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1. In Malaysia, study on elected Kuala Lumpur mayor triggers another race debate

   The Malaysian government’s proposed study on whether Kuala Lumpur should elect its mayor instead of being appointed has detonated into what observers call a familiar “cultural war” over race, power and who gets to run the nation’s capital. The feasibility study announced by Hannah Yeoh, a minister from the Chinese-dominated Democratic Action Party, has also drawn criticism that the exercise is a...

2. Hong Kong man jailed for laundering millions through scam-linked bank accounts

   A Hong Kong man has been jailed for nearly four years after admitting to laundering millions of dollars in criminal proceeds through bank accounts linked to investment and romance scams. The 38-year-old defendant was sentenced on Wednesday to 44 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to two counts of money laundering at the District Court in Wan Chai. “To enhance deterrence against the use...

3. China probes mental hospitals over reports patients are being locked up in insurance scam

   China’s top medical watchdog has ordered a nationwide review of the country’s mental institutes following media reports that multiple hospitals in central China had locked up patients – including people who were not suffering from mental illnesses – as part of an insurance scam. The National Healthcare Security Administration said on Wednesday that its provincial bureaus should hold talks with...

4. China’s CATL tests EVs – and lithium’s dominance – with pioneering sodium-ion battery

   Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has deployed the world’s first sodium-ion batteries in passenger cars, as it aims to stay ahead in China’s fiercely competitive electric vehicle (EV) market amid price volatility in traditional lithium-ion batteries. The company’s new Naxtra battery will be installed in China Changan Automobile Group EVs this week for winter testing in the chilly Inner...

5. Gaza’s violent reality: hundreds have been killed since October ceasefire

   As the bodies of two dozen Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes arrived at hospitals in Gaza on Wednesday, the director of one asked a question that has echoed across the war-ravaged territory for months. “Where is the ceasefire? Where are the mediators?” Shifa Hospital’s Mohamed Abu Selmiya wrote on Facebook. At least 556 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since a US-brokered...

6. Hong Kong teachers withdrew HK$8.4 billion from pension funds in past school year

   Hong Kong public school teachers withdrew HK$8.4 billion (US$1.1 billion) from two retirement fund schemes in 2024-25, down 3.4 per cent from the year before, marking the third consecutive annual decline amid subsiding emigration. Resignation remained the main reason for withdrawals, rather than retirement, as a growing proportion of young teachers left the profession, accounting for 32 to 35...

7. 119 arrested over HK$20 million scheme selling fake ID cards for illegal work

   Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities have arrested 119 people linked to a HK$20 million (US$2.6 million) racket that sold fake identity cards and arranged accommodation for cross-border workers to obtain jobs illegally in the city – the largest sum recorded in such a case to date. The Immigration Department said on Thursday the operation was carried out between October and January in...

8. China first-generation celebrity known for photo of chubby face, scornful looks is unemployed

   More than two decades ago, he was among China’s first generation of online celebrities. A photograph of his large head went viral and his pudgy face was superimposed on a raft of well-known figures. However, Qian Zhijun, who is better known as Xiao Pang, or “Little Fatty” in English on social media, and who disappeared from the spotlight, is back, Dawan News reported. “My life is no different...

9. Malaysia bans e-waste imports: ‘not world’s dumping ground’

   Malaysia has announced an immediate and full ban on the importation of electronic waste, as the government vowed the country would not be a “dumping ground” for the world’s waste. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said in a statement late on Wednesday that all electronic waste, commonly known as e-waste, would be reclassified under the “absolute prohibition” category effective...

10. Outrage in South Korea over ‘importing virgins’ proposal to raise birth rate

    A South Korean governor has sparked outrage after he proposed “importing Sri Lankan and Vietnamese virgins” to help stem the population decline in provincial areas. Jindo county Governor Kim Hee-soo made the suggestion during a town hall meeting in South Jeolla to discuss an administrative merger of nine cities and counties in the province with Gwangju Metropolitan City. “Of the 89 regions...