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KL airport security overhaul under way after drug seizure surge; 13 drug mules arrested

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ANA flight makes evasive manoeuvre before landing at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport

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China cues start of leaders' secretive Beidaihe summer retreat

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Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Japan zoo

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Bangladesh warns media against airing Hasina's planned address from India

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Three lions die in zoo as Japan battles extreme heat

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Kumamoto earthquake: 8,000 remain evacuated one week on as heat persists

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Myanmar ex-junta chief Min Aung Hlaing set for first Thailand visit as civilian leader

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Malaysian ruling bloc party to review role in government on Aug 16

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Japan casts military buildup as path to economic prosperity

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Antarctic cold snap sweeps New Zealand’s South Island, shuts roads and schools

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China seeks to prevent, mitigate impact of landslides and floods

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‘Security for the future’: Inside Japan’s multi-trillion-yen push to strengthen its defence industry

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South Korea’s President Lee calls heatwave a national disaster as deaths rise to 19

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South Korea's Lee urges authorities to step up support as heatwave kills 16

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South Korean president urges stronger heatwave response after 16 deaths

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China exit rules tightened to guard rare earth, battery secrets

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Loke announces resignation as Negeri DAP chief, says right time for new leadership

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T-beauty explained: Why Thailand’s beauty brands are taking Southeast Asia by storm

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Why India's youth anger has become Modi's biggest challenge

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US-Japan yen intervention is also a tug of war

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North Korea says US-led cyber threat warnings are bid to smear its image

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First WTA title for Alex Eala and Philippines

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Don’t believe Sam Altman, we’re not in the AI Singularity

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Japan ruling party leaves decision on sales tax cut proposal to policy chief

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Beyond the Singularity: China owning the physical AI revolution

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How India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement grew its wings

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The China positivity, US negativity illusion

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1MDB civil trial kicks off with Najib accused of using vast powers to enable US$5.6b fraud

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Thailand seizes illegal squishy toys over cancer-risk chemicals

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Floods, whirlwinds leave three dead, one injured in northern Vietnam

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China’s MANPADS for Iran could cost US airpower dearly

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Politicians have long backed this Malaysian biker fest. Now its death toll is drawing scrutiny

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Japan, US confirm joint yen-buying intervention, signal more action

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Hong Kong jails prison guard over assault on inmate: Media

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China steps up protection for chip designs in revised regulations

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Negeri Sembilan polls: As BN-PN rides Malay-Muslim support to win big, what's next for them and Malaysian politics?

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China cues start of secretive annual leadership retreat

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Bangladesh measles outbreak drives families into debt: Aid groups

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Japanese PM Takaichi visits quake-hit southern region as cleanup begins in intense heat

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Jakarta governor, police urge calm after malls erect fences purportedly to guard against unrest

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Seoul issues first ‘severe heatwave warning’ under new advisory system

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Pilot arrested with drugs in Indonesia had cleared checks at KLIA: Malaysia border control agency

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Alibaba unveils its largest AI model yet, DeepSeek's latest model is ultra-low cost

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China’s largest chipmaker CXMT plans second plant in Beijing, is in talks on funding, sources say

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F1 race in Malaysia: Country eyes a rise in tourists, increased business for small traders

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