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Malaysia bans foreign cards at fuel pumps, but S’poreans still free to swipe for RON97

The ban is meant to prevent the misuse of subsidised petrol RON95.

A petrol pump screen displaying “Grades not available for your card” at a Petronas station in Johor Bahru on April 1.

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Prabowo and Anwar dial into the Gulf to protect energy and political standing

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Chiang Mai declares two wildfire disaster zones, steps up emergency aid

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Hong Kong’s ‘hero trees’ lose their glory as climate warms

North Korea-linked hack hits largely invisible software that powers online services

No joke: Thai government warns of jail time for April Fool’s hoaxes

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After border clashes with Thailand, Cambodia’s economic time bomb ticks louder

The economic realities have raised questions over the performance of Cambodia’s leadership.

Mr Sim Srong surveys the damage of his shop in Samraong district, near the Thai border in Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province. His shop was damaged during the outbreak of hostilities between Cambodia and Thailand.

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How to get a billion passengers to fly in India

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For kinship, not gifts: China’s rise redefines ties with relatives abroad

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Singapore and Shandong to make joint push into green, high-tech future

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Australia considers raising taxes for energy giants as gas profits surge amid Mid-East war

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Jakarta condemns incidents that killed three Indonesian UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

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‘The mosque, the river, the sea’: Why Terengganu folk say they need little else to be happy

Climate change

News analysis

India updates climate targets as energy crisis bites

India added an estimated record 48GW of renewable energy capacity in 2025, versus about 9GW of new coal capacity.

A man rides a motorcycle through a field of solar panels in Gujarat Solar Park at Patan district, Gujarat, India, on Sept 12, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS

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What do higher energy prices and the war in the Middle East mean for renewables?

Climate change and Singapore’s adaptation strategy cannot wait for geopolitics to stabilise

Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UN

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Deforestation surge and El Nino raise fears of a repeat of Indonesia’s 2015 haze crisis

This handout photo taken in Merauke regency, South Papua, on March 17, 2025 and released by Mighty Earth shows a deforested area that will be converted into a sugar cane plantation.
This handout photo taken in Merauke regency, South Papua, on March 17, 2025 and released by Mighty Earth shows a deforested area that will be converted into a sugar cane plantation.

Russia launches rare daytime drone attack on Ukraine, killing four, Ukrainian officials say

4 high-value paintings linked to 1MDB case, including a Picasso, to arrive in Malaysia on April 6

Pablo Picasso's L’Ecuyère et les clowns (1961) is among the artworks being repatriated to Malaysia.
Pablo Picasso's L’Ecuyère et les clowns (1961) is among the artworks being repatriated to Malaysia.

Thailand to force cannabis shops into medical model as numbers plunge

Any cannabis shop seeking a licence renewal would have to upgrade into a medical facility.
Any cannabis shop seeking a licence renewal would have to upgrade into a medical facility.

20 local governments in Japan, including Hokkaido, introduce new lodging tax

The move highlights a growing effort to address overtourism as the number of foreign visitors rises.
The move highlights a growing effort to address overtourism as the number of foreign visitors rises.

Malaysia starts enforcing total ban on e-waste imports

Special task force officials intercepted 242 tonnes of e-waste during a raid on March 30 at Port Klang, Malaysia’s biggest and busiest harbour.
Special task force officials intercepted 242 tonnes of e-waste during a raid on March 30 at Port Klang, Malaysia’s biggest and busiest harbour.

French peacekeeping troops in Lebanon subject to 'unacceptable intimidation' -junior minister

Estonia says stray Ukrainian drones targeting Russia entered its territory this week

Accused money laundering leader extradited from Cambodia to China

Russia says its troops have taken full control of Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine

A view shows a multi-storey residential building damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the town of Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine August 8, 2024. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
A view shows a multi-storey residential building damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the town of Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine August 8, 2024. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

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