The Hofuku Maru has been found off the western coast of Luzon (the Philippines). It sank on 21 September 1944, with 1,289 British and Dutch prisoners of war aboard; 1,047 died.
While the war in the Middle East, especially the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has been challenging for much of Asia, especially Southeast Asia, China is emerging as somewhat of a winner, says the New York Times
Lee Kuan Yew was a genius, wrote Mr Musk in an X post. He shared a post that reads "Lee Kuan Yew: Air conditioning was a most important invention for us, perhaps one of the signal inventions of history. It changed the nature of civilization by making development possible in the tropics. Without air conditioning you can work."
From an Instagram post of a Singaporean man who is now based in San Francisco. He said that Singaporeans admire every other country in the world, calling it the "dumbest trade-off" while extolling the virtues of SG, Many commenters pushed back.
An alleged top executive of the Prince Group, a Cambodian conglomerate dubbed “one of Asia’s largest international criminal organizations,” was arrested in Japan as he was endeavoring to gain permanent residency.
"UAE has now joined Australia and others in banning social media for minors. It’s a good move as the damage to young minds in the formative stage of their lives can be incalculable. ... For the sake of our children, I hope that Singapore will impose such a ban," she wrote in an FB post on June 24
Deal between the US and Iran means the Strait of Hormuz has been reopened. Oil prices immediately tumbled, and relief is seen for Asia, the most beleaguered region due to the conflict.
Beijing’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) claimed that “foreign intelligence services are continuously collecting and stealing sensitive marine data” and warned foreign governments to stop sending turtles and fish to spy on China
Singapore — The messy divorce saga of Taiwanese-American Mandopop star Wang Leehom and former wife Lee Jinglei dragged others into the fray last month, and it seems that the fights aren’t over quite yet, despite Ms Lee publicly stating that she wanted to end the drama. Singaporean Yumi Bai, who forms the singing […]
