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Sabah landslide death toll climbs to 12 as expert warns of ‘new normal’ in Southeast Asia

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Grieving relatives hold funerals for those killed in Nepal’s deadly anti-graft protests

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Japan political party to install AI leader

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Frontline lifelines: Putting grassroots first in global health aid

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Singaporean tourist’s US$3,900 herb bill exposes 'unscrupulous' tactics in Hong Kong pharmacies

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New Thai PM Anutin finalises Cabinet line-up to form government

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Growing veggies in suitcases: Luggage left behind by tourists in Japan being reused, given away

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Afghan given life sentence in Germany after fatal stabbing at anti-Islam rally

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Three arrested in Malaysia after tiger carcass found in vehicle

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Timor-Leste police fire tear gas on second day of car purchase protests

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Escalators become viral attraction at new Central Park Bangkok mall

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Jailed ex-Thai PM Thaksin in good spirits after family visit, misses grandkids: Prison authorities

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B-21 rollout nears as China boasts it can shoot it down

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‘Nothing here’: Lack of jobs forces young Nepalis abroad

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US ‘pivot to Asia’ never happened and likely never will

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China is longing for the ‘Beauty of the Boom Years’

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Taiwan launches new civil defence guide, says not aiming to cause panic

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Death toll in Sabah floods and landslides climbs to 13

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China is quietly saving the world from climate change

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US says 'framework' for TikTok ownership deal agreed with China

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What hurdles lie ahead for any US-China TikTok deal?

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Japan’s Koizumi, Hayashi run for leadership of ruling party

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Asia stocks scale new highs, dollar weakens as investors eye Fed cut

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Australia wants ‘minimally invasive’ age checks under teen social media ban

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Singaporean actor Tay Ping Hui relied on rote memorisation for lines in debut Malay-language film

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Chinese teens to pay $300,000 for urinating in soup

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Jack Ma returns with a vengeance to ‘Make Alibaba Great Again’

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Vietnam overtakes Thailand as top travel destination for Chinese tourists

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Indonesia unveils economic stimulus package worth almost US$1 billion

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China fires water cannon at Philippine ships in South China Sea

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Why more women get cancer in India - but more men die

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More protests planned as anger sweeps Indonesia’s gig drivers

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Illegal plate-flipping devices sold online in Malaysia, aid rogue motorists in evading law

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China accuses Nvidia, other US chipmakers of monopoly and dumping

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Commentary: China and South Asia need consensus on water amid tensions

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Show of unity with Putin and Kim could complicate Xi’s diplomacy

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UK says fighter jets to join NATO missions over Poland

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Taking on China in the Pacific: Target corruption or don’t bother

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King Dollar at the precipice: why currency’s reign is in jeopardy

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China’s former climate envoy to meet with EU to revive flailing UN pact

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China's former climate envoy to meet with EU to revive flailing UN pact, sources say

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Analysis: Kim Jong Un’s daughter steps into ‘successor spotlight’

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India and US to hold trade talks, raising hopes for reset

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They were shot dead for protesting against corruption in Nepal

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India, US to hold trade talks amid tariff storm

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Vingroup’s legal blitz won’t restore its credibility

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Iran's uranium-enrichment programme must be dismantled, US's Wright says

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Indonesia unveils economic stimulus package worth over $1 billion

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