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Technocrats get key roles in Thai PM Anutin’s new Cabinet line-up

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Can you be sued for defaming virtual K-pop stars? South Korea court says yes

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Japan Defence Ministry panel calls for more focus on drones, arms exports

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Australian state bans testing of illicit drugs

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6.1-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Central Papua: USGS

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Indian actor-comedian Robo Shankar, known for Tamil film roles, dies aged 46

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Jailed Thaksin has high blood pressure, sleep problems and hair loss: Paetongtarn

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Philippines ‘ghost’ flood projects leave residents stranded

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Indonesia includes tax amnesty bill in 2025 priority legislation, lawmaker says

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Doctor penalised for calling mushroom murderer 'disturbed sociopath'

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Asian shares to end big central bank week with gains, Nikkei hits record

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China's DeepSeek says its hit AI model cost just US$294,000 to train

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High-speed trading firms in India offer interns $18,000 a month

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Indonesia’s ill-timed return to the financial brink

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Poland border closure choking China-EU rail trade

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Japan PM contender Takaichi to call for income tax cuts, cash payout, Nikkei says

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North Korea’s Kim oversees drone test, orders AI development

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Taliban ban books written by women from Afghan universities

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Tom Yum perfume anyone? 7 rising Thai fragrance brands you should know about

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China is calling a TikTok deal a win. What's in it for them?

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6.1-magnitude quake hits Indonesia’s Central Papua: USGS

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Second chances or glorifying crime? Ex-con influencers go viral in China amid controversy

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Commentary: India is discovering its place with the US

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Commentary: Several US trade ‘deals’ later, there are still more questions than answers

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees drone testing, KCNA says

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Trump's dream of retaking Bagram might end up looking like an Afghan re-invasion, sources say

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From pets to pests: How invasive fish species are threatening Malaysia’s rivers

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Demystifying Canberra: A ‘much maligned’ city of kangaroos, cockatoos and 561 traffic roundabouts

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A Chinese international student and activist goes missing during a trip home

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US vetoes UN demand for ceasefire, aid access in Gaza

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UN sanctions on Iran to be reimposed, France's Macron says

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Drone launched from Yemen crashes in Israel's Eilat

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Building up defence capabilities must go with reassuring other countries: Chan Chun Sing

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S’pore-Japan forum urges collective action to build resilience against global uncertainty

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Putin, Netanyahu, Trump lead outpouring of wishes on Indian PM Modi’s 75th birthday

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Unwinding India’s failed economic zone in Bangladesh

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Maldives journalists to seek repeal of new media law

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Ukrainian military in counteroffensive on eastern front, Zelenskiy says

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US revokes visas for Indian business executives over fentanyl links

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Perak housewife wins $1.83 million after using spam caller’s numbers in lottery bet

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Tiger carcass in car boot sparks outrage in Malaysia

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U.S. may ease India tariffs, India's chief economic adviser says

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Seoul launches task force to fix US visa system after mass detention

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Indonesian Parliament set to approve bigger 2026 budget for Prabowo

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Saudi-Pakistan defense pact more symbolism than substance

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QRIS transforms digital payments in Indonesia, challenging Western financial dominance

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Cambodian PM accuses Thai forces of evicting civilians on border

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‘Keep it on’: Shirtless joggers are frowned upon in South Korea, but some push back

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