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Thailand’s stalled cash handout scheme sours voters on ruling party

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US$700 'too much' to ask: What’s keeping the starting pay of Malaysia's fresh graduates low?

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Commentary: The threat Rafizi's resignation poses to PM Anwar’s party and leadership

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North Korea criticises ‘hostile’ monitoring group’s report on Russia ties

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North Korea criticises 'hostile' monitoring group's report on Russia ties

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Deadly superbugs thrive as access to antibiotics falters in India

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S’pore’s billion-dollar biotech firm: Life sciences scholar leads start-up to list in HK

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In the business of tanks but not trade? How Hegseth’s message is landing in Asia Pacific

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India arrests 81 for 'sympathising' with Pakistan

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Letter from Seoul: This isn’t just another election

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US asks Australia to increase defense spending to 3.5% of GDP

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Marco Rubio’s and Miles Yu’s war on Chinese students is misguided

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Trump, Xi likely to speak soon on minerals trade dispute, aides say

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Key climate target of airline decarbonisation ‘in peril’: Iata

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Trump, Xi likely to speak soon on minerals trade dispute, Treasury's Bessent says

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Doubts surface over authenticity of China paraglider’s thundercloud flight video

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Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says Israel blocking Ramallah meeting proof of 'extremism'

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Mismanaged early voting stirs voter distrust in S Korea election

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A US cavalier talks ‘imminent’ war in Singapore

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China’s Yunnan province hit with floods, mudslides after intense rain

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Japan prisons to place more focus on rehabilitation than punishment

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Will anger over martial law debacle push Lee Jae-myung into S. Korea’s presidential Blue House?

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China displaces old foe Japan in South Koreans' minds ahead of vote

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South Korean presidential candidates make final push in Daegu, Seoul, and Dongtan

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Bangladesh opens fugitive ex-PM's trial over protest killings

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Man nabbed for upskirt video in Japan’s Nara Park, police warn tourists

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Seoul hotels double down on ‘small luxuries’ with fancier, pricier desserts

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Nintendo aims to match Switch success with new console launch on June 5

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Australia asks China to explain 'extraordinary' military build-up

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Philippine defence chief rips China officials in testy exchange over disputed waters

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India's monsoon rains kill at least 30 in northeast

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Recycling contaminated soil from Fukushima: Japan's dilemma

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Monsoon rains kill at least 30 in India’s north-east

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Bangladesh opens fugitive ex-PM’s trial over protest killings

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Myanmar junta extends ceasefire again after quake

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Minister Zafrul’s jump from Umno to PKR tests ties in Malaysia’s unity government

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Myanmar junta extends post-quake ceasefire again

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Gay Chinese couple fulfil wedding dream in ‘freer’ Thailand

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Bangladesh top court restores largest Islamist party

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Seoul subway arson caused more than $280,000 in damage: South Korean authorities

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Indonesia quarry collapse kills 19, search continues for victims trapped under rubble

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Ishiba mulls over Trump trade talks before G-7 meet, reports Japanese newspaper

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South Korea’s police looking into death of newborn baby on flight from Philippines to Incheon

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China slams Hegseth speech, accuses US of seeking to use Taiwan issue as 'leverage' against Beijing

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Search continues for victims of Indonesia quarry collapse; death toll at 19

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Malaysia moves to clean up its street food scene with shiny new kiosks topped with solar panels

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China displaces old foe Japan in South Koreans’ minds ahead of vote

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South Korea election hit by misinformation

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Vietnam proposes building $2.5 billion casino resort in the north-east: VnExpress

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