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Hong Kong activist Andy Chan Ho Tin pushes on amid China's bid to stop his lunchtime talk

"We do not intend to be troublemakers. We just voice out what we want and what is important for Hong Kong people," says Mr Chan.
  • How Syed Saddiq got the news he'll be a minister

Malaysia's youngest minister, 25, out to show he is no 'kitten'

Singapore-born Sashi Cheliah crowned MasterChef Australia champion

FEATURES

Rohingya refugees: Trapped in a half-life, yearning to break free

ST visits Bangladesh to give a first-hand account of the day-to-day existence endured by nearly a million Rohingya in refugee camps, after fleeing violence in Myanmar.
  • Left: A 10m installation depicting a whale - made up of five tonnes of plastic waste pulled from the Pacific Ocean - on display in Brugges, Belgium, last month. Below: A gigantic heap of plastic bottles piling up at a junkyard in Chandigarh, India, i
  • Left: A 10m installation depicting a whale - made up of five tonnes of plastic waste pulled from the Pacific Ocean - on display in Brugges, Belgium, last month. Below: A gigantic heap of plastic bottles piling up at a junkyard in Chandigarh, India, i
  • Left: A 10m installation depicting a whale - made up of five tonnes of plastic waste pulled from the Pacific Ocean - on display in Brugges, Belgium, last month. Below: A gigantic heap of plastic bottles piling up at a junkyard in Chandigarh, India, i

Waging war on plastics

'Beating plastic pollution' is the theme for this year's World Environment Day. The Straits Times' correspondents look at recent plastic bans in Australia and India, as economies and firms worldwide double down on plastic waste.
  • Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad giving a thumbs up at the launch of the then new model Proton Savvy on June 8, 2005. The Proton national car project, Malaysia's first, was launched by Dr Mahathir in 1983. Perodua, the second national car project, was establi

After Proton, a new Saga III for Malaysia's national car project

For most Malaysians, the idea of another automobile project evokes memories of faulty power windows and wheezing engines.
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EDITORIAL NOTES

Is Tokyo paying sufficient attention to China's rise?: Yomiuri Shimbun

THE ASIAN VOICE

Malaysia's govt makes a slow but good start in first 100 days: Sin Chew Daily contributor

Irene Tham
 Estonia's cyber lessons for Singapore

Chong Koh Ping
 Liaoning aims to be gateway to N-E Asia

Daniel Wagner For The Straits Times
 China has the edge in race for AI supremacy

  • Thai pro-democracy protesters marching towards Government House during a rally in Bangkok on May 22, to mark the fourth anniversary of the 2014 military coup. They called for the junta government to hold an election this year, instead of February nex

Tan Hui Yee
 Keeping faith in the elusive Thai election

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