Japan’s annual ‘Rising Horse’ festival sees the animals forced to run up a steep hill and clear a two-metre high ‘wall’ while being slapped, yelled at, and hit with ropes, sticks and whips.
‘Obvious abuse’: backlash grows against Japan festival after horse euthanised
Japan’s annual ‘Rising Horse’ festival sees the animals forced to run up a steep hill and clear a two-metre high ‘wall’ while being slapped, yelled at, and hit with ropes, sticks and whips.
Singapore gives Myanmar maid life in prison for stabbing woman, 70, to death
Zin Mar Nwe stabbed her employer’s elderly mother-in-law 26 times after the older woman threatened to send Zin back to her employment agency, the High Court heard.
Sharing beds with strangers: inside Australia’s rent-saving ‘hot-bedding’ craze
‘Hot-bedding’ involves sharing a mattress with a stranger and usually while sleeping in shifts. It’s increasingly being used by migrants and international students to combat the high cost of living and housing crisis.
Singapore gives Myanmar maid life in prison for stabbing woman, 70, to death
Zin Mar Nwe stabbed her employer’s elderly mother-in-law 26 times after the older woman threatened to send Zin back to her employment agency, the High Court heard.
Sharing beds with strangers: inside Australia’s rent-saving ‘hot-bedding’ craze
‘Hot-bedding’ involves sharing a mattress with a stranger and usually while sleeping in shifts. It’s increasingly being used by migrants and international students to combat the high cost of living and housing crisis.
‘Hot-bedding’ involves sharing a mattress with a stranger and usually while sleeping in shifts. It’s increasingly being used by migrants and international students to combat the high cost of living and housing crisis.
A multiracial Malaysia would be unconstitutional, says Mahathir in Anwar swipe
‘The constitution stresses a Malay-Malaysia’, said two-time prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, as he predicted Anwar Ibrahim’s government would ‘collapse’ if it didn’t follow the Democratic Action Party’s ‘manifesto’.
‘The constitution stresses a Malay-Malaysia’, said two-time prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, as he predicted Anwar Ibrahim’s government would ‘collapse’ if it didn’t follow the Democratic Action Party’s ‘manifesto’.
Where will Singapore’s sex workers go as Orchard Towers closes its club doors?
In its heyday, Orchard Towers was full of go-go bars, strip clubs and discos. Now, the nightclubs that remain have until the end of the month to move out – leaving exotic dancers, live bands and sex workers in the lurch.
Vietnam farmers beat the 37-degree heat – by planting rice in the dark
Another heatwave has descended on northern Vietnam, leaving exhausted farmers with little choice but to take to their waterlogged fields in the dead of night, to sew rice by the light of their headlamps.
A multiracial Malaysia would be unconstitutional, says Mahathir in Anwar swipe
‘The constitution stresses a Malay-Malaysia’, said two-time prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, as he predicted Anwar Ibrahim’s government would ‘collapse’ if it didn’t follow the Democratic Action Party’s ‘manifesto’.
Where will Singapore’s sex workers go as Orchard Towers closes its club doors?
In its heyday, Orchard Towers was full of go-go bars, strip clubs and discos. Now, the nightclubs that remain have until the end of the month to move out – leaving exotic dancers, live bands and sex workers in the lurch.
Vietnam farmers beat the 37-degree heat – by planting rice in the dark
Another heatwave has descended on northern Vietnam, leaving exhausted farmers with little choice but to take to their waterlogged fields in the dead of night, to sew rice by the light of their headlamps.
Explainer | What a weak ringgit means for Malaysia’s economy and PM Anwar in the state polls
Greater exposure to China’s economy and easing commodity prices are among the factors likely to have contributed to the ringgit’s decline compared to its Asean peers, observers say.
Singapore basks in concert hub status after scoring Coldplay, Taylor Swift gigs
The city state’s stability, location and world-class infrastructure help draw top stars to its shores. But tickets can be hard to find, and overnight stays aren’t cheap.
The city state’s stability, location and world-class infrastructure help draw top stars to its shores. But tickets can be hard to find, and overnight stays aren’t cheap.
Hair today, gone tomorrow? China smuggling cuts into India’s human-hair trade
Renowned for its wigs and hair extensions, India is the world’s largest exporter of human hair. But processing jobs have been drying up in the South Asian nation, as China-linked smugglers run rampant.
Renowned for its wigs and hair extensions, India is the world’s largest exporter of human hair. But processing jobs have been drying up in the South Asian nation, as China-linked smugglers run rampant.
Australia’s resource exports to decline amid weaker Chinese demand: report
Australia’s resources exports and mining sector are heavily reliant on Chinese demand, with record export earnings set to fall to US$230 billion in 2024-25.
Australia’s resources exports and mining sector are heavily reliant on Chinese demand, with record export earnings set to fall to US$230 billion in 2024-25.
Explainer | What a weak ringgit means for Malaysia’s economy and PM Anwar in the state polls
Greater exposure to China’s economy and easing commodity prices are among the factors likely to have contributed to the ringgit’s decline compared to its Asean peers, observers say.
Singapore basks in concert hub status after scoring Coldplay, Taylor Swift gigs
The city state’s stability, location and world-class infrastructure help draw top stars to its shores. But tickets can be hard to find, and overnight stays aren’t cheap.
The city state’s stability, location and world-class infrastructure help draw top stars to its shores. But tickets can be hard to find, and overnight stays aren’t cheap.
Hair today, gone tomorrow? China smuggling cuts into India’s human-hair trade
Renowned for its wigs and hair extensions, India is the world’s largest exporter of human hair. But processing jobs have been drying up in the South Asian nation, as China-linked smugglers run rampant.
Renowned for its wigs and hair extensions, India is the world’s largest exporter of human hair. But processing jobs have been drying up in the South Asian nation, as China-linked smugglers run rampant.
Australia’s resource exports to decline amid weaker Chinese demand: report
Australia’s resources exports and mining sector are heavily reliant on Chinese demand, with record export earnings set to fall to US$230 billion in 2024-25.
Australia’s resources exports and mining sector are heavily reliant on Chinese demand, with record export earnings set to fall to US$230 billion in 2024-25.
