Singha beer dynasty scandal, Malaysia’s sunken missile deal: 7 Asia highlights

From Singapore’s weaponised drone trials to Thailand targeting bad tourists, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting

1. Did US restrictions sink Malaysia’s US$147 million Norway missile deal?

Norway’s revocation of export licences for a naval missile system sold to Malaysia has thrust into sharp relief the United States’ ability to kill an arms deal between two other sovereign nations simply by restricting components its own industries supplied.