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Former Malaysia PM Najib to serve remaining jail term at home — if he pays US$12.26 million fine

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Flooding kills three people as heavy rain hits northern Vietnam

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Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib granted conditional house arrest

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Tokyo considers ordinance banning littering as downtown trash worsens

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Immigration crackdown puts Australia's wheat harvest at risk, industry groups say

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South Korea’s Lee says he has no intention of seeking a second term

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Trump ‘clearly’ wants dialogue with Pyongyang: South Korean President

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Foreign cards to work on Seoul buses from 2027

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Land of Smiles takes anti-Israel turn as Bangkok-Tel Aviv ties fray

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‘Ludicrous statement’: AirAsia co-founder Tony Fernandes rebuts report claiming it needs government bailout

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AirAsia's Fernandes says travel demand remains strong, current crisis 'far' less severe than COVID-19

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Thai finance minister runs on four hours of sleep, vitamin IV drips

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Australia to detain tourists who overstay visa, minister says

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South Korea President Lee apologises, vows to be humble as support nosedives

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Watch the level of coercion as Russians vote in wartime elections

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Japan raises interest rate to new 31-year high to curb rising prices

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Australian Hyrox athlete apologises for continuing Beijing race after soiling herself

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Baby orang utans in India expose ‘frightening’ scale of trafficking

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Japan’s manufacturing hub Aichi bets on Asian Games to drive growth despite soaring costs

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Malaysia's jailed ex-PM Najib Razak granted house arrest in second royal pardon

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Man who resold nearly 9,000 K-pop tickets for $2.2 million in South Korea arrested

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US energy consumers have spent $121 bn extra due to war: Moody’s

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Stocks rise as oil dips, yen weakens after BOJ hikes as expected

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New Zealand says it has not held talks with EU about becoming associate member

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Qantas ground workers to strike over pay and conditions next week

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Australian airlines back plan to shut Sydney control tower overnight

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‘China Shock 2.0’ fuels EU push for united response to Beijing

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'Complete despair': Afghan female medical students fear being sent home from Pakistan

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This Olympic river has 500 crocodiles in it - but that's not the main concern

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India's hospital boom is improving access but pricing millions out of critical care

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Watch: Can humpback whales experience grief?

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‘Diaspora talent is an accelerator’: Can India ease brain drain as more tech workers return from US?

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India’s brain drain easing? Why more tech workers are coming home – and the challenges they face

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Commentary: Malaysia needs to restore foreign investors’ trust amid EV, data centre policy uncertainty

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Commentary: Asia has to prepare before climate disasters, not just cope after they strike

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North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong blasts US drills, threatens ‘more offensive’ response

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North Korean vice-foreign minister to attend UN General Assembly next week

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China's Djibouti base upgrades should boost its monitoring reach, report says

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What will Trump and Xi discuss in Washington next week?

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Indonesia’s cinema boom is finding audiences in unexpected places

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Australia tightens visa rules for foreign students, holidaymakers

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US officials made rare visit to Myanmar to free American businessman

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Russia, China end mandate for independent monitoring of UN sanctions on Iran

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China creates Italy-sized no-fly zone around Beijing after rare crash

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China creates Italy-size no-fly zone around Beijing after rare crash

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Hyrox athlete apologises for continuing race after soiling herself

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China, US top diplomats discuss 'high-level interactions' in call, Beijing says

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China, US top diplomats discuss ‘high-level interactions’ in call, Beijing says

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