Online Debates About China’s Train Traditions: No More Instant Noodles or Cigarette Breaks?

These days have been filled with tension and anger in the city of Jiangyou (江油市), Sichuan, after a rare, large-scale protest broke out following public outrage over a severe bullying incident and... Read more »

Punggol Heritage Trail opens at site of old road

SINGAPORE – A 400m section of the Punggol Heritage Trail was opened on Aug 23, turning what was once a single carriageway road for vehicles into a path for people to walk... Read more »

‘Voters Adhikar’ Or Political Strategy: Is Bihar Becoming Testing Ground For Fractured Opposition Unity? | India News

New Delhi: The 2025 Bihar Assembly elections are around the corner, and the INDIA bloc is once again trying to make the state a testing ground for opposition unity. After the 2024 Lok... Read more »

World’s climate change crisis has tourists seeking ‘coolcations’

Record heat waves, blazing wildfires and oppressive humidity are transforming the world’s tourism industry as holidaymakers struggle to deal with the havoc wrought by climate change. That’s seen a growing number look... Read more »

Italian man on trial for human trafficking; Singaporean woman allegedly tricked into sex work in Dubai

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman who met an Italian man on the dating app Tinder later agreed to travel with him to Qatar via Dubai, thinking he was a wealthy man who wanted... Read more »

As Trump’s Tariff Deadline Looms, Jaishankar Sends Strong Message, Says ‘If You Don’t Like It, Don’t Buy It’ | India News

New Delhi:  In an assertive address, External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar on Saturday laid out India’s uncompromising stance on strategic autonomy, trade negotiations, and its calibrated global engagements, making it clear... Read more »

Babymetal Makes History With Metal Forth Album

In this week’s news roundup we report on the latest Babymetal album, Metal Forth, which landed in the top 10 on the US billboard chart. Two firefighters are killed following a devastating... Read more »

Intense Online Censorship of Video and Hashtags About Mass Protests in Jiangyou, Sichuan Province

Following rare mass protests that broke out in the city of Jiangyou in Sichuan province earlier this month in response to the bullying of a 14-year-old girl, CDT Chinese editors have tracked... Read more »

Muted response on first Friday of new 4am alcohol sales cut-off, with nightspots cautious and revellers unmoved

Sales also improved by 15 to 20 per cent due to the extra hour, he said. “The new orders coming in after 3am, it’s considered quite a lot per table,” said Mr... Read more »

Uttarakhand: Woman Trapped Under Debris, Man Missing After Chamoli Cloudburst | India News

 A woman has been trapped under the debris of her house, while a man has gone missing after a cloudburst struck Chamoli district’s Tharali tehsil, officials said. The incident took place late... Read more »