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Japan luxury train scraps trip after crew caught drinking alcohol beyond allowable limit

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Malaysia parties gear up for PAS congress and the Sabah elections

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S.Korea dispatches delegation to China as Trump tariffs shift trade dynamics

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Philippines, Australia to seal new defence pact as China tensions rise

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A history of high-paid Western grifters in Myanmar

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12 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in China

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Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested

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What to know about Norma, the hit Indonesian movie about an affair between a man and his mother-in-law

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Sri Lanka arrests former president Ranil Wickremesinghe in anti-corruption crackdown

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Lithium, EVs and now drones: How can China curb wasteful overcompetition?

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Sri Lanka ex-president Wickremesinghe arrested over alleged misuse of government funds

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Russian navy practices defending against 'underwater saboteurs' in Baltic Sea

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Luxury Japan train cancels trip after crew caught drinking alcohol beyond 'quality control' limits

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Crypto scam fugitive caught after littering in Seoul

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Tanker captain accused of Baltic cable cut tells Finland's YLE he is 'innocent'

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Australia-Israel row over Palestinian statehood shows how Gaza shifted mood

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Australia-Israel row on Palestinian statehood shows mood shift, Canberra unafraid of upsetting ally

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Asian markets split as investors eye key speech by Fed chief

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India’s top court allows stray dogs to be released after sterilisation following public outcry

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India top court shelves plan to lock up Delhi's one million street dogs

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Indonesia’s regional budget cuts set to spur more local tax hikes and public outrage

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Indonesia's regional budget cuts set to spur more local tax hikes and public outrage

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Ukraine says it struck Russia's Unecha oil pumping station on Thursday

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Japan returns to scene of BOJ’s crime in 1999

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Taiwan President eyes defence spending target of 5% of GDP before 2030

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Rainy summer brings surge in rat sightings across Seoul

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China’s home appliance makers tap silver economy with AI-driven products, creating growth drivers

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Military jet crashes in a ball of fire at Pahang airbase, pilots ejected safely

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Eric Trump plans to visit Japan in September, Bloomberg News reports

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School closures push Rohingya refugee children into marriage and work

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The turbulent history of Thailand's Shinawatras

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What issues are likely to be discussed at the US-South Korea summit?

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The turbulent history of Thailand’s Shinawatras

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China’s Xi likely to skip Asean leaders’ October summit, sources say

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China’s lithium mining faces strict new regulatory era

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Putin won’t meet Zelensky without a deal, but won’t snub Trump

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Malaysia PM Anwar orders ‘thorough probe’ into fighter jet crash at Kuantan airport

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Popular Thai chef Jay Fai fined after YouTuber complains about overpriced crab omelette

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Japan city proposes two-hour daily smartphone limit

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Convicted serial killer in Indonesia suspected of killing again with poisoned coffee

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China's Xi to host Putin, UN's Guterres at regional summit

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Death of four-year-old in Indonesia due to extreme worm infection sparks online outrage

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Man in Malaysia finds 5m-long, 40kg python trying to eat chickens

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Netanyahu’s Gaza City assault tied to fight for his own survival

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Documents show New Zealand unease over Chinese warships in South Pacific

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Johor’s kopitiams and their brew of nostalgia that are gaining popularity in Malaysia and abroad

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Thai court clears ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra in royal insult case

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Thai court dismisses royal insult case against ex-PM Thaksin

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Green vows, gas realities: Japan’s clean energy dilemma

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