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Ex-Malaysian PM’s wife Rosmah files defamation suit against Harith Iskander over comedy show

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Malaysian PM Anwar plays down need for snap poll after Johor election defeat

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Iran says it struck US air base in Jordan, US military ends five hours of attacks

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Bangkok governor vows tighter regulations as pub fire death toll rises to 30

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Bangkok bar fire: Families claim bodies, governor vows stricter inspections as death toll rises to 30

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More than 260,000 evacuated in China as Typhoon Bavi brings severe floods

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Egg-free school meals scramble politics in India

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Japan tightens social media rules for elections

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New Zealand study finds nitrates in drinking water may cause 120 premature births a year

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Bangkok bar fire: 3 more die in hospital, pushing death toll to 30

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Indonesia-Singapore reset marks new era of ASEAN transactionalism

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Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital

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Bangkok governor vows tighter regulations as bar fire death toll rises to 30

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China purges third Politburo member in deepening anti-graft drive

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China expels former Politburo member Ma Xingrui from Communist Party after graft probe

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Sleep disorders rising in South Korea, sharpest spike among children under 10

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Rogue elephant named Dhurbe followed a family for 14 years in Nepal

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Trump knocks US-Iran war back to square one

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Ukraine’s robot army advancing on the war’s front lines

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China's June trade tops forecasts buoyed by AI boom

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Myanmar’s conscription drive killing the junta from within

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North Korea urges 'maximum vigilance' as Typhoon Bavi approaches

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Who pays for greener flying? IATA says airlines cannot bear the burden alone

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Bangkok fire investigation finds locked doors and flammable decor as deaths climb to 30

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Australian police reveal unseen photos 25 years after British backpacker murder

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South Korean strategy responds deftly to Trump’s unpredictability

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Young Australian men falling victim to online sexual extortion: Regulator

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Identity of Sydney daycare worker facing 329 child abuse offences revealed

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S&P maintains Indonesia credit rating, saying fiscal strains could be temporary

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US MAHA war on seed oils could benefit Asian palm and coconut oil

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China’s Ethnic Unity Law extends legal reach to Taiwan, diaspora

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Singapore's Boutiques fair heads to Bangkok: More than 120 independent brands and what to expect

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UAE says Iranian missiles struck oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz, one sailor killed

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Iranian FM mocks Trump talk about guarding strait for 20% fees

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Thai bandmates recount chaos of deadly Bangkok bar fire as death toll rises to 30

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Britain to close loophole blocking deportation of grooming gang ringleader

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Singaporeans working across Causeway speak of trade-offs - after Malaysia minister suggests growing numbers

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China detains US seismologist who has studied North Korean nuclear tests

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UN shipping agency opposes fees for any strait, after Trump plans Hormuz charge

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‘Heartbroken’ but holding on to hope: Families searching desperately for victims of Bangkok bar fire

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'There was no way out': Witnesses describe how deadly inferno swept through Bangkok bar

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Ousted PM Hasina faces prison on return to Bangladesh, minister says

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Rescuers search for crew member after container ship attack in Strait of Hormuz

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‘No way out’: Survivors describe deadly Bangkok bar inferno

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Wedding bells beckon for Syed Saddiq after he walks free – but can he revive his party’s fortunes?

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The dying nationalist fantasy of an ethnically pure Ukraine

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Oxford begins first human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine

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