BANGKOK: Thai authorities have dismantled a major transnational narcotics network known as Black Mirror TKP, accused of trafficking huge amounts of drugs and laundering tens of billions of baht through front companies. Deputy National Police Chief Samran Nualma, who also heads the Police Narcotics Suppression Centre, led a press briefing on the operation. The crackdown []

Chinas electric vehicle (EV) makers are quickly becoming a force to reckon with around the world. In November alone, overseas shipments of Chinese-made EVs jumped 87% from a year earlier a clear sign that demand is accelerating well beyond Chinas borders. Asia continued to lead the way. Exports to the region rose 71% year []

MALAYSIA: A lucky Grab delivery rider received a tip of RM1,000 (S$316.74) from a foreigner who was about to return to his home country the next day and couldnt be bothered to exchange his remaining ringgit before leaving. The Grab rider, Muhamad Rafiuddin, who goes by @rafy_axl on TikTok, documented his good fortune in a []

SINGAPORE: A local Reddit user took to the platform with an unusual question, seeking advice as to whether or not they should ask their neighbours, who are Indian and always cook delicious food, if they can have some of the items they cooked. In a post on r/askSingapore, u/linglingmozartybae explained that an Indian family only []

HONG KONG: China stepped into the spotlight on Monday as it brought together the foreign ministers of Thailand and Cambodia, hoping to steady a fragile ceasefire after weeks of bloodshed along their shared border. The talks were held in Yunnan province, just north of the contested areaclose enough to the conflict to feel its urgency. []

VIETNAM: A woman from Vietnam who had poisoned four of her family members with cyanide was given the death sentence in November. Three of the people who were poisoned died, two of whom were children. The other person who died was her husband. A court found Nguyen Thi Hong Bich guilty of murder and of []

CHINA: China may be testing a quietly radical idea at sea one that turns the worlds most familiar symbols of global trade into something far more unsettling. According to satellite images and recent media reports, Beijing appears to be experimenting with arming ordinary cargo ships, transforming them into covert missile platforms that could launch []

Chinas recent military trainings near Taiwan may look abrupt or unexpected, but for the many who are living on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, they feel like the latest episode in a stretched, familiar tale. The display of military strength is entrenched not just in the past few weeks of growing pressures but in []

SINGAPORE: In a joint statement on Monday (Dec 29), the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said that a 39-year-old Malaysian man had been arrested for attempting to smuggle drugs. These drugs included around 3,272 grams of cannabis and 1,709 grams of methamphetamine, also known as ice, through Woodlands Checkpoint. []

SINGAPORE: A stuffed tofu stall located in Toa Payoh supposedly wanted a peaceful closing next year. However, it has been receiving complaints recently that its prices are too high. As reported by Shin Min Daily News, the stall owner revealed that the stuffed tofu stall is planning to close its business next month. The owner []

SINGAPORE: Many people are out to drink and celebrate the festivities during the holiday season. However, many private hire car drivers complain that they often encounter drunk passengers who are unable to take care of themselves, vomit inside the private cars, or sometimes they are forced to cancel the customers booking order due to their []

SINGAPORE: A 54-year-old man locked himself inside his house and caused a disturbance to the public for two hours, prompting the police and the civil defence team to arrive at the scene. A concerned citizen notified Shin Min Daily News that there were several police cars and fire trucks at a block located on Circular []

SINGAPORE: Hooters will be closing its Clarke Quay outlet on Jan 31, 2026, marking its complete exit from Singapore after three decades. The restaurant first opened at Clarke Quay in 1996, marking Hooters first international franchise outside North America and its first outlet in Asia. Two more Hooters locations later operated in the city-state under []

SINGAPORE: On Sunday (Dec 28), the authorities warned the public about a new scam which pretends to involve the Commissioner of Police. In this scam variant, an email is sent to a would-be victim, purportedly from Singapores highest-ranking police official. It informs the recipient that a criminal investigation has been launched against them by the []

SINGAPORE: The Workers Party (WP) finds itself in crosshairs once again, performing the delicate art of survival and accountability that defines opposition politics in Singapore. A request for a special cadre conference has triggered speculation of internal revolt, yet few within the partyor indeed outside itseriously expect the opposition leader, Pritam Singh, to be toppled. []

SINGAPORE: A restaurant on Cavan Road found that it became a victim of its own success, so to speak. On its Instagram account, Dragons Bite by Our Dining Place announced that starting from Dec 9, it would have an UNLIMITED LUNCH BUFFET for only S$7 NETT per person. Unlike other Food and Beverage establishments, the []

SINGAPORE: Another day, another complaint over shrinkflation. After finding that the pieces of chicken she was served at a popular local chicken joint were smaller than usual, a woman took to social media to complain, even posting a photo of her meal. On the COMPLAINT SINGAPORE Facebook page on Friday (Dec 26), the woman wrote []

The year 2025 has turned out not only to be of digital mergers and acquisitions (M&As;) "Year of Reckoning" but also of reinvention. The scaling up of digital M&A; platform Flippa in Singapore in 2025, covered in an interview with Asia Pacific (APAC) lead Fiona Laidlaw, was part of a broader trend that saw rewired []

SINGAPORE: After noticing a steady drop in her domestic helpers work standards just three months into the job, a Singaporean employer took to social media to ask netizens for advice. In her post in the Direct Hire Transfer Singapore Maid/Domestic Helper Facebook group, the employer said the helper made a strong first impression. During the []

SINGAPORE: A son has sworn on social media that he would never be like his father after witnessing how he completely betrayed his mothers trust by cheating on her with another woman. I cannot find it in my heart to accept that what he is doing is morally right, he wrote in his post on []

SINGAPORE: A Singapore-based TikToker has unwittingly become the internets latest source of entertainment after an image of what appears to be a police report he lodged over an alleged TikTok shadow ban began circulating online. The document, which was shared by Facebook user Liao JunQin in the Complaint Singapore Facebook group on Sunday (Dec 28), []

MALAYSIA: In the waning days of 2025, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim faces what could be his most perilous political crisis yet. Last Friday's sentencing of former premier Najib Razak to an additional 15 years in prison for his central role in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB corruption scandal has ignited a firestorm within Anwar's "Unity Government," []

MALAYSIA: A 62-year-old man suspected of manufacturing dozens of improvised explosive devices has been remanded for seven days following his arrest in connection with a blast in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. The suspect, identified as Yeoh Hock Sun, also known as Ayang, was detained in a weakened and injured state near Mantin on Dec 27 after []

SINGAPORE: As concerns grow over the state of the job market for fresh graduates, a comment by an employee from a global tech firm has drawn attention online after he claimed that companies are increasingly reluctant to hire Singaporean graduates. The remarks were made in response to a Reddit post where a user asked how []

SINGAPORE: Most men usually grovel and beg for forgiveness when their affairs come to light, but one Singaporean woman has shockingly revealed on social media that her husband did the complete opposite. Instead of apologising or attempting to make amends, she claimed he had been giving her the cold shoulder ever since she confronted him []

Singapore closes out 2025 with an employment paradox. While headline indicators look resilient, word on the street and the online chatter indicate many workers feel stuck. Official data shows unemployment remains low even as retrenchments are contained and job vacancies cool from post-pandemic highs. 3Q 2025? Government info from the Ministry of Manpower shows retrenchments []

SINGAPORE: A 28-year-old man from Singapore recently shared on Reddit that his parents cancelled all Christmas gatherings they were supposed to attend this year because they felt embarrassed by his lack of achievements compared to his cousins. The man posted his story on Reddits Ask Singapore forum and explained that his parents had always set []

SINGAPORE: A Malaysian tourist has set social media abuzz after admitting he was genuinely shocked by the sheer amount of luxury he encountered during a recent trip to Singapore. In a post on the r/askSingapore Reddit forum on Thursday (Dec 25), the tourist shared that while wandering around Marina Bay Sands and VivoCity, he felt []

SINGAPORE: A 72-year-old woman from the Philippines who worked as a domestic helper in Singapore pleaded guilty to one charge of violating immigration laws on Tuesday (Dec 23) after having turned herself in for overstaying in the city-state for over three decades. The work permit of Flordeliza M Cordeta had been cancelled after the household []

SHENZHEN: If youre a smoker in China, youll probably want to steer clear of the habit when you visit a mall in Shenzhen in order to avoid a potentially embarrassing situation. In the mens toilets on the B1 floor at Shuibei International Centre and Shuibei Golden Plaza, smart glass panels have now been installed in []

SINGAPORE: A local Reddit user took to the platform to ask, Are F&B; workers just meant to take the scoldings they get from patrons? In their Christmas Day post, u/Comfortable-Mango140 wrote about an encounter with a female food delivery rider who grew impatient over the long wait for orders amid the holiday rush that day []

SINGAPORE: A shocked local Reddit user took to the platform to show a photo of a drumstick they ordered from KFC. Using their index finger for comparison, they showed that the chicken piece they received wasnt very big at all. Its like sligggghtlllyyy longer than the size of my finger, wrote the post author in []

SINGAPORE: Singapores economic transformation has long been an inspiration for other countries, and the President of Kenya, William Ruto, has revived talks of his country becoming the Singapore of Africa. Earlier this year, Mr Ruto said in a speech that when Kenya gained independence in 1963, it had been on the same economic footing as []

SINGAPORE: A Chinese passenger travelling in Singapore Airlines' business class managed to steal a suitcase containing over S$100,000 worth of different currencies, luxurious watches, and a computer. His crime was revealed when he was confronted by the victims wife on the spot and was arrested at the boarding gate upon arrival in Singapore. The 26-year-old []

SINGAPORE: An Indonesian maid decided to steal from an 81-year-old employers debit card and tricked the victim into giving the password to access it. When the maid was finally able to withdraw money, it was discovered that 22 transactions were made in two months, totalling more than S$7,000. With this crime, the maid was sentenced []

For most teenagers, daily life means juggling school, friends, hobbies, and growing up one experience at a time. For San, all of that still exists, but there is something constantly present in the background. She lives with Type 1 diabetes, and it shapes her days in ways many people do not see. San was diagnosed []

SINGAPORE: Residents of an HDB block in Ang Mo Kio recently complained that a group of children are using the area downstairs as a playgrounda space in which they can play football, ride scooters, play with each other, and make some noise. People living in the HDB block described the noise as noisier than playing []

SINGAPORE: Residents of an HDB flat in Bukit Panjang were shocked when, on the very first day of renovations in the unit above, construction workers accidentally broke through the floor. The mishap created a large hole in their ceiling, sending cement blocks crashing down into their home. A 46-year-old resident reported to Shin Min Daily []

SINGAPORE: Workplace bullying in Malaysia is no longer something to be quietly managed by HR (Human Resources). And perhaps it wasn't widely known just yet that, since July 2025, workplace bullying has become a criminal offence with real penalties, real jail time, and real consequences for both employers and employees. That shift has sparked intense []

TAIPEI: Taiwan is giving would-be electric vehicle buyers a little more breathing room. On Wednesday, the Legislative Yuan approved changes to the law that will keep key tax breaks for EVs in place for another five years, extending the incentives through the end of 2030. The timing was no accident. Current tax exemptions were set []