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‘Several tonnes’ of rubbish cleared from Bali’s beaches after criticism from Prabowo

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Why Xi spoke with Putin and Trump in back-to-back calls - and what it says about China’s ambitions

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In ousted PM Sheikh Hasina’s home town in Bangladesh, voters face an unfamiliar ballot

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Why struggling Thailand keeps voting for change that never comes

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Philippines aims to wrap up talks on South China Sea code this year

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Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, an election bulldozer

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Marathon coach regains license after athlete interaction controversy

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Reversing car smashes through neighbour's fence in viral video in Malaysia

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Ong-Bak star Tony Jaa reportedly battling gallbladder cancer, say Thai media

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Seoul official says ‘new progress’ on North Korea possible in coming days

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In Hasina’s hometown in Bangladesh, voters face an unfamiliar ballot

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Former Malaysian PM Mahathir allowed ‘home leave’ a month after hip fracture

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Australia drug kingpin walks free after police informant scandal

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China probes mental hospitals over reports patients are being locked up in insurance scam

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Hong Kong to sentence media mogul Jimmy Lai on Feb 9

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At least 18 die in 'rat-hole' mine blast in India

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Australia, Indonesia sign security deal in hedge against China

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Taiwan’s political stand-off stalls $51b defence spending plan

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Indonesia signs security pact with Australia

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Drones spiking risk of a mega-miscalculation in Persian Gulf

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Malaysian authorities busted ‘Ninja Turtle’ syndicate that breeds, sells exotic turtles

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Thailand’s party spots dry up with election day booze bans

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USS John F Kennedy exposes America’s carrier crunch vs China

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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to be sentenced on Feb 9

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Murdered Mongolian woman Altantuya’s family returns over $1.5m in damages to Malaysia govt

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Taiwan teams with US firm Kratos to build attack drones to counter China

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Undercover probe finds Australian pubs short-pouring beer

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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to be sentenced on February 9

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Prosperity plants grow in demand in Malaysia as Chinese New Year gets closer

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Trump endorses Japan's Takaichi ahead of snap election

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New Zealand deputy PM defends claims colonisation good for Maori

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Cancer cases rising among children and young people in Nepal

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Soaring food bills pose risk to Japan PM Takaichi’s election prospects

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Kyoto’s famed Ginkakuji temple to raise admission fees for first time in 32 years

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Japan PM’s push for counter-espionage law splits parties in snap election

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We had sex in a Chinese hotel, then found we had been broadcast to thousands

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Meet the women protecting India's snow leopards

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Explainer: How will Thailand’s election play out?

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Thai PM Anutin’s gamble on nationalism to be tested in close election

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Thai PM Anutin's gamble on nationalism to be tested in close election

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A tumultuous two decades in Thailand’s politics

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Who are the contenders to be Thailand’s next prime minister?

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New Zealand celebrates national day with call to support Maori and preserve unity

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For Thailand's popular progressives, winning the vote is only the first hurdle

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Takaichi: the Japanese prime minister America has been waiting for

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China economic rebalancing to test Koreans before benefiting them

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Japan election: What to look for in Sunday vote

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Commentary: Southeast Asia cannot afford to just lay low until the end of Trump’s presidency

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