Bought for RM1 in 2001, AirAsia grew from a struggling Malaysian carrier into one of Asia’s best-known low-cost airline groups, but more than two decades later, it is facing mounting financial pressure from debt and rising fuel costs.
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Equity markets across Asia were mostly higher in early trade as Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, Wellington and Jakarta all advanced.
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Set in Singapore and Malaya before and during the Japanese Occupation, award-winning animated film The Violinist doesn't dilute its local history for international audiences. Minor spoilers ahead....
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The 21-year-old will make history as the country's first surfer to compete at the continental Games, marking a new high in a journey that began during a family beach holiday in Bali a decade ago....
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Asia is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, says Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu at the inaugural Global Cooling Pledge Assembly....
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Costa Rica formally applied to join the trade deal on Dec 23, 2022.
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Electronic NODX surged by 131.8 per cent in August.
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Calls for an AI slowdown grew after warnings from researchers and executives at leading AI companies.
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The vouchers can be used at all of FairPrice supermarkets with no minimum spend, from the day after it is issued until Oct 14.
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She once thought she was hopeless at crafts. In her 50s, Lu-lyn Chang found calm, creativity and a new purpose through macrame and Bound Designs.
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The year-round operation covers everything from crowd safety and ticketing logistics to tracking global events that could impact the Singapore race.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim can buy time if he can resist his deputy’s push for an immediate general election. But he still needs a solution, says Asian studies professor James Chin....
