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South Korea’s foreign worker plan put on hold as Philippines suspends labour deployment (www.straitstimes.com)

SEOUL – A moratorium set by the Philippine government on sending the country’s workers to South Korea has put the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s plan to bring in foreign domestic workers on hold, while also leaving some local farms with a shortage of workers as they will have fewer seasonal workers from the Philippines...

Android users in S’pore to be blocked from installing unverified apps as part of anti-scam trial (www.straitstimes.com)

Android users in S’pore to be blocked from installing unverified apps as part of anti-scam trial (www.straitstimes.com)

Boycott boost: Malaysian coffee chains gain as locals shun US brands over Gaza war (www.straitstimes.com)

Both sides of Malaysia’s political divide unhappy with Najib’s reduced sentence (www.straitstimes.com)

Malaysia’s reputation, Anwar’s reformist credentials take a hit after Najib’s sentence cut (www.straitstimes.com)

Wild panda population nearly doubles as China steps up conservation efforts (www.straitstimes.com)

The number of giant pandas held in captivity now stands at 728. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Foreign interference law invoked for the first time against naturalised Singaporean businessman (www.straitstimes.com)

Guess which country is doing the alleged interference…...

US Pushes for Defence Pact Ahead of Presidential Election - and Asks for an End to the War in Gaza (www.straitstimes.com)

I appended the end of the title because I actually found the contents of the article much more impactful than the original title.

(Singapore) More than half of van registrations in 2023 were electric; Chinese EV brands most popular (www.straitstimes.com)

Red Sea crisis pressures China’s exporters as shipping delays, costs mount (www.straitstimes.com)

LTA shelves plan to replace older public transport payment cards with SimplyGo by June | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)

No rain a pain for Malaysia’s padi farmers (www.straitstimes.com)

Malaysia’s economic reforms set to eat into budgets of middle, high-income households (www.straitstimes.com)

S’pore congratulates Taiwan’s President-elect Lai Ching-te on his victory (www.straitstimes.com)

I’m somewhat surprised that Singapore chose to stick its neck out with a statement, since you-know-who won’t like this…

Purge data and restart: Experts urge Malaysia govt to fix security flaws in new central database (www.straitstimes.com)

Xi’s solution for China’s economy risks triggering new trade war (www.straitstimes.com)

Former Vietnam health minister tried over Covid-19 test bribes | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)

DPP’s Lai Ching-te widens lead in polls two weeks before Taiwan presidential election (www.straitstimes.com)

South Africa seeks International Court of Justice genocide order against Israel | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)

Indian man urinating on train track dies after being hit by ‘flying cow’ | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)

Mitsubishi to suspend sales in S’pore as revised emissions scheme set to downgrade some new cars | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)

Former China central bank official jailed for 16 years for graft: Caixin | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)

Chinese EV maker Zeekr’s cars to be sold in Singapore, with deliveries from Q3 2024 | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)

China’s BYD to overtake Tesla as world’s most popular electric car maker (www.straitstimes.com)