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Philippines

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  1. ₱4-Billion Gulfstream G700 Lands in Manila as Mystery Surrounds Its Filipino Billionaire Owner — But Who Really Owns the Flying Palace?

  2. Philippines Moves Toward Under-18 Social Media Restrictions as 2 Million Children Face Online Abuse — But Could the New Law Also Shut Students Out of Free Education?

  3. Ayala’s Jaime Zobel Sounds Alarm as Only 28% of Filipinos Trust the News — But Are Philippine Businesses Ready to Face Tougher Public Scrutiny?

Business

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  1. Singapore’s Shopping Malls Are Starting to Look the Same, Veteran Designer Warns — But Could Kuala Lumpur Hold the Secret to Saving Orchard Road?

  2. Singapore AI Stocks Crash Up to 15% as Wall Street Selloff Hits Asia — But Analysts Say the Biggest Tech Boom May Not Be Over

  3. Doctor Anywhere Data Breach Exposes Singapore Users’ NRIC and Bank Account Details as M1 Is Also Hit — But Could a New Wave of Identity Scams Be Coming?

Politics

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  1. Malaysia’s King Rebukes Attorney-General as Najib’s RM50-Million House Arrest Deal Is Blocked — But Could a Second 15-Year Sentence Keep Him Behind Bars?

  2. Trump Orders DOJ to Investigate Democrats After Losing Congress, Singles Out Senator Elissa Slotkin — But Could His Crackdown Trigger a Constitutional Showdown?

  3. Lee Hsien Loong Warns Australia to Strengthen ASEAN Ties as US-China Rivalry Deepens — But Could Southeast Asia Hold the Key to Its Economic Future?

Tech

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  1. Snapchat Settles Teen Mental Health Lawsuits as Google Faces New AI Classroom Case — But Could Big Tech Be Forced to Redesign Its Apps?

  2. Meta Loses Top Executive Dave Wehner to $17.5-Billion AI Startup Fireworks — But Could Its Next Valuation Hit $40 Billion?

  3. Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will Cut US Government Revenue Below 10% as AI Business Explodes — But Could a $7.6-Billion AI Gamble Become Its Biggest Risk?

Asia

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  1. China’s Potato Capital Transforms Into AI Empire With 109 Data-Centre Projects — But Could a Looming Water Crisis Threaten Beijing’s Tech Ambitions?

  2. Singapore Businessman Builds 45-Car Luxury Collection After Borrowing S$12,000 for His First Alfa Romeo — But Why Did He Spend Years Hunting Down the Car He Lost?

  3. Singapore Banking Giants DBS, UOB and OCBC Face Tough 2027 After Billions in Profits Fail to Impress Investors — But Could a Bigger Stock Market Selloff Be Coming?

United States

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  1. Poland Mass Shooting Leaves 6 Dead in Kraków as Police Discover 3 More Bodies at Gunman’s Home — But Was an Even Deadlier Attack Being Planned?

  2. Sheila Sim Makes Stunning Chanel Runway Comeback at 42 After 10 Years Away — But Her Emotional Message to Mothers Is Stealing the Spotlight

  3. Trump Loses Congress in Historic Midterm Defeat, Leaving US Allies on Edge — But Could His Final Two Years Trigger a Bigger Global Crisis?

After Hours

Culture, lifestyle & sport

Entertainment

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  1. Singapore’s 67-Year-Old Rangoli Queen Breaks 50 Records and Embraces AI to Save Ancient Deepavali Art — But Could the Next Generation Let This Tradition Disappear?

  2. PSG Win 11th Straight Game as Paris FC Storm Into Second Place in Stunning Ligue 1 Shake-Up — But Could France’s New Football Powerhouse Dethrone the Champions?

Lifestyle

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  1. Psychologists Reveal Why 97% of People Stay Silent About Uncomfortable Truths — But Could Keeping Quiet Be Hurting the People They Care About?

  2. Apollo-Backed Dental Startup Targets $4.37-Billion Valuation in $229-Million US IPO — But Can Its Drill-Free Cavity Treatment Revolutionize Dentistry?

Sport

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  1. Real Madrid Crush Valencia 3-0 as Mbappé Scores for 7th Straight Game and Barcelona’s LaLiga Lead Disappears — But Could Atlético Madrid Ruin Mourinho’s Title Charge?

  2. George Russell Explodes at Mercedes After Costly F1 Qualifying Blunder Hands Lando Norris Brazil Pole — But Could One Decision Destroy His Comeback Hopes?

Across APAC

Market by market

Singapore

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  1. Singapore Police Chase Ends in Terrifying BMW Crash After Alleged Sharp-Object Attack, Leaving 5 Hospitalized — But What Did Officers Find Inside the SUV?

  2. Singapore Woman, 68, Fined S$3,500 for Repeatedly Feeding Pigeons at HDB Flat — Serves 7 Days in Jail After Failing to Pay

Taiwan

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  1. Super Typhoon Champi Leaves 1 Dead, 527 Injured and Over 288,000 Homes Without Power in Taiwan — But Is Another Disaster Looming as the Storm Heads Toward Japan?

  2. Typhoon Champi Knocks Out Power Across Taiwan—But the Worst Damage May Not Be Over

Thailand

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  1. Thai Nursing Assistant Killed After Stopping to Help Injured in Violent Brawl — Police Detain 20-Year-Old Driver as Investigation Expands

  2. Thailand Discovers ฿800 Billion in Overlooked Factory Output as AI Boom Lifts Growth Forecasts — But Is Southeast Asia’s Economy Stronger Than Official Data Suggest?

Malaysia

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  1. Anwar Denies Government Split as Budget Dispute Between Finance Ministry and Zahid’s Department Raises Questions Over RM6.1 Billion in Rural Road Spending

  2. He Accepted an Online Job Offer in Malaysia — Then Singapore Officers Found 4,300 Vape Pods in His Van

Indonesia

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  1. Indonesia Deploys Nearly 21,000 Troops to Jakarta as Three Police Generals Are Detained in Explosive Wiretapping Scandal

  2. Indonesia Arrests Former Police Chief and 2 Generals Over Alleged Spying on President Prabowo — But Who Ordered the Secret Wiretaps?

Japan

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  1. Tokyo Drift Tourism Takes Off as ‘Fast & Furious’ Fans Flock to Japan’s Legendary JDM Car Meets — But Could a Police Crackdown End the Nightlife Boom?

  2. Sony’s ¥1.72-Trillion Profit Ambition Faces a Major Test as GTA 6 and Spider-Man Fuel Comeback Hopes — But Could PlayStation’s Rising Costs Crush the Rally?

Hong Kong

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  1. Hong Kong Gold Jewelry Sales Soar 20.3% to HK$4.71 Billion as China’s Wealthy Seek a Safe Haven — But Could the Gold Rush Be Hiding a Bigger Economic Warning?

  2. Joshua Wong Faces Potential Life Sentence in Hong Kong — Second National Security Case Could Keep Activist Behind Bars Beyond 2027

Vietnam

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  1. EU–Vietnam Trade Is Booming, but Human Rights Are Under Fire—Will Brussels Finally Draw the Line?

  2. NBI Raids Alleged Subic Scam Hub, Secures 200 Vietnamese Nationals—What Investigators May Uncover Next

South Korea

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  1. Asia’s AI Stock Crash Triggers South Korea Trading Halt as Japan Plunges 6% — But Could a Global Tech Meltdown Be Next?

  2. Ju Ji-hoon Is Ready to Be Hated in The Remarried Empress — But Could His Betrayal Turn Shin Min-a’s Empress Into the Most Powerful Woman in the Kingdom?

China

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  1. Trump’s China Trade Deal Faces New Crisis as Bessent and Greer Demand Action on Rare Earths and US Farm Purchases — But Could Another Tariff War Be Coming?

  2. Trump Expands Cuba Sanctions to French and Chinese Business Interests as 8 Companies Are Blacklisted — But Could His Economic Offensive Trigger a Global Trade Backlash?

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