China removes 6 generals from legislature as military anti-corruption drive continues

The PLA commanders were among the 13 legislators who were removed. Photo: Reuters

China has removed six senior PLA officers from the country’s top legislative body, a sign that President Xi Jinping’s military anti-corruption campaign is not slowing down.

According to a late-night notice issued by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee on Friday, 13 members of the legislature had been removed and one had resigned.

Away from the military, those removed included a former top financial regulator and the ex-


Dozens arrested in Indonesia after anti-government protest turns violent

Around 100 people had gathered in Surabaya to protest a fuel price increase and the president’s flagship free meals scheme

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Indonesian police arrest a student following clashes during protest in Surabaya on Friday. Photo: AFP

Indonesian police have arrested dozens of protesters following a rally against President Prabowo Subianto ’s policies in the country’s second-largest city, a rights group said on Saturday.

Around 100 people gathered near a government building in Surabaya on Friday, journalists on the scene estimated

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Baby Danny’s 3-year care order can be cut short if in best interests: Hong Kong minister

‘Of course we can apply to the court to shorten the protection order, but everything must be based on the judgment of our professional colleagues,’ Chris Sun says

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Baby Danny’s parents, Tsang Wai-bong (left) and Kwan Pui-sin. Photo: Sun Yeung
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Iran survived 3 months of war. Can it survive the aftermath?

A residential building that was damaged in a US-Israeli strike earlier this year is seen in Tehran, Iran, on June 7. Photo: West Asia News Agency/Reuters

Three months of war with the United States and Israel may not have broken Iran ’s resistance, but its economy has been brought to its knees.
Forty days of American and Israeli bombing in March and early April – targeting energy grids, steel mills, petrochemical plants, ports and transport corridors – were followed by a two-month US naval blockade that sealed off
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Hong Kong to expand southbound travel scheme to all 21 Guangdong cities as demand surges

Hong Kong authorities have planned to expand a scheme allowing mainland Chinese motorists to drive into the city for leisure to all 21 Guangdong cities by the first quarter of next year, after applications reached about three times the daily quota.

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Saturday that about 15,000 motorists had applied through mainland authorities for next month’s Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles scheme.

The scheme will be extended to all nine mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area, up from the current

Approved vehicles can enter Hong Kong via the mega bridge and may use the “Park and Fly” facility if catching flights, drop off or pick up passengers, or apply to drive into urban areas. Photo: Edmond So

Prediction markets: Hong Kong ban alone will not solve risks, legal experts say

Polymarket is one of the largest prediction market platforms. Photo: TNS
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From Kuantan to ‘Oscars of science’: top Malaysian scientist is constantly adapting

Breakthrough Prize winner Thein Swee Lay’s research has helped turn sickle cell disease and beta-thalassaemia into treatable conditions

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Dr Thein Swee Lay works in her lab at the US National Institutes of Health in Washington. Photo: Julie Erb-Alvarez

For Dr Thein Swee Lay, the only Malaysian scientist to have won the Breakthrough Prize, cracking a code in gene therapy was easier than hunting down an authentic version of her hometown popiah – or spring rolls – in the US, where she has been based for years.

“I have

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Singapore graduates settle for half pay in brutal jobs market

People look out from a jetty overlooking the city skyline in Singapore. Photo: AFP

As the class of 2026 join the race to find jobs, unemployed college graduates in Singapore are taking a last-ditch shot at getting ahead via temporary government-funded gigs that earn them half the median first pay cheque.

The government’s Graduate Industry Traineeships, known as GRIT, offer a stopgap for graduates to gain industry-relevant experience with government agencies or private businesses, earning between S$1,80

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Hong Kong’s Tiu Keng Leng residents win landmark case in 1996 – SCMP archive

On this day 30 years ago, a judge ruled refugees living in Rennie’s Mill were treated unfairly although their homes were ultimately demolished

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Rennie’s Mill residents celebrate outside the High Court after winning the court case on Jun 27, 1996. Photo: Robert Ng

This article was first published on June 28, 1996.

Rennie’s Mill residents win battle for damages

by Cliff Buddle and Ng Kang-chung

Rennie’s Mill residents won their marathon battle with the Government yesterday (June 27,


Asean’s side deals in Myanmar risk missing where the power truly lies

Myanmar’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum (left) with other Southeast Asian leaders at the Asean summit in Cebu, the Philippines, on May 8. Photo: Pool via Reuters

Yuyun Wahyuningrum and Sarah Teitt

As Asean foreign ministers prepare to meet in Manila from July 21-22, a quiet but significant shift is under way in the bloc’s approach to Myanmar .
Although the Association of Southeast Asian Nations remains formally committed to the “ five-point consensus ”, several member states appear to be reconsidering the collective pressure strategy adopted since the 2021 coup.

Rather than abandoning the consensus outright