Scents of place: How fragrances liven up spaces, from MRT stations to homes
Some surprising and unexpected places in Singapore are using scents to enhance customer experience.  Read more at straitstimes.com.
Cash, subsidies boost births for one Chinese city, but will it reverse long-term decline?
The modest bump in births in 2024 is a temporary rebound largely driven by unusually favourable social conditions. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Japan tonkatsu outlet shrinks veg serving as climate change cooks up 'cabbage shock'
Tokyo - Japan’s much-loved “tonkatsu” pork cutlets come with a mound of freshly shredded cabbage, but a surge in the price of the humble vegetable has prompted chef Katsumi Shinagawa to skimp on ...
3 arrested, over 8,700 vape products seized after distribution network uncovered
Illicit items such as duty-unpaid cigarettes and packets of suspected drugs were also seized. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Private home prices jumped 2.3 per cent in Q4 2024 on November’s new sales surge
The private residential price index grew 3.9 per cent in 2024, the slowest annual price growth recorded since 2020. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Malaysia customs officials receive $61,000 monthly in bribes from vape smugglers: Anti-graft chief
KUALA LUMPUR - Corrupt enforcement officers have been raking in close to RM200,000 (S$61,000) each month from vape smugglers ...
Ice in the sky: Thailand's fight against air pollution
Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools – over a hundred more than the previous day – city authorities said on Jan 24, as Bangkok was ranked the world’s 7th-most ...