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Malaysia was confident in its social media ban, but kids are still on TikTok

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Malaysia was confident in its social media ban, but kids are still logged in

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China slams India for naming sites in disputed border region

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Indian students step up exam protests in Jharkhand

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Asean working to be world’s fourth-largest economy by 2030, says Malaysian foreign minister

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Thai school shooting: Officer wearing shorts to scene was off duty, rushed from doctor’s appointment

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Indonesian president nominates acting head to lead central bank

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‘Cockroach party’ says Modi government broke India protest promise

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Australia tightens curbs on two Northern Minerals shareholders ordered to divest

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Sri Lanka arrests Rajapaksa party chief over alleged death threat

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‘Baby Shark Boy’ grows up: YouTube sensation to make K-pop debut

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US not disengaging from Asia, seeks ‘partners, not protectorates,’ says Pentagon official

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Indian police fire tear gas, use batons to disperse youth protesters

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Ex-Thai MP kills local official at work as country reels from school shooting

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Ex-Thai MP fatally shoots local official over money row

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South Korea, US to conduct military drills amid evolving North Korea threats

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India police fire tear gas at protesters seeking exam reforms

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Patriot interceptors ‘on the way’ to Ukraine: another Trump con

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Police seek charges against Bangkok bar owner for deadly fire

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Philippines weighs social media ban for minors as school violence, online extremism fuel alarm

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South Korea to launch $4.5b chip fund, speed development of semiconductor hubs

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South Korea to launch $3.5 billion chip fund, speed development of semiconductor hubs

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Malaysia PM Anwar undergoing medical procedures

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Myanmar pushes back on ASEAN envoy and call to free Suu Kyi

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Typhoon Dolphin soaks China’s east, disrupts life in Shanghai as Beijing braces itself for torrential rain

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Storms from Dolphin soak China's east, disrupt life in Shanghai

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Gunman fires inside Thai government office as country reels from school shooting

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Gunman kills Thai official at work as country reels from school shooting

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Sex doll mistaken for murder victim in Australia

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Australian homicide investigation called off after 'body' turns out to be lifelike doll

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Fire at Saudi factory kills 16 Bangladeshi migrant workers

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Thai school shooter learnt how to use guns via social media

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'Body in suitcase' found in Australia turns out to be lifelike doll

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Philippines says 13 dead due to landslides, floods

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Who decides what is fake news? Philippine Bill puts power in state’s hands, to dismay of journalists

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Fire near Indonesia's Mount Bromo extinguished but new hotspots emerge

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Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China

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At least 30,000 affected by Myanmar floods as conflict, crop losses threaten food security

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China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm arrives

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Fire near Indonesia’s Mount Bromo extinguished after 550ha burned, but new hot spots emerge

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Pakistan brickmakers scorched by sun above and fire below

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Malaysian students in a bind over new US visa rules

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Malaysian PM Anwar undergoes elective surgery to treat abdominal hernia

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North Korean hacking group builds AI tools for cyber attacks, report says

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Taiwan bets on drone ‘hellscape’ to deter possible Chinese invasion

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