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15 people, mostly children, missing after floods in Indonesia’s Papua
Residents carry their belongings as they wade through flood water in the Papua province. (EPA Images pic) JAKARTA: At least…
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S’pore plans to designate site of founding father Lee Kuan Yew’s home as national monument
A view of an empty guard post and the front gate at 38 Oxley Road, the residence of Singapore’s first…
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Indonesia may buy 4 more Airbus A400M military planes, says president
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto, a former special forces commander, served as defence minister in 2019 before assuming the presidency last…
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China’s military says it tracked Philippine patrol in South China Sea
A Chinese military spokesman said the patrol ‘seriously undermined regional peace and stability’. (EPA Images pic) BEIJING: China’s military said…
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South Korea’s Lee hopes to tackle AI, demographic issues at Apec summit
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung during their meeting on the…
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Singapore seizes US$115mil in assets from British-Cambodian tycoon
Singapore’s police force raided multiple locations ‘against Chen Zhi and his associates in relation to offences of money laundering and…
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Vietnam flood death toll rises to 13, with 11 others missing
Most tourists have canceled their hotel bookings in the submerged ancient Hoi An, which welcomed over 4.4 million visitors last…
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Hyundai Motor keen to take part in Indonesian national car plan
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution have inaugurated Indonesia’s first battery cell production plant for electric vehicles. (AP pic)…
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Former Philippine president Duterte appeals ICC jurisdiction ruling, demands release
Rodrigo Duterte served as president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. (Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division/AP pic) THE HAGUE: Rodrigo…
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Record rains in Vietnam kill 4 and flood 100,000 homes
Natural disasters, mostly storms, floods and landslides, have left 187 people dead or missing in Vietnam in the first nine…
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