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Riau to convert former illegal gold mines into rice fields

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Separatist attacks in Pakistan kill 21, dozens of militants dead

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China’s corruption watchdog probing emergency management minister

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China's corruption watchdog probing emergency management minister

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Thousands flee northwest Pakistan after mosques warn of possible military action

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Thousands flee north-west Pakistan after mosques warn of possible military action

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Little-known Malaysian volunteer firefighters among flood rescuers in Thailand

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Iran president says Trump, Netanyahu, Europe stirred tensions in protests

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10 security officials, 11 civilians, 67 militants killed in south-west Pakistan attacks: Official

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Toilets at Malaysia’s Kota Kinabalu airport to get $3.8m upgrade amid questions over high cost

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Rise of no-viewing funerals in South Korea

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The currency crisis behind Iran’s protest explosion

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Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 53, agency says

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Britain's Starmer ends China trip aimed at reset despite Trump warning

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Xi’s military purge of top general may set back his Taiwan ambitions

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China counting how many missiles it needs to win a Taiwan war

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Japan’s costly new business visa prices out real entrepreneurs

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Foreign snowboarder in Japan in serious condition after hanging in midair from chairlift

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Vietnam receives 59 citizens repatriated from Cambodia after scam-linked employment

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Malaysian Cabinet agrees to PM’s 10-year, 2-term limit, says law minister

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Truck in Thailand hits power lines, toppling 70 poles and causing widespread blackout

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Modi ally proposes social media ban for India's teens as global debate grows

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Modi ally L.S.K. Devarayalu proposes social media ban for India’s teens as global debate grows

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Thai FDA warns about unapproved herbal inhaler registration misuse

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Thai military fires warning shots at Cambodia after laser targeting incident near military base

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Man randomly attacks 4 passers-by near station in Japan; suspect on the run

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Pokemon event at Yasukuni shrine in Japan cancelled after drawing China’s ire

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6 arrested over $476k robbery of Japanese men in Hong Kong

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6 arrested over $476k robbery from Japanese men in Hong Kong

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Is Trump’s foreign policy really realist?

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China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed South China Sea shoal

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Hong Kong port operator contract violated Panama constitution, court rules

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US pitches Venezuelan crude to India as its Russian oil imports slow: Sources

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Penang to gazette 10 dishes in move to safeguard its best food

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‘Start talking about death earlier’: China to improve palliative care with some help from Singapore

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Japan tightens security for Feb 8 election in wake of ex-PM Abe shooting

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Malaysia appoints Malek Razak Sulaiman as 24th armed forces chief, effective Feb 1

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India’s wealthy embrace a new luxury symbol – water

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Popular Thai reformists face being blocked from power once more

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Thousands marched for democracy in Myanmar 5 years ago after coup. Some died in prison

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Born of a factory mistake, this sad toy horse captures China’s mood

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Fears of Prabowo’s path for Indonesia loom after stock rout

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An ingredient for this curry is missing - and in eight minutes it's at the door

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Top Indonesian financial regulators quit after US$80 billion market meltdown

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How the Chinese minority navigates identity and politics in PAS’ Kelantan

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Flood-friendly homes: How Jakartans are making peace with rain

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Labour peer who had sanctions lifted by China says it's 'meagre return' for UK

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This tiny Australian town is up for sale - but the locals don't want to leave

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Syria to close camps housing thousands linked to Islamic State

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