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1. ‘No longer contentious’: Malaysia to weigh Singapore’s water project plan

   Malaysia said on Thursday that it would consider a proposal by Singapore to jointly develop water infrastructure in southern Johor, signalling the intention of both sides to move beyond decades of rancour over the vital resource. The two countries have for years disagreed over various issues related to water supply, ranging from prices to the interpretation of the 1962 water agreement signed by...

2. Cyber scams threaten confidence in India’s outsourcing industry

   India’s hard-won reputation as the world’s back office, built on trusted call-centre and IT services, is coming under pressure as increasingly sophisticated cyber scam networks emerge within the same digital ecosystem that underpins its outsourcing success. A police raid late last month on a Hyderabad call centre that allegedly trained tele-callers to mimic Australian accents has sharpened those...

3. Hong Kong to double living allowance for fire-hit households to HK$100,000

   Hong Kong authorities have doubled the living allowance from HK$50,000 (US$6,410) to HK$100,000 for each household at inferno-ravaged Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, while assuring affected residents that a long-term solution on housing settlement will be found for them. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen revealed more support measures on Thursday for thousands of residents at the...

4. ‘Complete mayhem’: chaos after India’s largest airline cancels 1,200 flights

   Chaos gripped Indian airports on Thursday after the country’s largest airline IndiGo cancelled more than 1,200 flights, stranding thousands of passengers. The company blamed the disruption on “unforeseen operational challenges” including technical glitches, adverse weather and new rules for workers. India’s aviation watchdog ordered an investigation and demanded that IndiGo respond with plans to...

5. ‘Let me stay’: residents of block unscathed by Hong Kong fire hope to return

   Some residents of the only housing block to emerge unscathed by Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades have expressed hope that they could continue living in their flats, citing their deep emotional connection to the neighbourhood. Wang Chi House residents arrived at the block on Thursday for the second and final day of collecting belongings from their homes, with dozens packing light to make...

6. China’s top AI chip firms set for bumper IPOs as Nvidia kept out of market

   China’s Nvidia challengers Moore Threads and MetaX are set for their hotly anticipated market debuts, driven by investor excitement over domestic demand for home-grown graphics processing units (GPUs) amid Beijing’s tech self-sufficiency drive. Beijing-based GPU maker Moore Threads, which was 4,000 times oversubscribed after launching its 8 billion yuan (US$1.13 billion) initial public offering...

7. EU launches 1st formal review of Chinese EV tariffs after VW Anhui’s submission

   The EU has for the first time launched a formal review of a price undertaking offer from a company seeking to avoid its tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, following a submission from Volkswagen’s Chinese joint venture. Over the course of 12 to 15 months, the European Commission will examine whether VW Anhui can replace its countervailing duties with a managed price system in a move that...

8. Charity leader’s faith in humanity renewed as 294 pets rescued in Hong Kong fire

   Nearly 300 pets have been rescued from the deadly inferno that engulfed a Hong Kong housing estate last week, including fish, parrots and turtles, with a charity leader saying the recovery efforts have “strengthened her belief in humanity”. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said in a social media post that as of 8pm on Wednesday, 364 animals had been found since the...

9. Hong Kong lawyer who had sex with girl, 12, jailed for 3 years, 7 months

   A Hong Kong lawyer has been jailed for three years and seven months for having sex twice with a 12-year-old girl and taking more than 200 photographs and videos of the illegal acts. The District Court on Thursday rejected the claim by Kelvin Luk Kin-ting, 40, that he was in a serious and genuinely loving relationship with the girl, finding instead that he had preyed on her immaturity and...

10. South Korea hosts ‘dark tour’ of martial law sites

    December 3 was the one-year anniversary of then-President Yoon Suk-yeol’s temporary declaration of martial law in South Korea. To mark the occasion, more than 200 people were led on a tour of the National Assembly, which was seized by troops during the political crisis that shook the country.