Primetime Asia, Jun 7
In our headlines: Jho Low to help in Malaysia’s 1MDB probe and preparations for the Trump-Kim summit “well in hand”,…
Trump-Kim summit: US President Trump meets Singapore PM Lee at the Istana
US President Donald Trump meets Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong on Monday (Jun 11) at the Istana ahead of his…
Trump-Kim summit: How North Korean media covered day 1 of their leader’s trip to Singapore
North Korea’s famous “lady in pink” announced Kim Jong Un’s departure for Singapore, and photos Mr Kim’s meeting with PM…
[LIVE HD] Trump-Kim historic summit livestream | Realtime coverage | Channel NewsAsia
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet at Capella Hotel in Singapore’s Sentosa island…
Exclusive: Mahathir on full Cabinet; working with Anwar Ibrahim again
Mahathir Mohamad talked about the delay in announcing his full Cabinet and addressed fears of an impending fallout with his…
Exclusive: Mahathir Mohamad on investigations into Najib Razak
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says he’s expecting former leader Najib Razak to be charged with embezzlement, corruption and a…
Trump-Kim summit: North Korean TV presenter Ri Chun Hee hails historic meeting
North Korean TV presenter Ri Chun Hee hailed the security guarantees given by US President Donald Trump to North Korea…
Malaysia Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng on Malaysia’s hope fund; exposing financial scandals
Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng defended the collection of public donations through the “Fund of Hope”, which he said…
Conversation With: Lim Guan Eng | Full episode
Malaysia’s new Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng blames former Prime Minister Najib Razak for the country’s staggering debts and talks…
EXCLUSIVE: Mahathir Mohamad says price of water Malaysia sells to Singapore ‘ridiculous’
Dr Mahathir Mohamad says it is “manifestly ridiculous” that Malaysia should sell water to Singapore at 3 sen per thousand…
Search for boys trapped inside Thailand cave
Rescuers in Thailand have been working tirelessly to find a group of boys trapped in a cave in the northern…
Motivational speaker Nick Vujicic on the power of staying positive
Australian motivational speaker and best-selling author Nick Vujicic talks about stories that inspires him the most, his 2-year-old son Kiyoshi,…
Robot swans bring new advanced technology to water testing
EXCLUSIVE: Singapore researchers are testing robotic swans that could provide essential, highly advanced water testing in reservoirs around the country…
Lee Kuan Yew – In His Own Words: Rallying The Nation and The Mandate to Rule
Rallying The Nation: Catch highlights of Singapore’s first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s National Day Rally speeches from 1966 to…
My Southeast Asia with Dr Farish: Batik
In August 2010, 50 Indonesian protesters threw human faeces at the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta, accusing its neighbour country of…
INSIGHTS (special edition): Plight of Indian Farmers
Once a land of plenty. Now a land of the dying. India’s bread basket, the state of Punjab, is facing…
Ancient tradition of long-neck women fades as Myanmar develops
High up on the Karen Hills, the existence of an ethnic tribe is in peril. Known for their “giraffe women”,…
IT FIGURES S2: Ep 10 – Your Home, Your Nest Egg?
Singapore has one of the highest home-ownership rates in the world – over 90%. The appreciation of HDB prices in…
A plastic solution for the Philippines’ trash dilemma
Ziggie Gonzales is leading drive in the country to create eco-bricks, essentially an ordinary plastic bottle stuffed with non-biodegradable trash.…
Get Rea!: The Kopino Children
The influx of Korean tourists in the Philippines has given rise to abandoned Korean Filipino children- Kopinos for short. Get…
A CHAT WITH THE QUAH SIBLINGS
“Will you make swimming a career?” and “What does your family eat to swim so fast?”: Some of the questions…
Drone flight over Don Sahong dam project
Excavators are busy at the Don Sahong site, where the foundations for a 32-metre dam wall are being prepared. Timed…
Battle for Merger Talk 12
In the final part of Lee Kuan Yew’s Battle For Merger radio speeches, he talks about his vision for a…
SAF’s new airborne-trooper training facility
The airborne-trooper training facility (ATF) at Pasir Ris Camp was launched on Monday (Dec 1). The new training complex allows…
IT FIGURES S2: Ep 6 – Rush Hour
In Singapore, 2 million people take the MRT every day. And most users think the trains are too crowded, especially…
From rags to reading: Myanmar’s library hero
Zaw Zaw was a poor villager from Mandalay, whose insatiable hunger for books drove him to Yangon. There, his love…
Virtual Workspaces | Challenge Tomorrow 360VR – Future of Work
Technology is changing the workplace. Experience the future of work in an immersive VR environment. source
In Pursuit of Magic – 360° Riverside Glamping, Tibet, China
Multi-hyphenate Ginette Chittick goes glamping with her sister-in-law. Here, they are surrounded by the green pastures and mountain streams of…
Singapore’s pandas after their first mating session
Giant pandas at the Singapore River Safari, Kai Kai and Jia Jia are taking a break after attempting to mate…
Get Rea! S12: Ep8 – For Better…or Worse? (Singapore)
In Singapore 1 in 10 women have been victims of violence, most often at the hands of the man they…
Slides at Admiralty Park
We checked out some of Admiralty Park’s 26 brand-new slides. Read about it here: https://cna.asia/2zWkpgI. source
Asia’s toughest jobs: Quezon City’s ‘loving, caring’ jail officer
Working inside one of Asia’s most crowded prison is an unenviable task. But for David Jambalos, one of the oldest…
Saving Gaia
MediaCorp’s annual Saving Gaia initiative to coincide with World Environment Day returns with a renewal of the company’s commitment to…
On the Record: Ninja Van CEO Lai Chang Wen
Ninja Van CEO Lai Chang Wen goes On the Record with Bharati Jagdish to discuss handling customer complaints, expanding his…
Star Awards 2018: Catching up with the actors who didn’t win | CNA Lifestyle
Star Awards After-Party: Aileen Tan 陈丽贞 talks Sex & The City inspiration, Pierre Png 方展发 talks Hollywood ambitions with Crazy…
Michelin Guide Street Food Festival: Top picks
Feast your eyes on our top picks from the Michelin Guide Street Food Festival. Read the full story: https://cna.asia/2uCFQot. source
How to style curly hair all on your own in minutes | CNA Lifestyle
Managing curly hair in Singapore’s humidity has its problems, but you can drop those flat irons and love your natural…
Conversation With: Nobu Matsuhisa and Robert De Niro | Teaser
Meet Japanese celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa and his sidekick Robert De Niro on Conversation With. Watch the full episode: https://cna.asia/2FJPNlW.…
Achilles the World Cup oracle cat
Russia vs Saudi Arabia – who will win the World Cup opener? Achilles the cat has a purr-diction. (Video: Reuters)…
Eyewitness footage: Woman in Yishun arrested after walking on overhead bridge
Nail-biting eyewitness footage showed the woman walking on the roof of an overhead bridge in Yishun on Thursday (Jun 14).…
Little India riot: One year on
On Dec 8, 2013, Little India became the scene of Singapore’s first mass street violence in decades. One year on,…
Danger Zone: Filming in Myanmar, jailed in China
Danger Zone correspondent Arglit Boonyai journeys to the rebel-controlled north of Myanmar in search of a leader of an ethnic…
Philippines Tourism Boom
More and more young Filipinos are taking up hotel and restaurant management courses, due to the blooming tourism industry in…
Women in Manila voice fear of harassment on public transport
He was watching porn. Since it was very quiet in the cab he started asking personal questions…” Women commuters in…
A ride down the infamous Dolly Lane in Indonesia’s Surabaya
Before its closure, Gang Dolly or Dolly Lane in Indonesia’s Surabaya was hailed as one of the biggest red-light districts…
Millionaire Mind Minute with William Heinecke
Thailand-based billionaire Willian Heinecke talks about where he sees potential investment opportunities. source
Bubble tea taste test: Gong Cha, LiHo and KOI
Can you tell the difference between Gong Cha, LiHo and KOI’s milk teas? We put our reporters to the test.…
Cambodian arts blossom through pain of genocide
Four decades after the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia, one man is trying to revive the nation’s artistic legacy that…
Footprints: Settled Land
Drawn to Singapore from Malacca and China over two centuries, Chinese migrants found a new sense of identity and helped…
Footprints: From a distant shore
A diverse community, Singapore’s Indians lived different lives and worked different jobs. But each one, in their own way, shaped…
Extraordinary People: The Mouth Painter
After becoming paralysed at the age of 22, Gilbert Tan thought his life was over. But perseverance and dedication saw…
Back To School – Episode 3
As the intergenerational bonding social experiment progresses to the halfway mark, the seniors are starting to make a positive impact…
Cambodia’s ancient dance gets modern all-male makeover
A Cambodian male dance troupe is breathing new life into Khmer classical dance, an ancient art form on the brink…
Fatal SMRT bus accident at Jurong East
A bus driver has been arrested after the bus she was driving hit a 90-year-old man who was crossing the…
Committee of Supply debate: What you need to know
Here are some of the key announcements that came out of the 52 hours of Committee of Supply debates in…
Avengers assemble on the Singapore red carpet | CNA Lifestyle
Avengers: Infinity War stars Robert Downey Jr, Benedict Cumberbatch and Karen Gillan as well as director Joe Russo and producer…
Bangkok’s ‘green lungs’ suffocate from urbanisation
Bang Kachao in Greater Bangkok is known as the capital’s “green lungs”. But as Bangkok continues to grow, urbanisation is…
Using the enhanced SMRTConnect app
We took SMRT’s enhanced mobile app for a test ride during morning peak hour. Here’s how it did. https://cna.asia/2GP1wj2. source
SINGAPORE: Discus thrower James Wong confirms final retirement
National discus thrower James Wong is retiring from the sport for good. The 44-year-old, made that decision, after failing to…