Why Southeast Asia Is Crying Over This Movie
Daniel Nico Laudit says he does not cry easily. He decided to test his mettle this month in a movie theater in Manila, and documented the experience for his 4.5 million followers on TikTok.
Asian news from city Singapore
Indonesia lags Malaysia and Singapore for chip investments – is it too little, too late?
Last month, Indonesia’s Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto accused Singapore and Malaysia of using environmental and social concerns to undermine Jakarta’s efforts to develop the country’s semiconductor industry.
More Malay Singaporeans pick up Chinese lion dance in boost for inclusivity: ‘part of a family’
Singaporean Bobby Jamsairi has been fascinated with Chinese lion dance since he was just seven, and his passion has even led him to set up his dance troupe more than a decade later.
Chinese national jailed for stealing US$88,700 from jeweller on Hong Kong-Singapore flight
A man who stole the equivalent of about S$120,000 (US$88,700) from a jeweller on a Singapore Airlines flight was sentenced to two-and-a-half years’ jail on Friday.
Malaysian hospital group IHH weighs entry into Indonesia, Vietnam
SINGAPORE -- Malaysia's IHH Healthcare, one of the largest hospital groups in Asia, is looking at opportunities for entering Indonesia and Vietnam through acquisitions as its existing markets become more saturated, its chief executive said.
Generative AI set to take off in Asia this year as more companies roll out pilot projects
“We believe this year is when a lot more momentum will be gained, with some of these [initiatives] becoming bigger in terms of projects,” Siva Ganesan, head of AI cloud business unit at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), told This Week in Asia.
Container ships keep piling up at Singapore port, sending sea freight rates soaring
For the manufacturers and exporters needing to get their finished products out of the city state, that means there may be little choice other than to hold on to their inventories longer than they’d like to.
Singapore LGBTQ community hails Thailand’s same-sex marriage law, curbs inclusivity hopes
He added: “I am hopeful that in the long term, at least it becomes a viable option for many lesbian and gay same-sex couples from Singapore.”