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Malaysia
Ashes for ransom: the bizarre rise of urn thefts in Malaysia
In the past month, 30 urns in Negeri Sembilan and 22 urns in Johor were reported stolen at two memorial parks.
19 Mar 2026 - 2:10PM
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The Philippines
‘I’ll burn down my school’: Philippine police foil shooting plot by teens
19 Mar 2026 - 4:40PM
Australia
Australian police officer’s ‘perverts’ remark against Indian man sparks outrage
18 Mar 2026 - 4:57PM
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Japan
Japanese atomic bomb survivor who hugged Obama in Hiroshima dies at 88
Earlier this month, Shigeaki Mori warned that the world was at risk of another nuclear attack over the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.
18 Mar 2026 - 3:15PM
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Then US president Barack Obama hugs Shigeaki Mori, a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, during a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in 2016. Photo: AFP
Nepal
Nepal voted for change. Can its rapper-engineer PM deliver?
Balendra Shah has promised to transform Nepal, but success hinges on him becoming the first elected leader to finish a full five-year term.
18 Mar 2026 - 2:10PM
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Malaysia
Arrest of stateless teen in Malaysia highlights Sabah’s citizenship crisis
Rights groups say stateless people in the country are often treated as undocumented migrants without basic protections.
16 Mar 2026 - 7:49PM
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The Philippines
Most Filipino women think a woman’s place is in the home, survey finds
A record 83 per cent of women in the Philippines now say they find domestic life as fulfilling as a career, a 30-year high.
16 Mar 2026 - 6:30PM
Filipinos take part in a protest in Manila to commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia
‘Ocean is our income’: the Malaysian fishers being pushed out by progress
Malaysia’s government says the Port Klang expansion is sustainable and essential. Local Mah Meri fishers fear for their livelihoods.
16 Mar 2026 - 5:00PM
Asean
Southeast Asia’s scam compound survivors suffer in stigma and silence
Many survivors return home to inhabit a murky space between victim and offender, with few support services to help them reintegrate.
15 Mar 2026 - 8:00AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
No longer safe: Iran war puts 9 million Indian workers in the line of fire
As missiles fly, drone strikes from Dubai to Doha are shattering the illusion of safety for millions of Indian expats living in the Gulf.
14 Mar 2026 - 4:00PM
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Malaysia
Graft and gridlock: in Anwar’s Malaysia, reformist cracks widen
Malaysia’s prime minister can’t pass his own reform bills. His coalition appears to be cracking – and time is running out.
14 Mar 2026 - 10:30AM
Illustration: Huy Truong
India
‘Death is a release’: Indian parents win right to grant son a dignified death
Harish Rana was comatose and bedridden for over a decade. Now, the Supreme Court has ruled that his ‘endless misery’ can finally end.
13 Mar 2026 - 8:23PM
The Philippines
250 men went down with a WWII ‘hell ship’. Now the US is coming back for them
Eight decades after the Oryoku Maru was sunk by American bombs, specialist divers are returning to retrieve the 250 men still trapped inside.
13 Mar 2026 - 11:38AM
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Malaysia
Iranian women’s football team in Malaysia as video fuels new asylum claims
The video shows a man saying three Iranian players told Malaysian police they wanted to remain in the country. The claim has not been independently verified.
12 Mar 2026 - 7:42PM
The Philippines
Marcos ‘angry’ over official’s ‘mistreatment’ of OFWs in Bahrain
A video shows the official shooing away Filipino workers seeking financial help outside the Philippine embassy in Bahrain.
12 Mar 2026 - 2:54PM
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A Philippine official from the Migrant Workers Office (right) telling Filipino workers stranded in Bahrain that they are unable to receive financial support outside Manila’s embassy in the kingdom. Photo: Facebook/DDS News
Japan
‘He’s so handsome’: Japan’s youngest governor, 36, sets social media abuzz again
Fans of Takato Ishida continue to swoon over him, even as the Fukui governor has to deal with his predecessor’s sexual harassment scandal.
11 Mar 2026 - 7:01PM
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Malaysia
In Malaysia, Muhyiddin’s corruption trial opens with a fight over TikTok
A former PM, a landmark corruption case – and the prosecution’s opening evidence is a pair of TikTok videos the defence says cannot stand.
10 Mar 2026 - 5:49PM
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Malaysia
Malaysia had him on bail for child abuse. The US had other plans
Zobaidul Amin allegedly told victims the police would never find him. He was living in Malaysia, after all. Then the FBI put him on a plane.
10 Mar 2026 - 4:29PM
Bangladeshi national Zobaidul Amin is escorted to an aircraft by FBI agents. Photo: X / FBI Director Kash Patel
Thailand
Thai police thought she was drunk. She was already dying
A 21-year-old died because an assumption was made. The same assumption later left a stroke victim in a coma with 50-50 odds of survival.
10 Mar 2026 - 12:25PM
Malaysia
Malaysia’s Anwar risks reformist image as Daim family sues over ‘Zionist’ claims
The prime minister said that a group of Malaysians were working with foreign media and a ‘prominent Zionist group’ to topple the government.
9 Mar 2026 - 5:29PM
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Malaysia
A forgotten theatre lane in Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown gets a new lease on life
The restored lane, once home to an early theatre scene, is part of Kuala Lumpur’s broader effort to revive its historic Chinatown.
9 Mar 2026 - 12:00PM
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Singapore
‘It’s inevitable’: Singapore’s workers brace for AI disruption
The city state wants 100,000 workers to become ‘AI bilingual’. But with entry-level roles already vanishing, time may not be on its side.
11 Mar 2026 - 12:24PM
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Illustration: Huy Truong
Nepal
Nepal election: rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah beats former prime minister
The 35-year-old former Kathmandu mayor’s defeat of K.P. Sharma Oli means he is on track to head the next government.
7 Mar 2026 - 9:33PM
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Vietnam
In Vietnam’s Da Nang, South Korean tourism boom meets growing resentment
The coastal city has become a hub for Korean tourists and businesses, but workers and residents say the boom has also exposed frictions.
8 Mar 2026 - 9:59PM
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Indonesia
DNA confirms mutilated remains found on Bali beach belong to kidnapped Ukrainian
Ihor Komarov, a 28-year-old Ukrainian national, was reported abducted in mid-February while riding a motorcycle with a friend in Jimbaran.
6 Mar 2026 - 8:24PM
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