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Can a giant sea wall save Indonesia’s disappearing coast?

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Kill talk: How US military lingo turns recruits into killers

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Father of murdered Mongolian woman Altantuya applies to Malaysian court to reopen probe

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Dog trapped on the rooftop of Penang apartment for a week dies

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Hong Kong wraps up final leg of pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai’s security trial

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Australian lawmaker Bob Katter threatens journalist with fist at press conference

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How Tokyo is using AI video to prepare for a Mt Fuji eruption

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North Korea's Kim says stronger special operation force is important, state media reports

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Indonesian lawmakers to stop receiving housing allowance in November

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North Korea’s Kim says strengthening special operation force is important, state media reports

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un to join Putin at China military parade

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Indonesian government to probe reports of pork lard, toxic metals in free meal trays

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China says Putin, Kim Jong Un to attend Sep 3 WWII military parade in Beijing

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Putin, Kim Jong Un to attend victory celebration in China

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US, allies step up fight against North Korean cyber activities

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China says Putin, Kim Jong Un to attend military parade

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Japanese town proposes two-hour daily limit on smartphones

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Japan's trade negotiator cancels US visit over tariff deal snag

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Scammers preying on children as young as 7 in Malaysia for easy money

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Street named for Chin, whose 1982 death mobilized Asian Americans

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From boom to ban: The rise and fall of India's betting apps

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No, the conventional wisdom on China is not ‘dangerously wrong’

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Woman says Zou raped her hours before other attack

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MoD staff warned not to share hidden data before Afghan leak

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China is set to host a record-sized SCO summit. Can it turn symbolism into substance?

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Book a ride via an app to travel between Singapore and Malaysia? Here’s why it’s not yet a reality

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Xi, Putin, Modi won’t agree on anything important at SCO summit

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Higher costs, tighter rules: Johor’s water-guzzling data centres turn to Newater-like tech

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Thousands evacuated as 'exceptionally high' flooding devastates parts of Pakistan's Punjab

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Damaged Chinese ship now under repair, satellite images show

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Pakistan blows up dam embankment as it braces for flood surge

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Taiwan rattled by earthquake off north-east coast, no immediate reports of damage

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Taiwan rattled by quake off northeast coast, no reports of damage

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Malaysia wields soft power shield amid fighter jet gaps

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Nothing new in Israel’s killing of Palestinian journalists

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Italy's Meloni condemns killing of journalists in Gaza by Israeli fire

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Japan’s Toto launches service to help users find public toilets, check ‘congestion levels’

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Why Trump shouldn’t open the floodgates to Chinese students

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Vast private zoo run by son of India's richest man faces inquiry

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South Korea to ban mobile phones in school classrooms

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Post-truth stats: what if US economic data can no longer be trusted?

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Maldives revokes decades-old ban on shark fishing

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Watch: Raging rivers cause destruction in parts of northern India

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India steps up defence self-reliance by backing startups and easing arms procurement

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Thailand grants some Myanmar refugees right to legal work

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Typhoon Kajiki kills 8 in Vietnam and Thailand, with warnings of more flooding to come

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South Korea to ban phones in class in elementary, middle and high schools from March 2026

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Indonesia’s measles outbreaks need more than mass immunisation campaigns as solutions, say experts

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