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Rumours swirled after a Vietnamese teen was run over - then came a stunning admission

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Beyond the RTS Link: Johor Bahru confronts the challenge of becoming more walkable

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Australia’s battery boom is reshaping the grid, but few are sharing the power

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Matcha, with a twist of Assam: India enters the global matcha production line

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Dining, shopping and direct MRT access: A new chapter unfolds at KL’s most affluent address

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China ‘actively committed’ to Iran talks with tensions rising

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At China's 'robot Olympics', humanoids spar, sprint and perform taichi

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China says unmanned moon mission delayed over ‘launch conditions’

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1,000 people in Japan help tow 400-tonne Hirosaki Castle keep closer to original position

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Robot boxing, football and sprinting at World Humanoid Games

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Dozens of co-ordinated arson attacks hit southern Thailand

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Iran says Pakistan's army chief to visit Tehran on Monday

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Where AI is creating jobs for humans – for a while

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Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong to make official visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

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SM Lee to visit Central Asia from Aug 24 to 31

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New pro-presidential party wins large majority in Kazakh election, exit polls show

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Dozens of attacks in Thailand's restive south leave 2 injured

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Man in Malaysia recalls how he scaled 7 storeys to save trapped elderly neighbour

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Chinese comedian investigated after patriotic song gag

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‘Keep up the spirit’: Indonesian teenage ‘Superman’ joins wildfire fight

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'Keep up the spirit': Indonesian teenage 'Superman' joins wildfire fight

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Dozens of attacks in Thailand’s restive south leave at least 3 injured

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Peace through strength, says Taiwan’s President Lai on China battle anniversary

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Peace through strength, Taiwan president says on China battle anniversary

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Search continues for 22 after bulk carrier sinks off India

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Indian rescuers search for 22 people missing after cargo ship sinks

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Robots can outrun humans, but can they plug in a cable?

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Two rescued after bulk carrier sinks off India

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South Korean survivor fights for workplace harassment ‘justice’

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Bangladesh's gas crisis hits factories, homes and transport

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Bangladesh’s gas crisis hits factories, homes and transport

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Australia confirms first H5N1 bird flu case in local mammal

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Malaysia rules out $2.37 billion takeover of passport supplier

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Japanese police seize radios in Tobu Railway firm search over fatal train accident

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Sydney marathon unveils medal with wrong stadium

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Unregistered hydrogen inhalers flooding Malaysia market; expert cautions against use

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5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Japan including Tokyo, disrupting trains

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‘This is our home’: The women fighting a company’s land claim on Indonesia’s Pari Island

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Commentary: Trump’s South Korea defence flip reminds Japan it has no Plan B

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The hotel booking mix-up that could free mushroom murderer

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Panama‑flagged cargo ship sinks off eastern India, coast guard says

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India launches rescue operation as bulk carrier sinks off east coast

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South Korea sends first container ship through Arctic route

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Indonesia ramps up fight against Kalimantan fires as Prabowo visits affected areas

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Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery

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Four-legged lifesavers: Inside South Korea’s growing canine blood donation network

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Indonesia deploys 1,500 more soldiers to tackle Borneo wildfires

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Japan PM calls official residence ‘workplace’, sees cockroach but not ghosts

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