DPP’s Lai Ching-te widens lead in polls two weeks before Taiwan presidential election (www.straitstimes.com)
South Africa seeks International Court of Justice genocide order against Israel | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Indian man urinating on train track dies after being hit by ‘flying cow’ | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Former China central bank official jailed for 16 years for graft: Caixin | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Shipment delays, higher rates expected in 2024 as water levels in Panama Canal fall to 73-year low (www.straitstimes.com)
Hindu bus conductor fired for helping Muslim passengers: Does it reflect an increasingly polarised India? (www.straitstimes.com)
Singapore port hits all-time high of 3 billion gross tons in vessel arrivals in 2023 (www.straitstimes.com)
Hong Kong is building public housing on a golf course in a snub to the old elite (www.straitstimes.com)
Highway service zone construction suspended after fossil discovery in China | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Former Swiss banker admits helping wealthy US taxpayers hide assets in Singapore and elsewhere | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Russians banned from travel to hand over passports within five days: Decree | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Man who sued woman for $3m after she rejected him charged with cheating in unrelated case (www.straitstimes.com)
Where do we flee? Japan’s outlying islands brace themselves for war in Taiwan Strait (www.straitstimes.com)
Murder of Mongolian model: Altantuya’s dad shocked over release of Malaysian ex-cop from detention (www.straitstimes.com)
Cashless payments and easier fund transfers launched between S’pore and Indonesia, Malaysia (www.straitstimes.com)
Xi denies 2027 Taiwan invasion plans, but analysts say island should remain vigilant (www.straitstimes.com)