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Australia to ban surcharges on payment cards, cut bank fees

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Hindu devotional clubbing sways India’s youth

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Korean Air to shift to emergency mode in April amid rising oil prices from Iran war

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Thailand’s king endorses PM Anutin’s new Cabinet, Royal Gazette says

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Eurovision launching Asia edition, grand final to take place in Bangkok in November

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Australia’s fuel tax cut will take time to be felt by consumers

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Indonesia summons Meta and Google over non-compliance with child social media curbs, minister says

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How Pakistan won over Trump to become an unlikely mediator in the Iran war

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Asian stocks fall, oil up as Trump threatens Iran

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Indonesia calls for restraint after three peacekeepers killed in Lebanon

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Japan spots Chinese survey ship operating in disputed waters

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US trade chief sees only limited role for WTO after failed meeting in Cameroon

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Fuel frenzy across Causeway: Johor businesses expect more Singaporeans to shop, fill petrol

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Australian regulator probes Facebook, YouTube over teen social media ban

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Long queues in Myanmar as Iran war fuel crisis deepens

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Can Malaysia afford to keep subsidising fuel amid energy crunch caused by Iran war?

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Social media firms must better enforce Australia under-16 ban, watchdog says

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‘The mosque, the river, the sea’: Why Terengganu folk say they need little else to be happy

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Shock, sadness and relief in town at centre of Australia's seven-month police manhunt

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The rockets’ red glare, Mighty Mouse and counter-drone warfare

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Gas pipeline blown up in southern Pakistan, says official

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Worst-case, a dreaded term could apply to the 2026 energy shock

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India declares victory over Maoist insurgency

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India is 'free' of Maoist insurgency: interior minister

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Letting Russian tanker through, Trump declares ‘Cuba is finished’

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A ‘warmer spring’ for cross-strait ties? Taiwan opposition leader talks up visit to Beijing

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3 million Indian officials to begin counting world’s largest population

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Chinese container ships pass through Strait of Hormuz at second attempt, data shows

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Thai undertaker reveals corpse to justify fuel buy

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Dissident artist on trial in China for satirical Mao sculptures, says rights group

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Baby monkey Punch getting used to life without stuffed orang utan ‘mother’ in Japan zoo

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EU's Costa discusses Iran situation with Pakistan's Prime Minister

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How office chair racing in Japan is attracting thrill-seekers

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Hydrogen energy is a tough sell for now. China doubles down anyway

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Bangladesh PM orders probe into measles outbreak

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Best places to enjoy spring in Seoul

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Canadian tourist dies during Krabi’s Tiger Cave Temple climb; second fatal incident there in days

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Pakistan’s peace play more about desperation than diplomacy

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Japan’s cherry blossom season dazzles locals and tourists

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Clock watching of a different kind: White-collar workers race on office chairs down Japan streets

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Nepali protesters demand release of detained ex-PM

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China won’t supplant Australia in the Pacific anytime soon

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Iran war forces Asian economies to confront sliding currencies and surging oil prices

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Seoul seeks to calm rush to buy rubbish bags over fears of shortage amid Middle East war

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Seven dead after building collapses in China’s Heilongjiang province

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Taiwan probes 11 Chinese firms for illegal poaching of tech talent

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Is the US dollar really winning the Iran war?

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Heavy rain, floods kill 45 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan

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