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India security forces kill 14 Maoist rebels in clashes: Police

In Bali, the holiday vibe masks memories of a massacre

Surfers at Batu Belig beach in Bali on Nov 28. The development of mass tourism on the island was a deliberate strategy to resuscitate an economy shattered by the mass killings, historians say.
Surfers at Batu Belig beach in Bali on Nov 28. The development of mass tourism on the island was a deliberate strategy to resuscitate an economy shattered by the mass killings, historians say.

A soldier’s last battle: At 95, he yearns for North Korea but grieves leaving family behind

wtsoldier - Mr Ahn Hak-sop, 95, is a former North Korean soldier who spent more than 42 years in prison and bears hope of returning to North Korea to die and be buried there as he sees South Korea as a "colony of the United States". 

ST Photo: Wendy Teo
wtsoldier - Mr Ahn Hak-sop, 95, is a former North Korean soldier who spent more than 42 years in prison and bears hope of returning to North Korea to die and be buried there as he sees South Korea as a "colony of the United States". 

ST Photo: Wendy Teo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.