Four arrested in Bali over drugs face death penalty

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Bangladesh detains journalists linked to toppled regime

DHAKA: Bangladesh remanded in custody on Tuesday (Sep 17) two journalists and a writer accused of involvement in violence against the...

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Malaysia reports first mpox case of the year; man tests positive for less severe variant

Last month, the World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency, its highest form of alert, for the...

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Malaysia’s health minister wants thorough probe into doctor’s death, after family claimed workplace bullying led to her suicide

WHAT FAMILY SAID Local police had said that no foul play was suspected in Dr Tay’s death. New outlet The...

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Malaysian king orders immediate, thorough probe into alleged child abuse, criminal cases at care homes

CLOSE TO 100 BANK ACCOUNTS FROZEN Additionally, Mr Razarudin – the police chief – said that a total of 96...

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Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to hold first local election in a decade

In getting rid of Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir’s state legislature was also dissolved. The region was then divided into...

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‘Horror’ 14-hour long traffic jam: Residents in Indonesia’s West Java aghast at ‘worst’ gridlock amid holiday rush

BOGOR, Indonesia: In what some local residents tout as the “worst” traffic congestion they had experienced, holiday-goers in the mountainous...

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Indian state reopens schools, restores internet after ethnic clashes

NEW DELHI: Schools reopened in India's northeastern state of Manipur on Tuesday (Sep 17), more than a week after they shuttered...

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Malaysia PM Anwar vows to work hard to fulfil demands of Sabah, Sarawak under MA63

Last week, Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof said that 11 of the demands made by Sabah and Sarawak in relation...

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Myanmar flooding death toll jumps to 226

YANGON: The death toll from massive flooding in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has doubled to 226, as...

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Philippines says disputed reef ‘not lost’ to China despite pullout

MANILA: The Philippines insisted on Monday (Sep 16) that it had not given up a South China Sea reef, two days...