convention

Who is Amos Yee? Controversial Singapore YouTuber assaulted by Yuji Itadori cosplayer outside anime convention

Controversial Singaporean YouTuber Amos Yee was reportedly assaulted outside the Doujima anime convention in Singapore by an 18-year-old dressed as Yuji Itadori. Videos online showed the cosplayer punching and kicking Yee during the altercation. The incident came after convention organisers banned Yee from entering the event. Following the attack, Yee…

The Times of India

Arnold reacts as Iraq set Asian Cup date with Socceroos

Australia have drawn fellow World Cup-bound side Iraq, who will be led by the former Socceroos boss Graham Arnold, in next year's Asian Cup.

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Singapore schools to cane boys for bullying others under new rules

Male students could receive up to three strokes of the cane for bullying at school

The Independent UK

Bangkok, Bali and beyond in style: three itineraries for a multi-stop adventure

You don’t have to cut corners to enjoy the kaleidoscopic cultures, world-class cuisines and hidden corners of Southeast Asia, here’s how to do it with a bit of panache

The Guardian - UK

Singapore Airlines delays premium seat upgrade rollout to 2027

Singapore Airlines has pushed back the debut of its upgraded First and Business Class seats on the A350-900 fleet to early 2027. This delay, attributed to global supply chain and certification issues, impacts a S$1.1 billion cabin overhaul. The new interiors, part of a fleet-wide upgrade, will also feature on…

The Economic Times

Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at school

Under new guidelines caning will only be used as a punishment for male students aged nine and above as a ‘last resort’

The Guardian - UK

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Over the past 15 years, NZ moved its fuel safety net offshore – now it’s being exposed

Over the past 15 years, NZ moved its fuel safety net offshore – now it’s being exposed

Amid a worsening global energy crisis, New Zealand and Singapore’s freshly struck deal to keep fuel and other essential goods flowing is being touted as a boost to supply chain resilience.

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This Illustrator Turns Ordinary Objects Into Sweet Little Characters With Comforting Messages (57 New Pics)

This Illustrator Turns Ordinary Objects Into Sweet Little Characters With Comforting Messages (57 New Pics)

Milkyprint, whose charming illustrations were featured on Bored Panda a couple of years ago, has a talent for turning everyday things into tiny messengers of comfort, humor, and encouragement. A kettle, a rice cooker, a dumbbell, or even a rock suddenly becomes a soft-spoken character with something kind, funny, or…

French teen charged in Singapore over vending machine straw-licking viral video

French teen charged in Singapore over vending machine straw-licking viral video

Singapore, a small, densely populated city-state in southeast Asia, tightly regulates public behaviour and cleanliness.

Teen boy faces 2 years in Singapore prison for licking straw, putting it back with clean ones for others to use

Teen boy faces 2 years in Singapore prison for licking straw, putting it back with clean ones for others to use

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French teen charged in Singapore over a vending machine straw-licking video

French teen charged in Singapore over a vending machine straw-licking video

A French teen faces charges in Singapore after posting a video of himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and putting it back

The Independent UK

Pete Hegseth Questioned Why Minesweepers Were Sent to Singapore Weeks Before Iran War

Pete Hegseth Questioned Why Minesweepers Were Sent to Singapore Weeks Before Iran War

The Pentagon is under scrutiny for positioning US Navy mine-clearing ships far from the Strait of Hormuz before conflict with Iran, raising questions about strategic preparedness.

International Business Times UK

How China Stopped Meta's $2B+ Manus AI Deal — And What It Signals About AI Control

How China Stopped Meta's $2B+ Manus AI Deal — And What It Signals About AI Control

China's NDRC has blocked Meta's acquisition of Manus AI, citing concerns over technology transfer. The decision highlights China's regulatory stance on foreign investments in domestic AI assets.

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French student faces jail in Singapore for licking straw

Teenager posted video of himself licking straw and returning it to dispenser with the caption reading ‘city is not safe’

China’s decision to block the $2 billion Meta-Manus deal shows how far Washington and Beijing are drifting apart over AI

Both Washington and Beijing now seek to maintain control of strategic technologies and prevent them from leaking to the other.

The Times of India

Indian-origin man jailed in Singapore for molesting minor

An Indian-origin man in Singapore has been sentenced to 19 months in jail for molesting his friend's sister when she was a child. The victim, who was between seven and nine years old at the time, reported the abuse over a decade later. The man contested the charges but was…

The Conversation

Could the Strait of Malacca be the next global flashpoint?

While recent global attention has focused on the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively held closed since late February in a move that has disrupted world energy supplies, a quieter but also important development has been taking shape in south-east Asia.

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French Teenager Faces Jail In Singapore After Posting Video Of His “Disgusting” Vending Machine Prank

A French student is facing criminal charges in Singapore after his bizarre actions were caught on camera. Viewers were left horrified by his actions.

The Guardian - AU

The Crunch: Children’s TV, Cuba’s dwindling fuel supply, and dating in Singapore

Data crunched on 200 TV shows. Plus: the disturbing world of TikTok child skincare influencers

How Chris Ong helped Seatrium emerge from a messy merger between two shipyards to become a profitable offshore oil and wind giant

CEO Chris Ong has to balance customers like Brazil’s Petrobras, Royal Caribbean, and the U.S. Navy.

The Ubisoft studio that spent 10 years making Black Flag spinoff Skull and Bones comes full circle by remaking Black Flag

Ubisoft Singapore is leading the development of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and surely by now they're getting tired of the whole "pirates!" thing.

The Iran war is pushing Southeast Asia to debate the once unthinkable: Whether ships will need to pay to transit the Strait of Malacca

Indonesia’s finance minister has floated the idea. Singapore and Malaysia are pushing back. Thailand sees an opportunity.

The Strait of Hormuz chaos is just a ‘dry run’ for if war breaks out between the U.S. and China, Singapore foreign minister says

Vivian Balakrishnan said Singapore has a unique balancing act between prioritizing its own needs and maintaining close ties with both countries, even as tensions mount.

UN rights chief alarmed by number of drugs-related executions in Singapore

Officials in Singapore maintain that the death penalty has made it one of the world's safest cities and a government survey in 2023 showed strong public support for capital punishment for serious crimes.

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