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Why these MOE teachers left familiar classrooms to teach the Singapore curriculum overseas

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Proposed US Hercules repair hub in West Java sparks debate on what Indonesia stands to gain and lose

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Thailand officially frees ex-PM Thaksin after royal pardon

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Inside Myanmar, rebels are losing ground as military forces men into army

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Iran may drag out the crisis to humiliate the US as it did in ’79

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UK, Canada, France and Norway announce coordinated sanctions over West Bank settler violence

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Ex-CIA disguise chief says AI elevates spy wars to new heights

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New Zealand poll shows US seen as more of a threat than China

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Protesters clash with police in Pakistani Kashmir as strike shutters cities

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Patron problem: Kim Jong Un played Russia, rattled China and won

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Two reportedly killed as women take part in rare protest in Afghanistan

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Thai court draws outcry after suspending jail sentence of man who set Siberian husky on fire

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Indian targeted by Trump poured money into Don Jr.-backed startup

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Xi leaves North Korea with renewed signs of China’s influence

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Judge upholds oversight of US consulate builder in Milan over labour probe

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Iran’s proxies moving towards ‘violent gig economy’, but no imminent threat to Southeast Asia: Expert

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Thaksin has electric monitoring bracelet removed after Thai court reviews pardon list

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India should think twice about a US trade deal

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Police crack down on anti-hijab protests in western Afghanistan

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PAS and Bersatu are now divorced, but who gets custody of Malaysia’s opposition pact PN?

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South Korea to investigate ballot mishap after protests

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Singapore, Indonesia plan joint study to transform Batam, Bintan into ‘vibrant digital hub’

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Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung, actor Jung Kyung-ho confirm split after 14 years

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US targets China’s military-tech firm ties while forging its own

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Japan city relieved as bear caught after roaming streets for days

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Man accused of killing mother-in-law with poison-laced satay

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Outdoor hospitals, shaken communities as Philippine quake toll hits 41

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How Indonesia’s free meals program became a patronage feeding frenzy

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Former Sri Lankan minister gets 16 years’ jail in anti-graft crackdown

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India breaks through Himalayan tunnel to China border zone

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Japan’s JR East railway to replace magnetic train tickets with QR code ones next spring

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Front-row view of Bangladesh’s democratic reconstruction

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China ‘firmly opposed’ to US blacklist of Chinese companies

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CPEC 2.0: China’s grip tightening on Pakistan’s digital future

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Johor polls: Plans to ease border crossing process for voters returning from Singapore

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Beijing says 'firmly opposed' to US blacklist of Chinese companies

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Black bear caught in Japan after days of sightings

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Man in Indonesia allegedly laced chicken satay with rat poison, killing mother-in-law

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Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un vow stronger ties as North Korea visit wraps up

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Thai jobs for Myanmar refugees could show way forward for Asian nations, UN says

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Malaysia’s PAS severs ties with Bersatu, throwing opposition pact PN's fate into question

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Taiwan says China coast guard ‘harassed’ commercial shipping off its coast

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Philippines takes diplomatic action against China over floating structure in South China Sea

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'Please send help': Crew's distress call after ship hit by US missile

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KL airport foils passenger’s attempt to smuggle six live gibbons out of Malaysia

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Philippine ex-policeman arrested over S. Korean’s death in notorious drug war killing

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Indonesia raises rates in surprise move to prop up sinking rupiah

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