Is a five-hour layover enough time to sightsee in Singapore?

Immigration processing at Changi Airport is swift but even so you would need to be back at the airport 90 minutes before your ...
Opinion
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The Political Economy of Polluted Rivers in Mainland Southeast Asia

With upstream accountability elusive, Thailand could emerge as a pragmatic leader on Mekong and Salween river protection.
Futurism

Scientist Puzzled by “Symmetric Jet Structure” on 3I/ATLAS

It may have made its closest approach to Earth last month, but the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS continues to fascinate astronomers as it now careens back out of the solar system, never to ...
Gizmodo

Scientists Scanned 3I/ATLAS for Alien Signals. Here’s What They Found

As this interstellar object approached its closest point to Earth, a massive radio telescope attempted to sniff out a technosignature. Reading time 3 minutes From the moment astronomers discovered ...
Autoblog

I Drove the 2025 Volkswagen Atlas 2.0T; Here’s My Honest, Cross Country Review

I drove the Volkswagen Atlas 2.0T across the country. Here’s my honest review of its performance, comfort, and real-world usability. The Volkswagen Atlas excels in comfort, space, and long-distance ...
Reuters

Myanmar junta says voter turnout at 52% in first phase of election

Dec 31 (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta said slightly more than half of eligible voters cast their ballot in the first phase of a three-stage national election at the weekend, a figure that was markedly ...
The Irrawaddy

China Says Myanmar Junta Election Stems From Xi-Min Aung Hlaing Deal

China has openly stated that the ongoing junta-organized election—which critics dismiss as a sham designed to entrench military rule—is being held as the result of an agreement between Chinese ...
Los Angeles Times

Myanmar holds first election since military seized power, but observers say the vote is a sham

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Myanmar held its first general election in five years Sunday, but critics dismiss it as a sham to legitimize ...
Wall Street Journal

Myanmar Junta Seeks Legitimacy in Widely Condemned Elections Embraced by U.S.

SINGAPORE—The military junta whose 2021 coup plunged Myanmar into civil war controls less than half of the country. Resistance groups have bombed polling stations to stop people from voting. The party ...
primetimer

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS raises new questions as Apophis approaches a historic close pass

USA Herald reports on new findings connected to the interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS and what those findings mean for the upcoming close Earth flyby of asteroid 99942 Apophis in 2029. The report ...
CNN

Inside Myanmar’s first election since deadly civil war began

Lawyer for 5-year-old taken by ICE pushes back on Vance's comments ...
Newsweek

Myanmar Holds First Election in 5 Years Amid Civil War, Boycott Calls

Voters in Myanmar went to the polls Sunday for the first phase of the country's first general election in five years, conducted under military government supervision while civil war engulfs much of ...