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Suspected Indonesian syndicate members accused of trafficking babies to Singapore attend first court hearing

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China welcomes EU lawmakers' first visit in 8 years as chance to steady strained ties

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EU: Israel's decision to pass death penalty law for Palestinians is "very concerning"

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Asia to suffer most from Iran war energy crisis, warns analytics firm

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Malaysia court orders ex-PM Najib to pay US$1.3 billion to 1MDB unit

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Myanmar lawmakers put junta chief on path to presidency

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Asia barters for scarce energy as Iran crisis throttles supplies

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India diesel exports to S-E Asia hit 7-year high in March due to Iran war, data shows

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Eurovision Song Contest launches first-ever Asia edition

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Man, 25, charged with murder of fellow Singaporean in Johor

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Weapons, women and the rise of hybrid insurgency in Balochistan

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Camel couriers caught carrying contraband booze to Delhi

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China seeks to strengthen ties as EU lawmakers’ visit ends eight years’ hiatus

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Two more Indonesian peacekeepers killed in Lebanon, bringing total to three

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Seoul turns down billboard brightness across the city

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Indonesia says won’t raise fuel price despite Mideast war pressures

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Fire hot spots and scant rain raise haze alarm in South-east Asia

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Why India’s missing from the Iran war mediation table

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'Felt close to death': Indian seafarers detained in Iran return home

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Chiang Mai set for disaster declaration after 4 days of soaring PM2.5 levels

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Malaysia says its tankers will be exempt from Iran’s Hormuz toll

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China says will boost cooperation with Pakistan on Iran issue

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Japan deploys long-range missiles near China

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Indonesia to deport Interpol-wanted UK fugitive nabbed in Bali

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China expresses ‘gratitude’ after three ships transit Strait of Hormuz

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Myanmar’s former spymaster Ye Win Oo rises to become military chief

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Malaysian court orders ex-PM Najib to pay $1.68b to former 1MDB unit over fiduciary duty breach

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Zelensky may be defying Trump with strikes on Russian oil

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Needles, syringes to cost more in South Korea as impact of Middle East war hits medical sector

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Five taken to hospital after pipe rupture at particle observatory in Japan

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South Korea’s youngest children see sharpest rise in antidepressant use

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Dalai Lama warns ‘violence begets violence’, urges peace in Middle East

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China bans entombing cremated remains in empty flats

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Pricier fuel hits Tokyo cherry blossom river cruises ​amid Middle East conflict

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Diesel price in Thailand surges past key psychological threshold of 40 baht per litre

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Striking Iran during talks has left a wound that won’t heal

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Thailand weighs fuel tax cuts as global oil surge tests fiscal limits

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Danantara’s ‘impact investing’ is really just state capitalism

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S’porean man charged with murdering another S’porean near Johor night club

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Malaysia tightens checks at borders with Singapore to deter ‘smuggling’ of subsidised items

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North Korea, Russia news agencies join forces in ‘info war’

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Thai restaurant bookings hit by oil price surge from Middle East war

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Myanmar junta chief elected vice-president, moves a step closer to the presidency

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Oil-thirsty Asian nations seek Russian crude as Iran war strains supplies

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China’s top airlines cautious on outlook as Iran war raises fuel costs

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Gate of Tears could soon be Iran war’s next stranglehold

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Japan to coordinate on energy with Indonesia as Iran war disrupts supplies

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Indonesian forest loss surges by 66% in 2025, driven by Prabowo’s self-sufficiency drive: Report

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Iran war sold on missile numbers that don’t add up

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Japan to add numeric standards to clarify ‘dangerous driving’

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