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3 Singaporeans face mandatory community service in Johor after being caught littering under stricter law

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Indonesia touts ‘victory’ in achieving rice self-sufficiency

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China studying better benefits for gig workers, with inspiration from Singapore

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Indonesia may seize another 5 million hectares of palm oil plantations in 2026

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Batam adds traffic education to school curriculum in bid to cut road accidents involving students

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South Korean teens spend more than three hours a day watching online videos: Survey

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Intense heatwave grips Australia’s southern states, fans bushfires

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Intense heatwave grips Australia's southern states, fans bushfires

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Bersatu’s Saifuddin Abdullah says he will appeal dismissal from Malaysian opposition party

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Doctors ruled out surgery for Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir’s fractured hip because of his age, says son

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Japan railway names third cat stationmaster

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Pakistan eyes defence pact with Bangladesh, sale of JF-17 jets

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Early morning blaze in Phuket destroys over 20 speedboats

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EDM festival Tomorrowland to stage first Asian edition in Thailand this December

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Ramyeon, ajumma enter Oxford English Dictionary

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China bans two Taiwan ministers for alleged 'independence activities', angering Taipei

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South Korea's Lee says urged Xi to help curb North Korea's nukes

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Japan stops Chubu Electric’s nuclear review due to flawed seismic data

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South Korea’s Lee says he asked China’s Xi to play a mediating role on North Korea

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South Korea's Lee says he asked Xi to play a mediating role on North Korea

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Nostalgia and new fans as Tamagotchi turns 30

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Vietnamese caught in Japan’s illegal worker crackdown

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Japan nuclear official loses phone with classified data in China

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Taiwan says China’s war games sought to undermine global support for the island

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Taiwan says China's war games sought to undermine global support for the island

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Vietnam proposes halting passenger trains through Hanoi’s famous ‘railway cafe street’

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China's top diplomat heads to key strategic points in Africa

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Yemen's STC leader al-Zubaidi flees, Saudi-backed coalition says

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6.7-magnitude earthquake strikes near Baculin, Philippines

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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes near Baculin, Philippines, USGS says

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Japan says China's dual-use export ban 'unacceptable', rare earths in crosshairs

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Japan condemns China’s dual-use export ban, rare earth risks loom

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Daiso is now the go-to store in South Korea for premium K-beauty products

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US has right to take over any country for its resources: Miller

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Japan urges China to drop controls on dual-use exports

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JB businesses with ground-floor units must now install at least 3 CCTVs as part of safety push

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China takes punitive actions on three Taiwanese for 'independence activities'

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China bans two Taiwan ministers for alleged ‘independence activities’, angering Taipei

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China keen to revive food imports from Ireland, Irish PM says

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An Indian state wants to tackle hate speech with a law - can it work?

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China’s 50% domestic chips tools drive lifts stocks, faces limits

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Trump's Venezuela raid has created chaos - and that is a risk for China

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Make energy transition a continuous Indonesia-China conversation

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Maduro’s immunity claim tests US power to prosecute foreign leaders

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Commentary: The real political risk of AI isn’t deepfakes

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Anti-Muslim incidents rise after Bondi Beach attack, stirring anxiety among Indonesians in Australia

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US backs security guarantees for Ukraine at summit of Kyiv's allies in Paris

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How Yunus’s interim government began repairing Bangladesh’s banks

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Taliban assassination in Iran shows a new geography of repression

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Israel, Syria to set up communication mechanism after US-mediated talks

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