Asia
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Autogate outage affecting foreigners at Johor Bahru land checkpoint remains unresolved: Malaysia’s border agency
JOHOR BAHRU: An autogate outage affecting foreign travellers at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex (BSI) in…
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Japan PM Sanae Takaichi may call early election, coalition partner says
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may call an early general election, the head of her party’s coalition partner, Hirofumi…
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North Korea demands detailed ‘explanation’ from Seoul over drone incursion
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister has demanded a detailed “explanation” from Seoul over a drone it…
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Myanmar votes in second phase of military-run election
YANGON: Voters in war-torn Myanmar queued up on Sunday (Jan 11) to cast their ballots in the second stage of…
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North Korea accuses South Korea of another drone incursion
SEOUL: North Korea accused the South on Saturday (Jan 10) of flying another spy drone over its territory this month,…
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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s Talaud Islands
JAKARTA: An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Talaud Islands on Saturday (Jan 10), the German…
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Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualised images
JAKARTA: Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on Saturday (Jan 10) due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content,…
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Chinese villagers struggle for heat as gas subsidies fade
XUSHUI, Hebei: Almost a decade after China began curbing coal burning to stop thick winter smog, villagers in northern Hebei…
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20 Malaysia air force officers face disciplinary action over military camp scandal
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has confirmed that 20 of its officers were directly involved in immoral…
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Death toll climbs after trash site collapse buries dozens in Philippines
MANILA: Hard hat-wearing rescue workers and backhoes dug through rubble in search of survivors on Saturday (Jan 10) in the…
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