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Social media trends to blame? Why Malaysia is tightening hiking rules and what it means for hikers

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Iran says Strait of Hormuz is under its control, Fars news reports

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Hong Kong’s first regulated stablecoin faces its market test

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Can Iran’s ‘Asian friends’ reopen Hormuz when the US cannot?

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New Zealand PM Luxon calls leadership challenge response ‘decisive’

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Indian actor's video with endangered gibbon sparks investigation

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Penang ready to step up measures as air quality hits unhealthy level

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Climate change and AI add to pressures on Asia Pacific’s health systems

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Pentagon funded a $533 million artillery plant that made nothing

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Emails reveal Indian carmakers' fuel contamination worries before public retreat

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Rescuers comb waters near Bali for 5 missing after ferry blaze

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‘Our real friend. Our PM’: Modi’s BJP attempts to mend bridges with India’s youth

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South Korea's Incheon airport becomes world's busiest for global traffic

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Japan protests Putin's first visit to disputed islands

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Singapore PM Wong sends condolences to China over death of former premier Zhu Rongji

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Singaporean man rescued in Malaysia wanted by CNB, believed to know kidnapper

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Chinese state-linked observatory sought New Zealand site, spy agency says

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Chinese state-linked observatory sought NZ site, spy agency says

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Japan PM says Putin's visit to disputed islands 'absolutely unacceptable'

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BTS star V reveals hearing loss battle during livestream

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Meta says it has taken down 756,000 Australian teen accounts as ban enforcement looms

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North Korea may increase western Russia deployment to 50,000 troops

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Russia's Putin visits disputed Kuril Islands, samples fish roe, media say

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South Korea unveils package to boost housing supply, support young buyers

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North Korea doubles down on its alliance with Russia, for now

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Outflanked by AI, stars fade for South Korea’s blind fortune-tellers

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Australian army whistleblower released on parole after more than two years in jail

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South Korea’s Incheon overtakes London’s Heathrow as world’s busiest international airport

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Taiwan says it was targeted in AI-driven hacking campaign in July

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Illegal ‘bird’s nest’ hostels pose fatal fire risks in JB

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Goodbye, Comrade Zhu Rongji

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Taiwan military drills clear streets, slow internet in Taipei

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Taiwan holds anti-blockade naval drill during war games as China steps up maritime pressure

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China’s new stealth corvette tests the future of naval warfare

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Malaysia’s passports with over 10-year validity on hold after citizens face issues travelling

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Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI

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Why are 'human fridges' being sold in Japan?

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Johor probing 9 Malaysian firms for allegedly dumping construction waste from Singapore: Official

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Late former premier Zhu Rongji used economics to tighten China’s grip on Tibet

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PKR and DAP faithful meet this week with Anwar’s fate on the line. Here’s what to watch

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Australia's game-changing disability support is in crisis – what went wrong?

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Gulf oil spill fast becoming worst in years, agencies warn

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Malaysian PM Anwar discharged from hospital after surgery

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Man to be charged over fake employee passes, stamps linked to scams

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Myanmar’s junta wants to cancel the diplomatic test it can’t pass

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Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US

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Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen, UN agency says

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Exiled Myanmar ambassador on trial in UK for 'trespass' at diplomatic residence

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