Why Ramen and Top Tokyo Restaurants Lost Their Michelin Stars

I have a complicated relationship with the Michelin Guide. Perhaps “relationship” isn’t quite the right word for a corporation that’s certainly unaware of my existence. But I really, really love restaurants. It’s... Read more »

Temu Hit With Fine in E.U. Over Sales of Unsafe Goods

The low-cost Chinese e-commerce platform Temu was fined 200 million euros ($232 million) by the European Union on Thursday for failing to spot and curb the sale of illegal products. The European... Read more »

From coral reefs to whales: Dive in to discover marine wonders at Science Centre exhibition

SINGAPORE – An animated otter swims around playfully in a virtual kelp forest as a bright yellow submarine cheerfully guides visitors through seagrass meadows, microscopic plankton communities and other ocean environments. This... Read more »

Revenue official accuses BJP MLA of assault for refusing document to relative, FIR filed | India News

3 min readUpdated: May 28, 2026 02:29 PM IST An FIR has been registered against Chhattisgarh BJP MLA Ramkumar Toppo and more than a dozen of his aides for allegedly assaulting a... Read more »

Tokyo Day Trip: Utsunomiya “Gyoza Town” | Living

Just a quick train ride up northward from Tokyo, Utsunomiya offers an unexpected specialty: gyoza. Embracing its identity as Japan’s premier “gyoza town,” the streets of Utsunomiya are lined with small family-run... Read more »

Global fuel crisis adds urgency to Cambodian push to tap $383 billion worth of energy resources

The oil shock from the Iran conflict has created renewed urgency for Cambodia to resolve a festering maritime dispute with Thailand and unlock undersea energy resources worth US$300 billion (S$383 billion), Cambodia’s... Read more »

US launches fresh defensive strikes on Iran after drone threat near Hormuz | World News

US forces carried out new defensive strikes on Wednesday on an Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones, according to US officials. The officials, who were not authorised to... Read more »

133-year-old Japanese company’s cookies go beyond matcha with dashi and shichimi flavors

Kayanoya’s Satoyama Cookies give you four flavors for a snack session unlike any other. The other day, we found ourselves thinking “We want to eat some cookies.” In and of itself, that’s... Read more »

Man in Thailand slashes and holds wife captive, kills her teen daughter after taking meth pill

Man arrested for assaulting new wife, killing her daughter A man in the Si Bun Rueang district of Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, was arrested for slashing his new wife, holding her... Read more »

SKP Linked Liquidity Routes Exploited Worth $212,000 Across BNB Chain

BNB Chain ecosystem battles fresh security concerns as attackers have managed to exploit SKP-linked liquidity routes and drained nearly $212,000 (roughly Rs. 2 crore) from multiple DeFi protocols. Blockchain security firm TenArmor... Read more »