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Johor villagers grapple with dumping of illegal construction waste allegedly from Singapore

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Taiwan throttles mobile internet speeds in defence drill

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A quarter of Japan museums mull over disposing war materials amid lack of space: Poll

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Bangladesh curbs power use as gas shortages worsen

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Air India mandates drug tests for all pilots after mid-air plunge

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Air India expands drug testing to all pilots after captain tests positive for marijuana

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Former Nepal prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba returns home, faces graft probe

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Turkey lays out plans for defence pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia

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Thai PM suspends permits to buy guns after school shooting. But will this work?

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China to tighten entry and exit controls from Sept 15

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Taiwan says it was targeted last month in AI-driven hacking campaign

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Human Rights Watch urges Taliban to release detained UN, NGO staff

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Xi Jinping’s secretive graft purges spawn underground market for leaks

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Putin threatens tit-for-tat seizures of foreign vessels

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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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