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What's next in 2022: ST editors look ahead to the biggest issues of the new year
Is this the year we finally emerge from the pandemic? Will S'pore know who its fourth PM could be?
Mahathir hospitalised for elective medical procedure
It is the second time in as many months that Mahathir has been hospitalised.
Editor's Picks
The ongoing battle over democracy
Is Singapore a democracy? Are Western democracies democratic when over half their populations say the system is broken?
January 8 2022
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Covid-19: S-E Asia
HK residents, businesses reeling from return of tougher Covid-19 restrictions
170 guests of birthday party attended by Hong Kong officials ordered into quarantine.
Omicron pushes US Covid-19 hospitalisations towards record high
Health officials have warned that the sheer number of infections caused by Omicron could strain hospital systems.
How China is keeping to its strict zero-Covid-19 approach
China is now among the last places still hewing to zero tolerance for the virus.
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Asian Insider
In Asia's polls, will China or US win?
Bread-and-butter issues tend to dominate elections. But, increasingly, it matters where candidates stand on US and China.
Misconduct allegations against anti-graft chief blow to Malaysia's image after 1MDB scandal
Some observers expressed shock that the top anti-graft officer was unaware of financial rules meant to stifle corruption.
Japan builds closer defence ties with the US and Australia over China fears
Agreements include a commitment with Washington to work on new defence technologies.
HK residents, businesses reeling from return of tougher Covid-19 restrictions
170 guests of birthday party attended by Hong Kong officials ordered into quarantine.
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PODCASTS
New restrictions as Hong Kong faces fifth wave of Covid-19
Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in Hong Kong.
Indonesia's 2022 ban on coal exports and its effects
The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast.
Profound destabilisation: Author Amitav Ghosh on climate change, the future
Each month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.
