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Enter the ChangiVerse: Changi first airport to join Roblox metaverse

Besides the terminals and the runways, familiar sights in the ChangiVerse include the iconic indoor waterfall surrounded by lush greenery at Jewel; the distinctive...

Citizen scientists discover new ‘snug’ in Brunei forest

Working with Taxon Expeditions, they managed to study the specimens, even analysed their DNA, in a field camp in the heart of the forest....

Singapore firm and UK partners build cheaper, greener satellite engine that runs on water

The new AquaHET engine is an optimised version of Hall-effect thrusters commonly used to fly satellites in space by accelerating ions – usually of...

Myanmar to resume floating water festival at tourist site

The floating Thingyan water festival will be held from April 13 to April 16 in Nan Pan village of Nyaungshwe township in Taunggyi District...

Singapore is top Asian city in Smart City Index, ranks seventh worldwide

Published by Swiss business school Institute for Management Development (IMD) on Tuesday, the index ranks 141 cities by how they use technology to address...

106-year-old indigenous Filipino woman becomes oldest person to grace Vogue cover

Also known as Maria Oggay, Whang-Od is often described as the last and oldest mambabatok, and the centenarian has been tattooing skin since the age...

Tagalog, Bahasa Indonesia and Thai to be taught at Harvard

The university’s Department of South Asian Studies will hire three instructors to teach Tagalog, Bahasa Indonesia, and Thai for the academic year 2023 to...

Singapore hosts the first Sneaker Con event in Southeast Asia

Sneaker Con (a.k.a The Greatest Sneaker Show on Earth) has been a place for sneakerheads and street style enthusiasts to meet and gather since...

Changi Airport regains crown, named world’s best airport for 12th time

The airport was also named best in Asia, best in the world for leisure amenities, and best in the world for airport dining at...

Grab’s ride-sharing service to be available islandwide from 5pm to 11pm as trial expands in Singapore

The service, which allows multiple passengers headed in the same direction to share a ride for a lower fee, has been available at Changi...

Singapore first country in Asia to get new pneumococcal vaccine

The vaccines protect against the more common bacterial strains responsible for pneumococcal disease, which causes a range of infections including pneumonia, meningitis, sinus and...

Catfish species discovered in Singapore’s only freshwater swamp

The surreptitious species – known as Encheloclarias kelioides (pic) – is among Asia’s most poorly understood clariid catfish, an air-breathing species characterised by their...

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Kaghati kolope (Indonesia): The oldest kite in Southeast Asia

Ancient Kite Kaghati Kolepe is unlike the paper kites we often see. They are made from kolope leaves or dried gadung tubers, bamboo skin, pineapple...

TOP 100 Leading Enterprises in Southeast Asia – P22. Astra International (Indonesia): The largest independent automative corporation in Southeast Asia

Founded in 1957 by Tjia Kian Tie and Liem Pen Hong, Astra has grown rapidly to become one of Indonesia's largest publicly traded companies....

Aguman Sanduk Festival (Philippines): The one-of-a-kind festival where men dress up in women’s clothes

The festival began in 1931 when a group of men decided to wear dresses to bring joy to the townspeople after Minalin suffered a...

TOP 100 Leading Enterprises in Southeast Asia – P.21. SEA Ltd (Singapore): Leading Technology Conglomerate in Southeast Asia

SEA Ltd is the parent company of these “giants”: Garena: Before rebranding to SEA, Garena was founded in 2009 by Forrest Li, Garena was initially...