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Myanmar junta says voter turnout at 52% in first phase of election

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Man at the heart of Taliban’s harsh, inept and fractured rule

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Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers held since July

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Philippines challenges Chinese vessel off northern province amid Taiwan tensions

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Thailand frees 18 Cambodian soldiers as ceasefire holds

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Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers held since July as fresh ceasefire holds

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India’s electronics boom rolling into a ‘Second Wave’

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Malaysia activists renew reform calls after ex-PM Najib’s jail sentence for 1MDB scandal

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Malaysia activists renew reform calls after ex-PM Najib jailed for 1MDB scandal

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Teen stabbed in fight with another student in Seoul’s Gangnam district

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Spitting, littering offenders in KL face fines up to $630 as city aims to step up enforcement

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Silver slips lower in mixed end to Asia trading year

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Asia markets mixed in final day of 2025 trading

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Taiwan stays on high alert as Chinese ships pull back after massive drills

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Bangladesh mourns ex-PM Khaleda Zia with state funeral

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A scammer's guide: How cybercriminals plot to rob a target in a week

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North Korea may pursue active diplomacy after ruling party congress in 2026

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Commuters take last ride on KTM Southern Express in Johor before service terminates on Jan 1

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As gold hits records, Indians opt for bars and coins over jewellery

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UK calls for restraint over China's military drills around Taiwan

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The viral moments that grabbed India's attention this year

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Germany's Merz tells Europe to assert itself to safeguard peace, prosperity

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New border bridge, rail link: Malaysia, Thailand eye deeper economic ties in border regions, but hurdles remain

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China drills feed info war targeting faith in Taiwan’s defenses

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Drones dive into aviation’s deepest enigma, as hunt for missing Flight MH370 restarts

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Oil tankers still arriving in Venezuela despite US blockade, data shows

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US issues sanctions related to Iran and Venezuela weapons trade

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Gaza humanitarian deterioration of serious concern, say UK, Canada, France and others

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South Korea’s Cabinet green-lights fake news Bill, insurrection tribunal

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Who is in line to take over Muhyiddin’s chairmanship of Malaysia opposition pact PN?

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China’s Nvidia snub reveals the price of US chip controls

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S. Korean President Lee approves resignation of anti-corruption agency chief

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Managed chaos: China’s game plan for a broken Myanmar

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Polish prime minister says peace could be achieved in Ukraine within weeks

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ASEAN to assess developments in Myanmar after polls: Anwar

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Saudi Arabia issues national security warning as UAE forces asked to leave Yemen

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China mandates 50% domestic equipment rule for chipmakers: Sources

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Soaring prices spark Australia gold rush for new generation of fortune hunters

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5.6-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan’s Tokara Islands; no tsunami expected

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Belarus shows off deployment of Russian nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles on its territory

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Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire holds, but Bangkok says breaches delayed release of prisoners

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3 million in Japan may have alcohol use disorder, same level as in 2018

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Dragon-elephant tango stops the music on the Quad

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Nepal political alliance challenges traditional party dominance

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US-Indonesia minerals deal points to new global trade era

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Coal mining concession sparks rift in Indonesia’s largest Islamic group Nahdlatul Ulama

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South Korean President Lee to visit China next week

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