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‘Will never withdraw’: DAP’s Lim Guan Eng rubbishes claims that he’s pulling out of party polls
KUALA LUMPUR: Ahead of Sunday’s (Mar 16) polls to elect the central leadership to the Democratic Action Party (DAP), current chairperson Lim…
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Expressway bridge under construction in Bangkok collapses, killing at least 5 people
BANGKOK: An elevated road being built in Thailand’s capital Bangkok collapsed on Saturday (Mar 15), killing at least five people, officials…
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Unification Church faces dissolution in Japan
TOKYO: The Unification Church has come under intense scrutiny in Japan since a former prime minister was assassinated, but it could soon…
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As US pressures Japan to pay more for defence, will Trump’s demands ‘never end’?
The US nominee for ambassador to Japan has doubled down on Washington’s demand that Tokyo pay more for American troops based on its soil,…
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How Singapore’s opposition hopes to loosen the PAP’s 66-year grip on power
In Singapore, whenever an election looms, talk is never about whether the ruling party will lose power. Rather, attention centres on how…
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Tokyo’s nightlife gets US$3.8 million makeover to lure visitors after dark
Tokyo has launched an ambitious initiative to revitalise its nightlife and attract visitors to explore the Japanese capital after dark, as…
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Vietnam court jails eight for Hanoi apartment block fire that killed 56
HANOI: A Vietnamese court jailed eight people on Friday (Mar 14) over a fire that tore through a Hanoi apartment block in 2023, killing 56…
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‘Remove them from our land’: Prabowo plans to build remote island prison for Indonesia’s corruption…
JAKARTA: A remote island prison for those convicted of corruption charges. That was the threat volleyed by Indonesian President Prabowo…
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Opinion | Philippines faces tricky path to becoming less reliant on US
Shortly after the dramatic diplomatic showdown between the Trump administration and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval…
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