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Popular Asian travel hub introduces huge fines for playing loud music on the bus (opens the original)
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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Singapore has announced a new fine of almost £300 for anyone playing music or videos loudly on a bus in a way that is annoying for other passengers. Starting from Wednesday, passengers on the city-state’s bus network can be fined up to S$500 (£294) for a range of commuter misdemeanours that also include putting their feet on seats, littering, and eating or drinking on board.
Southeast Asian countries keep picking Miss Universe candidates despite ban threat (opens the original)
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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. National pageant organisers in Southeast Asia are continuing to select their Miss Universe candidates despite a dispute that could prevent them from competing in the forthcoming international contest. Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore are all pressing ahead with their national competitions, while Thailand has already crowned its representative, despite a warning that contestan
Worldâs âcoolestâ neighbourhoods revealed as Asian city tops list (opens the original)
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Jongno 3-ga, a historic district in Seoul known for its traditional architecture, independent businesses, and late-night food stalls has been named the worldâs coolest neighbourhood for 2026. The neighbourhood tops the annual Time Out ranking of 40 districts nominated by the magazineâs global network of local experts and assessed by a panel of its editors for âfood and drink, nightlife, unique local businesses, liveability, and communityâ. Jongno 3-ga was followed by LâOcean District i
India is having a spirited debate: Is its most famous rum actually rum? (opens the original)
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An iconic Indian rum brand has been caught in a regulatory battle over a surprisingly basic question: what exactly makes rum, rum? Old Monk needs little introduction in India, where the dark spirit has been sold for decades by the Mohan Meakin group and has become near-synonymous with rum. But the national food regulator is now telling the Bombay High Court that three Old Monk variants cannot be sold as rum because of how they are made. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India halted sal
India publisher âdemands changes to Modi referencesâ in Sonia Gandhiâs memoir (opens the original)
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The autobiography of Sonia Gandhi, the matriarch of Indiaâs opposition Congress party, has become the subject of a controversy after its prospective publisher allegedly sought changes to passages about prime minister Narendra Modi. Belonging: A Journey of Love was first announced by Penguin Random House imprint Alfred A Knopf in August and slated for release on 10 November. The memoir traces Gandhiâs life from post-war Italy to her marriage to former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, the a
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