A Pakistani woman took her four kids and made a dangerous trek to India to be with her lover she met through the popular video game PUBG.
As Asia embraces Thailand’s ‘T-wave’, is the tide turning against K-pop?
Some fans of K-pop are turning to Thai music and dramas, lured by creative plot lines, ‘less repetitive’ songs, and the ‘more well-rounded’ talent.
Syphilis and stigma: how cheating husbands are harming Indonesian women and babies
Almost half of HIV transmission could be via mother to child, but stigma means many do not get tested for it or for syphilis and other dangerous STIs, or receive treatment.
Victoria’s Secret’s first Malay-Muslim model Nia Atasha Rosli divides fans, conservatives
An elated Nia said she was ‘still processing everything and currently in pinch-me mode’.
Erick Thohir for VP? Indonesian minister talks up ‘continuity in politics’ as way to preserve Widodo legacy
Indonesian tycoon reasserts his support for President Joko Widodo even as he appears set to be a front runner for vice-president in the coming election.
Warner Bros calls Barbie film’s South China Sea map ‘childlike crayon drawing’ after Vietnam ban
The studio said the doodle was ‘not intended to make any type of statement’ after Vietnam decided to ban the film over the map.
Why Japan’s seaweed might be the new supercrop to fight global warming
From carbon absorption to reducing methane emissions from cattle, research into new applications for the marine plant is flourishing.
Singapore singles desperate to see Taylor Swift are offering themselves as dates to UOB cardholders
A Singaporean bank’s cardholders have exclusive access to presales for Taylor Swift concert tickets, which has prompted some Swiftie bachelors to jokingly search for dates who happen to be cardholders.
Indonesian gold miner Amman Mineral’s US$711 million IPO Asia’s biggest outside China this year
Amman Mineral is the biggest newcomer to Indonesia’s stock exchange since GoTo Group in April 2022. IPOs in Jakarta have raised US$2.2 billion since the start of the year, surpassing activity in Hong Kong.
Cambodia’s anti-Facebook vendetta hits new highs with ban, blacklisting of oversight board members
The blacklisting is the latest twist in a row that has seen Cambodia’s long-time leader Hun Sen, once a prolific Facebook user, switch to rival social media platform Telegram.