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We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Indonesia slams Singapore’s ‘shameful’ fuel prices, plans pivot to US imports

2. In Singapore, Gen Z voters are less happy with the election results. Here’s why

3. Putin’s ‘second wife’ joke about Anwar draws laughs and backlash in Malaysia

4. India claims military superiority despite Pakistan’s Chinese weapons

5. How K-scandals are costing South Korea’s entertainment industry

6. ‘Nerve-breaking’: is the Philippines’ missile build-up a deterrent or a danger?

7. ‘Never seen anything like this’: lizard found eating abandoned baby near Bangkok



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SCMP Highlights

Singapore’s ‘shameful’ fuel prices slammed, Malaysia Putin backlash: 7 Asia highlights

An oil refinery on Pulau Bukom off Singapore. Indonesia imports a large volume of fuel from Singapore due to its lack of refining capacity. Photo: AFP

Workers wait for customers at a fuel station of Indonesia’s state-owned oil company Pertamina in Surabaya on March 4, 2025. Photo: AFP

A survey in Singapore shows different levels of satisfaction among the age groups on the outcome of the 2025 election, in which the ruling People’s Action Party, led by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, won a resounding mandate. Photo: Xinhua

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (right) is welcomed by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Wednesday. Photo: Kremlin/dpa

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) visiting Adampur air force base in Punjab on Tuesday. Photo: India’s Press Information Bureau via Reuters

South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun, embroiled in controversy over his relationship with actress the late Kim Sae-ron, sheds tears during a press conference in Seoul on March 31. Photo: Reuters

A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars) is fired as part of a US-Philippines live-fire exercise. Photo: AFP

In Thailand, a monitor lizard was found with the body of a baby in its mouth. Photo: Facebook/Nakon45

Foreign degrees lose lustre in China, Japan’s phone addiction: 5 weekend reads you missed

People linger around a Pop Mart store, a Chinese pop culture brand, near Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese graduates of Columbia University attend the commencement ceremony in New York City, United States. Photo: Xinhua

Illustration: Davies C. Surya

Shoppers walk past the window of a Pop Mart store near the Louvre Museum in Paris. The Chinese toy giant has attracted a devoted fan base in Europe with its Labubu and Crybaby collectible dolls. Photo: Xiaofei Xu

A woman looks at her phone with Tokyo Tower in the background. Photo: AFP

Chemistry professor Fan Daidi, 59, has created a Hong Kong-listed giant. Photo: Handout

Coldplay performs at Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong on April 9. Photo: Harvey Kong

India-Pakistan water wars, NewJeans saga ‘detrimental’ to K-pop: 7 Asia highlights

NewJeans rebranded as NJZ amid the dispute with Ador and Hybe. Photo: Facebook/NewJeans


A photo circulated on social media shows Su Haijin (back row, far left) and Chee Hong Tat (front row, far right) at an event. Photo: Instagram/toxicstatenarrativeinsg

A key witness in a Malaysian corruption case was kidnapped on her way to see authorities. Photo: Shutterstock

NewJeans attend the Billboard Women in Music Awards in Inglewood, California, US, March 6, 2024. Photo: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

A parched stretch of the Indus River in Hyderabad, Sindh province, Pakistan. Photo: Shutterstock

According to the results of a new survey, 45 per cent of Japan’s full-time workforce is engaging in “quiet quitting” – doing just enough to get by without striving for promotions or recognition. Photo: Shutterstock

A traditional Balinese Janger dancer performs at Pererenan Beach in Indonesia’s Bali on April 29. Photo: Xinhua

Dr Jaiteerth Joshi (right), CEO of BrahMos, gestures during the inauguration of the BrahMos Aerospace Integration and Testing Facility in Lucknow in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Photo: AP

Philippine midterms: did pro-Duterte candidates benefit from ‘China-funded’ troll farms?

People attend a campaign rally of senatorial candidates under the party of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte in Manila on May 8, ahead of the country’s midterm elections. Photo: AFP

Senator Bong Go (centre) gestures during a motorcade in Manila, the Philippines, on May 7. He is among the 15 candidates named in the complaint. Photo: EPA-EFE

A poster with an illustration of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is displayed at Bangkerohan, in Davao City, the Philippines, in March. Photo: Reuters

Protesters gestures and hold placards during a demonstration against electoral fraud outside the Commission on Elections office in Manila, the Philippines, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

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From Indonesia criticising Singapore’s fuel prices to the Philippines’ missile build-up, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting


From Indonesia criticising Singapore’s fuel prices to the Philippines’ missile build-up, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.
