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Celebrity shark guided out of South Korea canal refuses to swim out to sea

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Anti-scam action sees US$1b in Cambodia’s Prince Group assets frozen; 29 Interpol notices sought

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Malaysian High Court stays former ruling coalition PN’s deregistration by Registrar of Societies

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi sounded 'fairly healthy', son says after first call in years

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Police investigate Married at First Sight Australia after 'inappropriate' allegations

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Shark nicknamed ‘Bukangi’ foils rescue attempts, returns to South Korean canal

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sounded ‘fairly healthy’, son says after first call in years

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Indonesia warns it could review energy exports to countries that ‘disrespect’ it

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Pakistan exporters face heavy losses, costly detours as Afghanistan trade halt drags on

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Waze rejects data security allegations after Malaysia bans civil servants from using app

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Indonesian president's allies distance themselves from flagship free meals programme

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How PAS pulled off a historic win in East Malaysia and what this says about its strengths

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China’s Xi calls for qualitative improvement, measurable growth in economy

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Japan’s banks and airlines pull digital services offline in scramble to fix PHP flaws

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Australia’s NextDC stock collapse fires a global AI warning

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Lee Biscuits, maker of Marie biscuits, to end production, shutter factory by end-October

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China’s new drone mothership targets US undersea edge

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Review finds KPMG Australia mishandled whistleblower claims, pause on government work extended

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Malaysia continues efforts to find 54 missing in Nepal, says Foreign Minister

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Handful of Micron workers strike in Taiwan

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Don’t mistake Indonesia’s MSCI scare for economic weakness

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Taiwan issues land warning ahead of arrival of powerful Typhoon Champi

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Malaysia’s TuJu highway navigation app hit by technical disruptions amid user surge

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South Korea's celebrity shark back in canal, prompting new rescue bid

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Student suicides in South Korea rise 26% in three years

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Taiwan issues land warning, cancels more than 100 flights ahead of arrival of Typhoon Champi

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No order, no seat: Starbucks China rolls out new store policy

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Takaichi’s next vote is in the bond market

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S. Korea’s Yonsei University portal breach affects 10,000 local, international students and faculty

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Websites of Japanese ministries partially suspended due to PHP vulnerabilities, patching underway

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India voter roll protests: ‘Cockroach’ movement leaders released from jail

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Kuching school attack: Sarawak minister urges accountability and compassion

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Malaysia’s airport scanners not designed to detect drugs, says Home Minister

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No repatriation if Rohingya returnees face persecution in Myanmar, says Malaysia’s Home Minister

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Australia boosts defence ties with Timor-Leste, seeks to curb China’s regional influence

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Australian TV reporter rescues man from sinking car during floods

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Taiwan probes organised crime links to China’s ‘transnational repression’

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Taiwan probes organised crime links to China's 'transnational repression'

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Malaysia allows first export of raw rare earths under new rules

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Man charged over threats at Australian lawmaker’s office, days after attack on another MP

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Busan’s celebrity shark Bukang-i back in canal again, a day after returning to sea

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Bank of Korea holds rates after back-to-back hikes

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Meta sued in Australian class-action lawsuit over alleged social media harm to children

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China, Djibouti say all countries should enjoy freedom of navigation in Red Sea

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Trump's green card curbs test Indian tech workers' American dream

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Philippines exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan to protect cables

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Why is a peat fire so bad? BBC is in Indonesia to find out

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Japan is known for world-class events - but the Asian Games were chaotic

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Commentary: Troubled AirAsia needs some government indulgence, not a blank cheque

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A football meme sparked boycott calls for an Indonesian grooming brand. What can be learnt from Kahf’s misstep?

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