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The BTS fans losing thousands as scammers cash in on comeback tour ticket war

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While the world scrambles for oil, China sits on full tanks

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KL folk can’t elect who runs the capital. This new minister is giving them a voice

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Bersama co-leader says party can compete ‘like a budget airline’, but could it disrupt Malaysian politics?

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Currency crash and visa crackdowns force Indian students to rethink studying abroad

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At least 6 workers die after gas leak at Tamil Nadu seafood plant

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Tight security as Indian students resit medical exam after alleged paper leak

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Why hospitals in China, including Raffles Medical, are attracting more foreign patients

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Japan PM Takaichi’s Cabinet support rate dips to 55.8%, lowest since she took office

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Taiwan to stage five days of combat readiness drills

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Hanoi to start construction of major rail project to boost public transport, urban growth

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Scams targeting foreign nationals soar in South Korea amid K-culture tourism boom

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‘Nothing to do with K-drama’: Malaysia agency on hiring ex-military personnel as college wardens

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Malaysian opposition alliance Perikatan Nasional to hold emergency meeting ahead of state polls

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Pakistan’s mango exports shrink as Middle East war impacts linger

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Tight security as India holds exam retest after leak scandal

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Debate growing over whether Seoul can afford free bus rides for senior citizens

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India tightens security as millions of medical student aspirants retake entrance exam after paper leak

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US plans to curb the call centre industry. The Philippines, India are gearing up for a fight

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What Indonesia’s finance chief really brought back from Beijing

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Afghan women struggle to run a business under Taliban

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Apart from China, Asia isn’t afraid of a remilitarizing Japan

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Weak 3.3-magnitude earthquake hits waters off Johor

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Japan audio analysis lab creates buzz for music putting babies to sleep

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How squishies and nostalgia revived Seoul’s old markets

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Weak 3.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Batu Pahat, Johor

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US disputes Iranian claims about closing Strait of Hormuz as negotiators head to Switzerland

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Asia’s synthetic drug seizures hit new highs as scam links ‘deepen’: UN report

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Person hit by Japan bullet train entered tracks from platform fence gap

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Australia to extend petrol price relief for motorists

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Bangladesh's premier looks to China, Malaysia for investment, jobs in first trip

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Man killed after old building in Bangkok partially collapses

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International departure fee goes up to $44 at 6 Thai airports from June 20

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Malaysia’s energy supplies secure ‘for decades’ after talks with Russia, deals with Turkmenistan: Anwar

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Bangladesh PM to visit Malaysia, China on first foreign tour

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Pakistan roadside blasts kill seven, AP says

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Iran war gives Pakistan its biggest diplomatic boost in decades

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Two roadside blasts in north-west Pakistan kill 7: Police

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House leaders in Indonesia meet student protesters in rally against fuel prices, free meals

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Why a speech by Pursuit Of Jade’s Zhang Linghe has divided Taiwan

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Germany blurs defence lines with bet on Philippines’ old US base

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Australia poised to become an Asia-Pacific energy superpower

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Palestinians to pay the price for Netanyahu’s defeat in Iran

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Everything Bangladesh’s Rahman hopes to get from China

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Australia confirms first case of H5N1 bird flu as virus reaches every continent

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Man in Japan arrested for confining 5-year-old girl in rubbish bin

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Indonesia’s blanket fuel subsidies favour the rich, say economists, urging targeted aid

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Australia confirms first case of H5 bird flu

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