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1. Starving Myanmar fighters join enemies for money as ‘dirty reality’ bites

   A 24-year-old fighter from Myanmar’s pro-democracy People’s Defence Force has said many of those who fight alongside him have switched sides at times in the long-running civil war, with a lack of financial compensation forcing them to temporarily side with a junta-aligned armed group. The fighter, who identified himself only as Soe, joined the PDF to “regain democracy” after the military coup of...

2. Powerful wave at Spanish tourist island sweeps swimmers to sea, killing 4

   A powerful wave dragged a group of swimmers out to sea while they were in a popular seawater pool along the rocky, western coastline of the Spanish island of Tenerife, leaving four died and one missing, Spanish authorities said Monday. Crews recovered three bodies on Sunday - a 35-year-old man, a 55-year-old woman and another man - during a major rescue operation that used jet skis and...

3. Fighting rages across Thai-Cambodian border as US calls for calm

   At least eight people have been killed in renewed fighting on the Thai-Cambodian border, officials said on Tuesday, as Bangkok accused Phnom Penh of launching cross-border rocket attacks despite a White House warning to end the bloodshed. The latest escalation has shattered a shaky US-steered truce that had largely held since late October, when Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and...

4. China tests super wireless rail convoy that could carry 3 Eiffel Towers

   China has tested a rail system that links multiple freight trains through a wireless system rather than physical coupling. On Monday, a test conducted on the Baoshen Railway in Inner Mongolia saw seven freight trains with a combined cargo capacity of 35,000 tonnes – 3½ times the weight of the Eiffel Tower – running together much more closely than would be usually required when they travel as...

5. Hong Kong launches HKEX Tech 100 Index in pivot towards innovation-driven growth

   Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has launched its first equity index tracking Hong Kong-listed technology companies, underscoring the city’s ongoing shift from a market long dominated by property and finance towards innovation-driven growth. Unveiled on Tuesday, the HKEX Tech 100 Index tracks 100 large-cap and mid-cap companies spanning artificial intelligence, biotech and pharmaceuticals,...

6. Probe into allegedly fake mesh certificates widened to 6 Hong Kong estates

   Hong Kong police have expanded their investigation into allegedly fake scaffolding net safety certificates to four more estates, following the earlier discovery of such documents at two housing sites that prompted a citywide removal of mesh netting. The force said on Monday evening that it had received reports of the allegedly fraudulent certificates at the six estates and that a probe was under...

7. Hitting China with tariffs should be ‘last resort’, German foreign minister says

   German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has warned that Europe must be “extremely cautious” about slapping tariffs on China, as it could prompt Beijing to take countermeasures that could turn into a “spiral”. The remarks came after French President Emmanuel Macron said he had told Beijing during his visit to China last week that Europe would be forced to take “strong measures” against Chinese...

8. Can Singapore’s cyber laws keep pace with speed of borderless online threats?

   Singapore’s approach to curbing foreign interference and cybercrime is being tested by the sheer speed and borderless nature of online threats, according to analysts who say the city state’s legal powers provide important safeguards but are unlikely to fully keep pace with a rapidly evolving digital landscape. They note that while swift takedown orders and targeted legislation have strengthened...

9. Operation Santa Claus helps Hong Kong children with rare rheumatic diseases

   Imagine waking up one day and suddenly being unable to use your legs. That was what happened to Rain Shiu Tin-yung in Hong Kong when he was six. “He got up that morning, but his knees hurt so much that he couldn’t walk. He was in so much pain,” Shiu’s mother, Apple Kwok Siu-ping, recalled. The pain only worsened. “All his joints were inflamed. It was so painful he would wake up crying,” Kwok...

10. Hong Kong’s MPF marks 25 years with strong returns, ‘growing public confidence’

    The Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) turns 25 years old this month, with most of its pension funds delivering solid returns that have enabled all but the most conservative members to outpace both inflation and bank deposits, according to data from the pension regulator. The year-to-date net investment return of the MPF stood at 15 per cent, putting the retirement scheme on track for its best year...