Advertisement Singapore This Week in AsiaLifestyle & Culture Shoving incident in Singapore over man patting girl’s head stirs heated debate Some defend the man for his ‘friendly gesture’ commonly practised by the elderly, while another says he should ‘stay in your lane’ 3-MIN READ3-MIN 1 Listen SCMP’s Asia desk Published: 2:30pm, 17 Aug 2026 A […]
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Advertisement Semiconductors TechTech Trends AI chipmaker Biren projects up to 22-fold revenue surge amid China’s hi-tech boom Massive financial gains across domestic chipmakers underscore how the push for self-sufficiency is reshaping demand for home-grown hardware 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Ann Caoin Shanghai Published: 2:39pm, 17 Aug 2026 Chinese artificial intelligence chipmaker Biren Technology projects that its […]
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Advertisement Malaysia AsiaSoutheast Asia All Malaysia Airlines pilots pass drug tests following Jakarta arrest The mandatory screening process was ordered after a Malaysian Airlines pilot was arrested in Indonesia on drug trafficking charges 1-MIN READ1-MIN Listen Reuters Published: 3:39pm, 17 Aug 2026Updated: 3:40pm, 17 Aug 2026 All pilots working for flag carrier Malaysia Airlines tested […]
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Palestinian lawyer Ahmad Ibsais argues Israeli attacks on women is a genocide overlooked by international law.
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Iran’s Parliament speaker and negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has declared both a military and political victory
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ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Crowd crushes are relatively common in India during religious festivals [Courtesy of Creative Commons] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026 At least seven people have died, and more than […]
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ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Cameroon’s football team celebrates after winning the Women’s AFCON 2026 final against Malawi, in Rabat, Morocco, on August 16, 2026 [AP] By Reuters Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026 Cameroon claimed a first Women’s Africa […]
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ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo People shop for snacks at a confectionery store in Tokyo, Japan, on July 28, 2026 [Manami Yamada/Reuters] By John Power Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026 Japan’s economy has slowed in the second quarter of […]
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