Malaysia doubles patrols to find Myanmar migrant boats after nearly 200 people detained
[South China Morning Post] - 01/3/2025
The coastguard says 196 migrants, thought to be Rohingya refugees, were detained on Friday on the Malaysian resort island of Langkawi.
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US TikTok creators left in limbo awaiting potential ban
The US government sees the platform as a national security risk, while TikTok and its allies argue the law violates (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Hong Kong exchange’s IPO reforms would draw more listings, bankers say
HKEX proposals on public float and allocation requirements would help city draw more listings, institutional (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
The abandoned Filipino children of sex workers using DNA to find their fathers amid uncertainty
An Australian charity is using DNA to track down fathers of children abandoned by sex tourists in Angeles City, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Father raises safety fears after son gets foot stuck in Hong Kong mall escalator
Boy, aged seven, rescued by firefighters and passers-by after his left foot became stuck in a gap in escalator at (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Rohingya in Malaysia turn to tech to fight erasure, ‘have an identity’
The project aims to harness blockchain technology to create a ‘decentralised identity’ and preserve the Rohingya’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Could China’s newest amphibious warship, the Type 076, be in service next year?
Former military professor says the vessel could be less than two years away from commissioning.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
How Hong Kong deepfake scam group taught recruits to pass as rich, single women
Learning Japanese, playing golf and tasting red wine worth more than HK$100,000 a bottle among topics for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Biden says it’s awful that Trump is seeking to do away with US birthright citizenship
Biden also said US president-elect Trump was a ‘genuine threat to democracy’ ahead of anniversary of January 6, 2021 (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
How Trump’s self-image as a strong leader and US as a strong power may play out for Taiwan
Former Obama-era diplomat Daniel Russel says China faces a less forgiving global environment than during Donald (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Germany’s Scholz outraged over ‘indecent’ Moscow visit speculation
CDU’s Roderich Kiesewetter had said Scholz would go to Moscow or meet Putin before February 23. ‘This is a false (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Elon Musk says Nigel Farage should step down as leader of right-wing Reform UK party
Musk had seemingly backed Brexit campaigner but in abrupt withdrawal of support said ‘Farage doesn’t have what it (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025