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Hantavirus screening ramped up at Malaysia’s maritime entry points, over 22,000 vessels inspected

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Car bombing and shootout kills 14 Pakistani police officers

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Trump wants China to buy a lot more US energy. Analysts doubt he’ll get his way

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Man dead, another injured after shooting incident in Skudai, Johor

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Australia’s conservatives reel from by-election loss to far-right party

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South Korea welcomes rare baby bump as population shrinks

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Red card or black card? The conscription lottery in Thailand

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16 people, including 2 Singaporeans, sentenced to community service for littering in Johor

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Mount Dukono eruption: Bodies of two Singaporean hikers evacuated as rescue operation ends

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Unmanned Japan lab opens with robots at work as researchers push AI, automation

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Buddhist monk arrested over alleged rape of teen in Sri Lanka

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Need a new house? Order online from China for less than $25,000

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Malaysia considering legal action against Meta over fake royal accounts

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Indonesian police arrest 321 foreigners in an operation to crack down on banned online gambling

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Australia's Trump-aligned populists vow to fight mass migration after winning first lower house seat

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Australia sees military allies ready to work together if needed

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Japan’s top tourist destinations concentrated in Kyoto, 6 other prefectures: Survey

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Two missing S’porean hikers confirmed dead in Indonesian volcano eruption

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Indian model's understated Met Gala debut revives debate on cultural representation

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Commentary: China's invisible hand is rebalancing the oil market

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China is no longer just protesting US sanctions - firms may now have to navigate two systems

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What a plate of chee cheong fun reveals about migration in Malaysia

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Too hot to work, too poor to stop: How insurance protects India’s informal workers during heatwaves

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Twelve Pakistani police officers killed in car bombing and shootout

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Putin says he thinks the Ukraine conflict is coming to an end

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Qatari LNG tanker sailing towards Hormuz Strait, shipping data shows

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2 Singaporeans die in Johor car crash: Reports

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Japanese council votes to remove unconscious mayor

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Indonesia detains over 300 foreigners in gambling crackdown

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‘I could only stand and watch’: Indonesian guide recalls trying to save S’poreans on Mount Dukono

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‘I could only stand and watch’: Indonesian guide recalls failed rescue of Singapore hikers in exclusive Straits Times interview

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Australia’s far-right party wins first Lower House seat

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Australia's far-right party wins first lower house seat

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Kremlin says peace in Ukraine is still a very long way off

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Thailand orders crackdown on unruly tourists

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Punch, the lonely monkey who drew crowds to a Japan zoo, growing up well amid limelight

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TikTok parent ByteDance plans tiered subscriptions for AI chatbot Doubao

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Rescuers find body of first confirmed fatality from Mount Dukono eruption; believed to be Indonesian national

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Top Sri Lankan Buddhist monk arrested over alleged sex abuse

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Thai police probe weapons cache at Chinese man’s home

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US, Iran no closer to ending war as Tehran's response awaited

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Thai police probe military-grade weapons cache at foreign man's home

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ASEAN discussions on regional fuel stockpile in very early stage, says PM Wong

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Mount Dukono eruption: Key facts about one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes

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China trade beats forecasts in April despite Middle East war

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How Pakistan became the world’s most useful middle power

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When the world’s greatest power can’t win

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North Korea to deploy new artillery along border with South

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