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JB to become zero-waste zone with 24-hour cleaning teams, upgraded infrastructure

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Helicopter rescue saves men, dog from Australian flood waters

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Japan PM Takaichi vows not to dismiss education minister over affair with woman

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‘Some people think I’m bringing my mum’: Malaysian man, 28, unfazed by comments about his wife, 51

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Three crew members 'believed trapped' aboard Thai ship attacked in Gulf: Shipping firm

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Air New Zealand cuts 1,100 flights over fuel price fears

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Mass stranding kills 21 protected pilot whales in Indonesia

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Australia police recover two bodies in search for missing Chinese tourists

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America and Israel share an enemy — not a strategy

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Bodies of two Chinese backpackers found in Australian floodwaters

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Seoul’s ageing poor driven towards bankruptcy by living costs

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Natural fortress: How geography protects Iran’s regime

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Indonesia braces itself for wildfire, drought ahead of longer dry season

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‘I’m scared to go back’: How some Myanmar workers end up exploited in Singapore

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First train to Pyongyang in six years leaves Beijing as neighbours revive link

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Illegal teardown in Penang heritage enclave sparks outrage

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China set to pass new ethnic minority law, prioritise use of Mandarin language

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US opens new unfair-trade probes to rebuild Trump's tariff pressure

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Singapore among 16 economies targeted as US launches new unfair-trade probe

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War in Iran squeezing China’s oil lifeline

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China passes new ethnic minority law, prioritises use of Mandarin language

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1 dead, 2 in critical condition after possible chemo errors at Japan children’s hospital

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Trump and Iran signal no quick end to war as tankers burn in Iraqi waters

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Malaysian experts call for caution over limiting fuel purchases amid Mid-East war

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North Korea unveils image of leader's daughter firing pistol

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Shares skid, oil surges again as Iran attacks Gulf shipping

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Oil prices surge as supply fears offset IEA's record stockpile release

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North Korean leader Kim test fires handguns during visit to munitions factory, KCNA reports

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North Korea unveils image of leader’s daughter firing pistol

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Former Indonesian communications ministry officials jailed in data centre graft case

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Japan’s JR East railway to raise train fares for first time since 1987

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In Malaysia, regular commuters to Singapore hope for lower RTS fare

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What did we learn from China's biggest political meeting?

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Decoding Beijing's 2026 economic jargon - and why it matters

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Commentary: What we can learn from how Iran and US have used cheap ‘disposable’ drones differently

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Why it’s unlikely that Saudi Arabia wanted the US to bomb Iran

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Understanding who profits will be key to resolving the Iran war

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‘This is me, very pretty’: Inside a Cambodian cyberscam site

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UK couple die after being pulled from water at Australian beach

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‘Lesson’ for Johor: Data centres should not be sited too near homes, says assemblyman after outcry

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One-person firms and ‘raising lobsters’: China hunts for new ways to create jobs in AI era

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Shadow tankers: the only ships still moving through Hormuz Strait

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Thailand's Phuket airport runway reopens after Air India Express plane fault

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‘Social media is like fire’: Some wish Indonesia’s planned social media ban for youths can come sooner

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US energy chief’s deleted Hormuz X post called market manipulation

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China warns US AI military use can create ‘Terminator’ world

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Japan to release part of oil reserves ahead of IEA-led decision, PM says

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