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Malaysia GE16: UMNO, PAS push for early polls but Anwar likely to wait till late 2027

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has little reason to rush Malaysia’s next general election, or GE16.

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has little reason to rush GE16, despite growing pressure from UMNO and PAS.

Analysis finds unchecked businesses to blame for raging wildfires in Indonesia

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Letter from Phu Quoc

The next Bali or Jeju? Vietnam’s biggest isle aims to become a ‘global island destination’

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Court grants Malaysia ex-PM Najib and son stay of bankruptcy proceedings

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Taiwan is a society comfortable with contradictions

Thailand freezes 49 data centres as resource fears escalate

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Beyond Bali and Batam: How new routes are changing Singapore’s ties with Indonesia

New direct flights bring Singaporeans to cities like Belitung, Padang and Pontianak.

aafly - Singaporean Zachary Lee (extreme right) with his family, his friends and their families on vacation in Belitung.
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El Nino’s wrath: Brace yourself for impact

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The great tech manhunt: East Asia’s billion-dollar race for ASEAN talent

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Seoul risks being sidelined in Trump-Kim talks as US-South Korea alliance frays

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Prabowo offers Indonesia as Russia’s gateway to ASEAN

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Political courtship deepens between PAS and UMNO as both pressure Anwar for earlier polls

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Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing scheduled to visit Cambodia from Sept 11 to 12: Sources

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UN says world must navigate ‘reality’ of 1.5 deg C overshoot

The report’s stark language alarmed climate campaigners.

The UN Environment Programme stated unequivocally that 1.5 deg C would be surpassed and “the challenge has shifted from avoiding overshoot to navigating it”.

AI boom is testing tech firms’ climate pledges

Coral bleaching occurring too frequently for reefs to recover, scientists say

Disasters like Nepal-Tibet floods could become more frequent with climate change: Experts

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Sri Lanka ex-president's son arrested on graft charges

FILE PHOTO: Namal Rajapaksa address his supporters during the election meeting in Dehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 8, 2024. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage/File Photo

Major tunnel and underground rescue operations

Rescuers work to pull out a survivor from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station following deadly flash floods and mudslides, at a location given as Rasuwa district, Nepal, in this still image taken from a handout video released September 4, 2026. Nepal Army/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT

Malaysia GE16: UMNO, PAS push for early polls but Anwar likely to wait till late 2027

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has little reason to rush GE16, despite growing pressure from UMNO and PAS.

Chinese shipper COSCO denies its vessels spied for Beijing

FILE PHOTO: The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Wildfires creep towards Indonesia’s new capital, prompting calls for action

Firefighters spraying water in an attempt to extinguish a wildfire in Soeharto Hill Forest Park, North Penajam Paser in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province.

Volunteers fight uphill battle against Indonesian fires

Sangga Bumi Lestari agricultural coordinator Kristoforus Sinyong (right) and restoration and regenerative agriculture staff member Hidayat prepare equipment to battle wildfires in Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan.

China's Xi to bring large CEO delegation on US visit, sources say

FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives at the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, July 17, 2026. Ng Han Guan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

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Taiwan is a society comfortable with contradictions

Thailand freezes 49 data centres as resource fears escalate

A boom in artificial intelligence is setting off a data centre construction boom in Thailand and elsewhere in South-east Asia.

Nepali foreman rescued from tunnel says he stayed behind to help others

Survivor Sanjay Sah is carried by members of a search and rescue team.

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