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Private art museum Dib Bangkok opens in Thailand in honour of late collector
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/01/2026
» With his curly hair and thick-rimmed glasses, the late Thai collector Petch Osathanugrah cut a distinct figure. An industrialist, musician and heir to a popular energy drink company, he amassed a vast collection of more than 1,000 artworks and was in the early stages of building a private museum in Bangkok when he died from a heart attack in 2023.
2,000-year-old machine found in China tomb could be binary computer
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/01/2026
» BEIJING —The computer, at its core, is an input-output device: it receives instructions, executes programmes, performs calculations automatically and produces results.
Malaysia arrests 2 over video of man in headscarf drinking alcohol
South China Morning Post, Published on 25/12/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Two people have been arrested in Malaysia after a viral video showing a man wearing a headscarf while drinking alcohol at a hair salon triggered religious sensitivities in the Muslim-majority country.
How Thailand's craft chocolate industry is raising the bar with sustainable practices
South China Morning Post, Published on 12/07/2025
» When it comes to countries that produce chocolate, Switzerland and Belgium may be among the first to come to mind. But neither of them grow cacao, the fruit whose seeds are needed to make chocolate. In fact, 70% of the world's cacao comes from the Ivory Coast, in western Africa.
Air passenger from Bangkok arrested in Hong Kong over 'space oil' haul worth B36m
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/02/2025
» HONG KONG — A 22-year-old air passenger from Bangkok has been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of bringing in eight kilogrammes of the key component of the emerging drug known as "space oil", worth an estimated HK$8.4 million (36 million baht).
Hong Kong's past heatwaves potentially contributed to 1,677 excess deaths: university study
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/08/2024
» Heatwaves in Hong Kong over the last 10 years may have contributed to more than 1,600 deaths, according to a projection from university researchers, who have urged authorities to create an extreme weather action plan to reduce health risks.
Viral TikTok videos from Singaporean architect bring feng shui to new audience
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/07/2024
» SINGAPORE - In 2020, when the world was in the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic, Cliff Tan entered a quarantine hotel in his native Singapore. At the time, the architect had 50 followers on TikTok.
Singapore jails woman for swindling Pokemon card buyers
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/06/2023
» SINGAPORE: After being told by a woman in Singapore that he would receive a discount on each case of Pokemon cards from his bulk purchase on Carousell, one buyer paid her close to S$80,000 (US$60,000) in deposits.
Singapore jails helper for biting baby
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/04/2023
» A domestic helper who was hired to care for twin babies in Singapore bit one of them out of frustration when the toddler would not go to sleep.
Singaporeans jailed for pouring hot coffee on Indonesian domestic helper
South China Morning Post, Published on 09/03/2023
» A week into her first job in Singapore, a domestic helper told her employer that she wanted to return to the maid agency, as her employer's wife and daughter were never satisfied with her work performance.