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1. Trump’s 2026 trip to China

2. Why war on Iran is not Trump’s to end: Israel may ‘fan the flames’

   The US-Israeli war on Iran could prove difficult to end in the short term, with Israel expected to continue to “fan the flames”, Chinese experts have warned. However, they still believe that the intense back-and-forth attacks and high tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are unlikely to last. They also reject the notion that a prolonged Middle East conflict involving the United States would benefit...

3. Why Indonesia’s waste-to-energy goal may not be ‘quick fix’ for landfill crisis

   Indonesia’s appointment of two Chinese companies to run waste-to-energy (WtE) projects in two cities, an initiative of President Prabowo Subianto to reduce mounting rubbish in landfills while providing energy, has sparked a debate over costs, efficiency and whether its waste-reduction efforts are on track. Danantara, the Indonesian state wealth fund, on Friday announced that it had chosen...

4. ‘Outdated intelligence’: US faces mounting evidence in deadly strike on Iran school

   Outdated intelligence likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on a junior school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a US official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary US military investigation into the incident. The bombing of the school and its casualties involving...

5. Malaysian man jailed for 10 months, fined US$12,700 over Facebook post insulting Islam

   The administrator of a Facebook account has been jailed 10 months and fined 50,000 ringgit (US$12,700) by the Sessions Court in Miri, Sarawak, over a post deemed insulting to Islam. The Malaysian Comm­unications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said John Mule anak Alai, 48, was convicted under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for improper use of network...

6. Preparing for the worst? US bunker maker claims big demand in Middle East

   Since the war in the Middle East began nearly two weeks ago, the phone at Ron Hubbard’s bomb shelter company in Texas has not stopped ringing. Foreign and US clients are rushing to buy his bunkers, seeking refuge in case of air raids, nuclear fallout or apocalypse. With the United States and Israel pounding Iran, and Tehran retaliating with strikes across the region, Hubbard has seen demand for...

7. Singaporean man convicted for driving away with lover’s husband clinging to car bonnet

   A Singaporean man who claimed he drove off with his lover’s husband on the bonnet of his car because he was scared of the other man was convicted on Tuesday, after District Judge Ong Luan Tze called his actions an unreasonable response, despite the situation. Chia Hiok Seah, 50, was in his car at a multi-storey car park in Sengkang in the wee hours of June 29, 2024, with a married woman. The...

8. China’s 5-year jet goals target C919 output, a new engine and reduced reliance

   Beijing aims to accelerate the rise of China’s home-grown airliner fleet, including the C909 regional plane, C919 narrowbody and C929 widebody, through 2030. This push to challenge the duopoly of Boeing and Airbus comes as a national five-year plan calls for aircraft production, development and the roll-out of a domestically developed engine. The next five years will prove vital to the success...

9. Why Southeast Asia’s small firms could bear the brunt of the latest oil shock

   Singapore pizza shop owner Roy Chan has ridden out more than one business shock – from the Covid-19 pandemic to US tariff pressures – but he now sees another looming threat. Suppliers for ingredients used at his Goldenroy Sourdough Pizza restaurant had warned prices could soon rise by up to 30 per cent following a surge in oil prices due to the escalating Iran war, Chan said. “Delivery providers...

10. Man arrested after Hong Kong bridge crash injures 10, disrupts airport-bound traffic

    A man has been arrested after a collision involving more than 10 cars on a major bridge injured 10 people and resulted in the closure of most lanes leading to the Hong Kong airport. Police said they received a report about the crash on Tsing Ma Bridge at 8.31am on Thursday, adding that the 10 people were sent to the North Lantau Hospital with mild injuries. The force later arrested the man for...