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South Korea reopens military service alternative for AI talent

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Bangkok MRT track fire prompts evacuation from station building, causes 60-minute delay

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S-E Asia confronts a new wave of leaderless youth extremism: How parents, schools can spot it early

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Najib says unable to pay US$12.26m fine for house arrest pardon; assets 'not within his sole control'

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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off east coast in three hours

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Philippine tribe in limbo over US-led tech hub

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Heavy rain disrupts trains in Japan as tropical storm approaches

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Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first leader under Chinese rule, laid to rest

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Why Europe really doesn’t want a war with Russia

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World leaders return to UN amid wars in Middle East and Ukraine

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Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib remains in prison pending $15.6m payment

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China pairs undersea drone mothership with multidomain war vision

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‘Gone too far’: Thai PM Anutin slams foreign lawbreakers as backlash builds

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‘Modern day slavery:’ Myanmar’s military swells ranks through corruption and deceit

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Shark sighting leads to crowds at Busan port in South Korea

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China's 13-year-old Yu cruises as Asian Games swimming begins

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13-year-old Yu helps China dominate in Asian Games swimming openers

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Bear gets on fishing boat, dozes off before falling into sea in Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture

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Campus shooter who killed 3 in southern Philippines had planned attack, warned classmates: Mayor

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Japan triathlete Hojo wins first gold of Asian Games

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Australian PM seeks big tech backing for internet safety, AI rules

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Japan to give up to $3.5 million in grants for Solomon Islands elections

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Mum's viral barefoot race sparks debate over India's education crisis

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Our head teacher was an abuser. We joined forces to get justice - now we're married

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‘I can only wait and hope’: Haze hits livelihoods in Sumatra as workers toil in unhealthy air

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Commentary: Regional haze casts a pall on ASEAN’s influence

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Indonesia’s wildfires and haze in Kalimantan cost billions: Families pay the price

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How to catch a baddie: Inside China’s booming police tech industry

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A decade after Indonesia’s worst fires, the haze is back. Why does the problem still persist?

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Turkey says it could help meet Saudi military needs under defence pact

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ASEAN to roll out upgraded trade pact ahead of schedule: Gan Kim Yong

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Indonesia extends search for dozens still missing in ferry accident

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Asian Games offer 'deepest apologies' for South Korea anthem blunder

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Jalan Jim Quee, near Johor Bahru checkpoint, will close to private vehicles in 2027

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Camera drone crashes into Nagoya city building during Asian Games light show

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Canada optimistic about concluding trade talks with India by year-end, minister says

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Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke to resign over house arrest granted to ex-PM Najib

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Anthony Loke to resign as Malaysia’s Transport Minister after ex-PM Najib granted house arrest

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Japan weather agency warns of landslides, floods as typhoon draws near

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Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke resigns over former PM Najib’s conditional pardon, other DAP ministers to stay on

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Malaysian angling group claims second red-bellied piranha found in river in Pahang

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Malaysian Prisons Department to issue SOPs for Najib’s house arrest, says attorney-general

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Croatian climber fined $7.8k for illegal entry into Mount Kinabalu, apologises to local community

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China investigates Meituan and Alibaba units for suspected antitrust violations

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Indonesia accepts Malaysia’s help to tackle Kalimantan wildfires

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China state TV affiliate flags Anthropic data and privacy risks

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Cloud seeding set for Klang Valley to combat worsening haze in Malaysia

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Drone owners rush to offload devices ahead of Beijing ban

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The careful calculus behind Vietnam’s BRICS hedge

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Where is the oil money Trump stole from Venezuela’s people?

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