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Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:55:55 +0800Can India’s national space agency keep its top scientists on board as the private spacetech sector booms?
As India’s private spacetech sector takes off, competition for its most experienced scientists is raising questions about how the country can build a thriving commercial space industry without hollowing out the institution that helped make it possi...
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:47:15 +0800‘Hopes are dashed’: Network School members express frustration after Forest City campus ordered to close
Some members of the tech startup community told CNA they are cutting short their stay in Johor and returning home after authorities ordered the Network School to cease operations immediately.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:34:39 +0800Fresh South China Sea tensions add urgency to ASEAN-China code of conduct talks: Analysts
The latest flashpoint has cast a shadow over this week’s ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila, which is also being attended by United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:14:09 +0800Blast in a tunnel at Indian hydropower project leaves 12 dead and 13 missing
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:58:11 +0800Australia protests China's 'destabilising' missile test
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:34:00 +0800From laundry rooms to convenience stores: Humanoids at China's World AI Conference
Larger than before, this year’s annual exhibition showcased China’s AI ambitions, and firms demonstrated how their robots are closer to being used in everyday life.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0800New head of Indonesia’s free meals programme quits after 45 days citing health reasons, as budget cuts loom
Nanik Sudaryati Deyang on Wednesday (Jul 22) said that she has a heart condition and that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has approved her resignation as head of the National Nutrition Agency.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:25:45 +0800India opposition leader Rahul Gandhi released after protest detention
Protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement have emerged as one of the biggest challenges to Modi's government since his re-election in 2024.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:25:00 +0800Allowing Iran control of Hormuz 'dangerous precedent', Rubio tells ASEAN
“There is a fundamental principle about freedom of navigation that is threatened,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told envoys at a Manila gathering of ASEAN.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:16:25 +0800Tech lifts Asia stocks, Brent crude back above US$92
Brent crude rose as President Donald Trump said the United States was "not finished" attacking Iran.
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:25:00 +0800Network School in Johor’s Forest City ordered to cease operations after business licence revoked
Iskandar Puteri City Council’s decision was in accordance with existing legal provisions, says Johor Chief Minister Onn Hafiz Ghazi.
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:09:02 +0800Africa surpasses Asia with highest population facing hunger: UN
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:54:00 +0800India court hands 44 Somalis life imprisonment for piracy
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0800He delivers food by day and pens poetry by night. Now he’s won China’s top literary prize
Wang Jibing, a 56-year-old food delivery rider from China’s eastern Jiangsu province, won the Lu Xun Literary Prize for his poetry collection titled Low Flight.
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:38:00 +0800North Korea reaffirms support for Moscow over Ukraine
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:06:27 +0800China's rising obesity fuels demand for weight-loss camps, drawing overseas interest
With weeks of supervised training and controlled meals, stay-in fitness programmes in China are attracting overseas participants looking to build healthier habits.
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:43:00 +0800Nine dead, 15 trapped after India tunnel collapse
The collapse was likely triggered by a blast, the cause of which was yet to be ascertained.
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:41:00 +0800Members of Indonesia syndicate which sold babies to Singapore get 3 to 7 years' jail
The 19 defendants were convicted of selling at least 34 babies between 2022 and 2025, some of whom were taken to Singapore and sold for thousands of dollars for each child.
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:55:00 +0800Philippines, China summon each other's envoys over South China Sea incident
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:26:00 +0800Modi calls for foolproof exam system in India after youth protests
Nearly 60 protesters were injured after clashes between police and supporters of the self-named Cockroach Janta Party over demands for the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.