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Philippine VP Duterte faces second impeachment complaint
MANILA: Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was hit with a second impeachment complaint on Wednesday (Dec 4), as she faces probes…
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Death toll rises to 29 in southern Thailand floods
BANGKOK: More than 30,000 people have been forced to flee their homes due to severe flooding in southern Thailand, where the…
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Dolphins around South Korea’s Jeju Island dying from overtourism, pollution, say experts
Like humans, dolphins will suffocate if they do not surface for air within a certain period. When a calf dies…
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Malaysian king vows to end ties with military university if ‘inhumane’ bullying culture continues
SINGAPORE: In the wake of alleged abuse and bullying cases at military university Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM), its new…
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Snap Insight: South Korea President Yoon’s martial law attempt was an inept semi-coup
AN INEPT COUP But if it was a coup, it was a remarkably inept one. Mr Yoon did not appear…
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Singaporean couple linked to US$51 million fraud case arrested in Malaysia after 19 years on the run
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man and his wife were arrested in Malaysia on Tuesday (Dec 3) in connection to a fraud…
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Second major Myanmar rebel group calls for talks with junta
BANGKOK: A second major Myanmar ethnic rebel group has said it is ready for China-mediated talks with the junta to end…
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US ‘relieved’ South Korea president reversed course on martial law
Washington stations about 28,500 troops in South Korea to protect it from North Korea, its nuclear-armed neighbour. The United States…
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Live: South Korea’s president reverses martial law decision after lawmakers vote against declaration
Just hours after declaring martial law in a surprise late-night TV address on Tuesday (Dec 3), South Korean President Yoon…
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Disbelief, outrage at South Korea’s short-lived martial law
Kim Ene-sol, a 30-year-old restaurant worker, said she was “overwhelmed by a sense of dread” when she heard the news.…
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