US carrier visit to Thailand's Pattaya lifts hope and sex-tourism risk
BANGKOK, Aug 31 - After a long deployment in the Middle East, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier will dock in Thailand's…
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US carrier visit to Thailand’s Pattaya lifts hope and sex-tourism risk
The Abraham Lincoln is due to dock on Sept 2 to allow nearly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard to rest after over 200…
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Kazakhstan's president appoints top adviser as vice president
ASTANA, Aug 31 - Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Monday appointed Erlan Karin, a longtime adviser, as…
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Hong Kong 2025 high-rise blaze: Nearly 98% of flat owners accept buyout offer
They can sell ownership in exchange for cash or join the government’s “flat-for-flat” arrangement.
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US, allies’ maritime drills are a ‘threat’ to North Korea: KCNA
Pyongyang branded Washington as hostile.
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Sarawak nears haze emergency as air quality hits worst level since 2019
The API surpassed the 301 hazardous threshold in state capital Kuching as well as neighbouring districts.
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Former Malaysian MP quits DAP, says will keep promise to help ex-minister Khairy in general election
Ong Kian Ming said he is not planning to join another political party.
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Malaysia’s Sabah on haze alert as air quality in state capital hits unhealthy level
Tawau, the district straddling North Kalimantan, recorded an API reading of 153.
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Nepal PM says nation facing ‘unimaginable’ disaster
He said the devastating floods have made it very difficult to collect a complete account of the losses.
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Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods
KATHMANDU/BEIJING, Aug 31 - Nepal's rescue teams, helped by Chinese and Indian experts, worked overnight to reach…
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One line or two? South Koreans can’t agree on escalator etiquette
A survey of 1,000 adults should 50.1 per cent preferred standing on one side.
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US-Taiwan ties 'never been stronger', top diplomat in Taipei says
TAIPEI, Aug 31 - The U.S.-Taiwan relationship has \"never been stronger\" and Taiwan is helping to re-industrialise the…
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Taiwanese companies have been investing billions of dollars in the US.
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Nepal-China flood deaths surge past 900 as rescuers struggle through ‘unimaginable’ disaster
The number of people missing soared to nearly 5,000.
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G20 countries should consider more trade barriers on China to cut imbalances, Bessent says
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 30 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday he will encourage G20 members…
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JB folk feeling the pinch of food prices ‘higher than in KL’
Some have opted to take home-cooked meals to work to save money.
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Nepal floods expose gaps in warning systems, China data-sharing
Installing and maintaining weather stations at extreme altitudes is expensive and difficult.
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North Sumatra tourism sites closed as Mount Sinabung volcanic activity increases
Those within a 3km radius of the volcano's summit are advised to avoid conducting activities.
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Pilgrims to flood-stricken Nepal sought the divine at sacred mountain
Mount Kailash is a sacred pilgrimage site for Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs and Bon followers.
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Nepali rescue workers test aid delivery by drone
There is a rush to move food and other essentials to survivors on either side of the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers.
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What’s behind the school violence haunting the Philippines – and what can be done?
The Philippines has more than 45,000 schools nationwide but fewer than 1,000 counsellors.
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Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted
The Chinese embassy said experts faced significant challenges monitoring hazards in the remote region.
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Nepal steps up rescue effort to reach hundreds trapped in tunnels
CHITWAN, Nepal, Aug 30 - Nepal's military airlifted heavy machinery by helicopter on Sunday to an under-construction…
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Nepal-Tibet floods: 91 Malaysians still uncontactable, says government
36 of them are in China and 55 in Nepal.
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Nepal begins mass burials of unidentified flood victims as families seek missing
CHITWAN, Nepal Aug 30 - Nepal's scenic Chitwan district, known for its forests and rivers, has become the site of mass…
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‘1 per cent chance’: Siblings’ desperate search for missing Singaporean couple in Nepal disaster
“I want someone to really slap me and wake me up from this dream,” said missing Singaporean's sister.
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SM Lee visits historic Samarkand, explores opportunities for Singapore ties
The two-day stop included a bazaar, Islamic pilgrimage site and talks on business opportunities.
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Nepal begins burials as flood death toll rises to 752
Medical teams took DNA samples from every victim before burial.
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US Treasury's Bessent faces G20 diplomacy test amid tariffs, Iran war, bond turmoil
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 30 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faces a major test of his economic diplomacy…
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Malaysia PM unveils measures to tackle living costs, support local businesses
The government will restore a quota for citizens to buy RON95 fuel to 300 litres per month.
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South Korea’s Lee replaces 6 ministers, fills key AI roles in year-two Cabinet reset
Among the changes, South Korea could get its first Cabinet minister born in the 1990s.
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Pakistan suspends eight officials after deadly infant ward fire
14 infants were killed in a fire in the maternity ward of a hospital in Islamabad.
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Jeju police re-examining circumstances around death of woman in palm farm
They include whether the tree's structure would've made it difficult for a rope to be secured to it.
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Orangutan rescued from fire zone in Indonesia’s Borneo, battles respiratory illness
It will be moved to a rehabilitation centre to get more treatment.
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Thailand proposes $17 fee to fund tourism upgrade
Collection would begin with travellers arriving by air.
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Police dog Xiao Bao melts hearts at Malaysia’s national day rehearsal
The dog was seen lying on his back with all four paws in the air as people rubbed his belly.
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