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Philippines to evacuate 2,500 villages ahead of Severe Storm Toraji

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Junior during his visit to a village that was hit by a landslide brought by Typhoon Trami in Talisay, Batangas, Philippines, on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Indonesia’s President Subianto calls for collaboration with China before US trip

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto during the Indonesia-China Business Forum in Beijing on Sunday. Photo: AP

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She escaped death in Malaysia’s seas. Now she’s a warrior for the world’s oceans

Malaysian underwater photographer Nurul Azlifah Mohd Ismail, known professionally as Ipah Uid Lynn. Photo: Ipah Uid Lynn

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Are durian exporters witnessing last days of ‘golden era’ in China?

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Customs officers check imported durians at Youyiguan Port in Pingxiang, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, in August. Photo: Xinhua

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Halal pet food: meat-ing the needs of Southeast Asia’s Muslim ‘pawrents’

Domestic longhairs belonging to Malaysian cat owner Yana Zulkarnain. Photo: Yana Zulkarnain
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Mounting healthcare challenges have raised fears of a creeping privatisation as overstretched and underfunded state facilities seek new revenue streams. Photo: Shutterstock

Health & Environment

‘Change is coming’: will Southeast Asia have to abandon universal healthcare?

Across Southeast Asia, rising costs and funding struggles are threatening the very foundations of public health systems.

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South Korea’s adoption scandal: a 20-year fight for truth amid corruption

Ahn Andersen is one of many adoptees who have spent decades searching for their Korean roots, facing roadblocks from adoption agencies and government bodies.

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Ahn Andersen has spent decades searching for her Korean roots. Photo: David Lee
Ahn Andersen has spent decades searching for her Korean roots. Photo: David Lee

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As Marcos faces the Trump test, can Philippines count on continued US support?

Analysts warn that Donald Trump’s transactional style will require President Marcos to demonstrate his country’s strategic importance.

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Lifestyle & Culture

‘Huge opportunity for us’: can Nepal cash in on China’s tourism campaign?

Nepal should introduce more incentives and use Chinese social media platforms to promote itself to bring in visitors, industry players say.

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Less stranger danger, but Asia will still pay for Trump’s return

Trade, US support in the region and climate issues hang in the balance as Trump looks to advance US interests ‘with additional gusto’, analysts say.

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Donald Trump’s return to the White House signals that America’s experiment with isolation is in fact a long-term directional change. Photo: TNS
Donald Trump’s return to the White House signals that America’s experiment with isolation is in fact a long-term directional change. Photo: TNS

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Will Tokyo’s giant fountain make a splash or be a US$17 million washout?

The cherry blossom-shaped fountain planned for Tokyo’s Odaiba Marine Park district has divided residents over its cost and potential economic benefits.

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‘We don’t know what to do next’: father of missing Malaysian teen speaks out

The parents of 17-year-old Erma Fatima Shamsul Bahari are still searching for any clues to her location two weeks after her disappearance.

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Is it time for Manila and Beijing to resume talks over the South China Sea row?

China has been ‘dragging its feet’ to hold talks over the issue, such as establishing a binding code of conduct, an analyst says.

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Philippine vessels participate in a military drill on Wednesday in the South China Sea. Photo: AP

Health & Environment

As deadly smog threatens India, Pakistan, experts urge joint climate action

Burning of crop residues and bursting of firecrackers during Diwali have exacerbated the problem, with current measures ineffective, experts say.

Residential complexes are covered in heavy smog near New Delhi, India, on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Residential complexes are covered in heavy smog near New Delhi, India, on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE

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South China Sea: tensions over Beijing’s continued detention of Vietnam fishermen

While China claims the fishermen were illegally fishing in its waters, Vietnam insists they were operating within their rights.

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Malaysians outraged after Israeli drone strike injures troops in Lebanon

Some demanded the government withdraw the peacekeeping troops from Lebanon after a convoy came under attack in Saida.

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Calls in Japan for more suicide prevention steps targeting schoolchildren

Japanese culture experts urge authorities to do more after new data shows suicides among Japanese schoolchildren remain high.

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Trump’s victory raises fears of Israel-Iran clash before he can ‘stop wars’

Analysts warn both sides are likely to ‘take even more risks’ in the dying days of the Biden administration.

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Iranians burn a US flag to mark the 45th anniversary of America’s expulsion from Iran on Sunday. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters
Iranians burn a US flag to mark the 45th anniversary of America’s expulsion from Iran on Sunday. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters

Economics

GCash not rushing to launch IPO due to strong financial position: chairman

Ernest Cu, chairman of the Philippine mobile payments giant, says the initial public offering ‘should be ready very shortly’.

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‘Pressing challenge’: Philippines ramps up cyber fight against disinformation

Realities of a ‘new frontier’ of conflict and changing battlefields have forced the Philippines to retool its defence strategies, officials say.

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Health & Environment

‘Change is coming’: will Southeast Asia have to abandon universal healthcare?

Across Southeast Asia, rising costs and funding struggles are threatening the very foundations of public health systems.

Mounting healthcare challenges have raised fears of a creeping privatisation as overstretched and underfunded state facilities seek new revenue streams. Photo: Shutterstock
Mounting healthcare challenges have raised fears of a creeping privatisation as overstretched and underfunded state facilities seek new revenue streams. Photo: Shutterstock

Economics

Kuala London: aspiration, class and the Malaysian dream of a British education

In a country still shaped by its colonial past, the pursuit of a UK education by Malaysia’s elites reveals a stark opportunity gap at home.

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Politics

‘The race is on’: Brics ramps up its challenge to the Western-led world order

The growing bloc, which seeks alternatives to Western-led institutions, is being leveraged by Beijing and Moscow to forge a multipolar world.

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Huawei and Malaysia’s 5G future: unpacking the embrace of Chinese tech

The Chinese tech giant has emerged as the odds-on favourite to build Malaysia’s second 5G network – despite the West’s espionage concerns.

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Malaysia has been under significant US pressure to reconsider any future relationship with Huawei. Photo: Shutterstock