Indonesia’s Pertamax hike fuels cost worries

JAKARTA – A steep hike in the cost of Indonesia’s widely used Pertamax petrol has surprised many consumers and raised concerns of further price increases as middle-class households begin to feel the... Read more »

Fresh trouble for Congress: BJP targets DK Shivakumar over alleged Rs 39,000-crore garbage scam | India News

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday accused the Congress government in Karnataka, led by Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, of causing huge losses to taxpayers through a waste management project. BJP... Read more »

Where is Downtown Tokyo? Finding the Real Center of the City

Finding central Tokyo sounds easy, right? At first glance, finding a city’s center seems simple. London calls its center “central,” New York claims Manhattan, and Sydney points to Circular Quay. Most cities... Read more »

S$500 CDC vouchers for all Singaporean households from June 11; Government ready to do more if needed: DPM Gan

CDC vouchers have been a mainstay of each Budget since being introduced in June 2020 [SINGAPORE] Some 1.38 million Singaporean households will each receive S$500 in CDC vouchers on Jun 11 to... Read more »

9,000 kg cargo, rough strips, and air drops: What makes the new ‘Made in India’ C-295 a total beast | VIDEO | India News

Taking India one step closer to achieving self-reliance and becoming self-sufficient in defense production, the country’s first “Made in India” Airbus C-295 military transport aircraft made its maiden sortie yesterday. The aircraft... Read more »

Cycling Japan: From Fukuoka to Tokyo

“So, when did you last ride a bike?”I was hopeful my self-deprecating friend was exaggerating when she told me it had been a while. “When I was 10,” she replied. The nervous... Read more »

AI jobs in Singapore: Fresh grads earn up to S$90k a year

[SINGAPORE] Big tech firms and global banks may be citing a shift to artificial intelligence (AI) to justify layoffs, but for workers who build these systems in Singapore, the technology is paying... Read more »

Has India deployed 12 nuclear warheads? Here’s what a new report claims | India News

New Delhi: A recent report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has made an unusual claim about India’s nuclear posture. According to the Swedish think tank, New Delhi has, for... Read more »

Shopee cuts jobs in Singapore amid AI push; software engineers among those affected

SINGAPORE: E-commerce giant Shopee has cut jobs in Singapore amid its latest foray into artificial intelligence, stating that the move comes after a regular review of business operations. Responding to media queries on Wednesday... Read more »

Asus ExpertBook Ultra (2026) Review: Where Enterprise Meets Premium

Corporate laptops have followed a strict, albeit unwritten code for decades. We all remember the era when IBM and Lenovo’s iconic ThinkPads ruled the roost with their boxy, matte-black carbon fibre shells... Read more »