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US trade complaint triggers Vietnam piracy crackdown: 5 things to know

South Korea's chainsaw artist carves a name for herself at 91

Long overlooked in her home country, sculptor Kim Yun Shin has recently gained recognition and is featuring in a sweeping retrospective at Hoam Museum of Art.

KP PDMA directs deputy commissioners to take precuationary measures ahead of heatwave

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has directed all deputy commissioners to take precautionary measures ahead of heatwave conditions that are slated to begin from May 8 (Friday). In the…

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Online seller charged in JB with cheating after buyer pays RM41,000 for non‑existent Hermes handbag

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — An online seller pleaded not guilty in the Johor Baru Magistrate’s Court to cheating a customer who paid more than RM41,000 for a luxury handbag that did not exist. The accused, Christina Tseu…

For Taman Segar’s older residents, a simple push to save a playground can mean the world

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — For Taman Segar resident Swee Len, 80, happiness at her age can be found in the simplest pleasure — a daily morning walk at a playground near her house. So when Minister in the Prime Minister…

Legacy systems aren’t technical debt, they are key to success in AI era, says Goyal

Mahesh Kumar Goyal, Senior Data and AI Expert at Google LLC, urged enterprises to treat legacy systems as critical foundations for artificial intelligence rather than outdated technical debt. He warned against…

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HSA takes down nearly 1,000 illegal health product listings; over 80% were for contact lenses

More than 6,600 items were also seized during a two-week operation that was part of an Interpol-led global crackdown on illegal health products.

S’pore seizes more than 6,600 illegal pharmaceuticals as part of Interpol operation

Prescription medication and anti-parasitic drugs made up the bulk of the seizures in Singapore.

Global pharma raids: HSA removed 959 illegal health product listings, including contact lenses

HSA also seized 6,641 units of illegal health products across Singapore’s borders in the operation.

Asia-wide pandemic preparedness programme earns Duke-NUS top Times Higher Education award

The Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) has been honoured with the prestigious “Outstanding Contribution to Regional Development” award at the Times Higher Education Awards Asia 2026 ceremony that was held on 22 April…

Rajasthan RSSB shifts Laboratory Assistant exam centres ahead of 9 May 2026 test schedule; check details here

Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB) has revised examination centres for the Laboratory Assistant (Geography) Direct Recruitment Examination-2026 scheduled on May 9, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Three centres in…

Japan fires missiles during drills, drawing China rebuke

Japan fired surface-to-ship missiles and sank an old warship in waters between the Philippines and Taiwan as part of major military exercises that include US forces, angering China. A Japan’s Type 88 surface-to-ship…

Top battery scientist Shirley Meng leaves US for Singapore's NTU, citing Trump policies

Battery scientist Shirley Meng will leave the University of Chicago on July 1 for a senior post at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, citing the Trump administration's clean energy retreat and immigration…

$2,120 psf for a private condo in Tengah? What’s driving the rise in new condo prices?

Workplace stress linked to 840,000 deaths annually, ILO warns

Toxic workplace conditions, such as long hours, relentless pressure, and harassment, cause over 840,000 deaths worldwide each year by triggering fatal heart and mental health crises, according to a new report by the…

No more heatwaves expected for Singapore until hot season ends

Singapore is expected to avoid further heatwaves this month, despite extreme temperatures still affecting Southeast Asia.

TS DOST 2026: Last date today to apply at dost.cgg.gov.in, direct link to register here

TS DOST 2026 registration process closes on May 7, 2026. The direct link to apply for the admission process is given here.