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Malaysia seizes 3 Israeli-bound containers as Anwar pledges to stop shipments for Gaza war

Teodoro for president? Philippine defence chief draws 2028 election buzz after China clash

Russia employs North Koreans to build drones for Ukraine war: report

Indonesia’s Prabowo mulls labelling wildfires as ‘ecological terrorism’

Casino, not bakery: Philippine e-payment firms urged to improve merchant vetting

Indian transgender patients left in limbo following legal amendments

Is Japan’s Okinawa finally moving past anti-base politics?

Risk of unrest in Asia as Iran war, El Nino threaten food supplies

North Korea at Japan’s Asian Games: sports diplomacy or propaganda stunt?

India, Pakistan summon each other’s diplomats after naval ships collide in Arabian Sea

Only ‘idiots’ expect North Korea to give up nuclear weapons: Kim Yo-jong

Will Takaichi visit Kyiv? Zelensky’s invite puts Japan PM in diplomatic bind

Health crisis grips Indonesians enduring haze: ‘my eyes sting, my head hurts’

Malaysia to invite Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing for Rohingya repatriation talks

China mulls bid for Apec free-trade area to taunt US, tantalise Asia

Australia to ban student dependants as Labor fends off far-right pressure

Trump taking notes from India? US$5,000 cash pitch draws ‘freebie’ comparisons

How wildfires are threatening Indonesia’s economy and carbon market

Singapore court rejects 90-year-old’s spousal support claim against ex-wife, 89

Hong Kong rated Asia’s top financial hub for fourth straight year: report

Malaysian councillor resigns after DAP remarks at Umno assembly

South Korean killer’s drone escape from Philippine prison foiled by test footage

Japanese monks embrace material world to raise cash as donations shrink

India and Russia push to expand defence ties with more joint production

South Korean court orders Pyongyang to pay US$32.5m for destroying border office

Malingering or memory loss? Duterte to appear in ICC courtroom for assessment

Japan’s Takaichi opts for stability in first reshuffle since taking over LDP

Singapore ministers earn millions. What do other Asian leaders make?

Why I am grateful for Asean’s endless meetings

Japan jails man for forcing Thai girl, 12, into sex work

The world is not so much embracing China as recoiling from Trump’s US

Who will shoulder the debts behind Indonesia’s China-backed Whoosh railway?

Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin acquitted of 4 charges in US$49 million corruption case

India scores Brics win with joint declaration despite divides

Cambodia, Thailand take US$300 billion seabed dispute to UN

Indonesian finance minister found out about his firing in mid-meeting phone call

Thais stage rare Israel protest; Singapore ministers get pay rise: 7 Asia highlights

US throws weight behind Thai submarine cable that skips South China Sea

Malaysian mother honours slain daughter Yap Shing Xuen’s memory

Air quality across Singapore reaches unhealthy levels from Indonesian wildfires

Singapore jails armed Malaysian gang for US$3.9 million ‘lightning heist’ at bungalow

Philippine VP’s impeachment trial heats up as unexplained wealth takes centre stage

Iceland’s whaling ban plan threatens to leave Japan alone in defending industry

Singapore’s Chan Chun Sing to visit China, speak at defence forum

Southeast Asia weighs energy transition amid LNG supply crunch

China’s J-10CE has foreign buyers, but not yet a market

Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan royal crisis deepens amid claims of grave disloyalty to ruler

Malaysian teen acquitted of murdering schoolmate Yap Shing Xuen

Singapore is open to chemical castration, but what are ethical, health concerns?

Indonesia’s Prabowo appoints third finance minister in under 2 years