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A person vapes during a hike in Negeri Sembilan state, Malaysia. Photo: Shutterstock
Malaysia

‘Just ask for it’: Malaysia’s vape crackdown fails to break the habit

An estimated 1.4 million Malaysian adults vape, despite existing curbs. Many say new laws will simply push them back to cigarettes.

Malaysia

Malaysia’s tuberculosis cases rise to above 3,000, health ministry flags risks

The Philippines

Views of corruption in Philippines worsen as ‘grease money’ dents confidence

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Vietnam

US to remove Vietnam from tech export control list, Hanoi says

Donald Trump’s reported pledge follows a massive US$37 billion spending spree by Vietnamese airlines on US aerospace contracts.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung shake hands in Washington on Thursday. Photo: AFP
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung shake hands in Washington on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Thailand

Will Thailand’s election be voided? Bar code blunder sparks ballot secrecy fears

With counting errors forcing revotes this Sunday, the reformist opposition is seizing on irregularities to demand a fresh election.

South Korea

#SEAbling: the hashtag uniting Southeast Asia against South Korea

A row over K-pop fan behaviour in Malaysia has spiralled into a bitter regional dispute online, with echoes of the ‘Milk Tea Alliance’.

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Britain

Co-founder of British retailer Asos dies after falling from balcony in Thailand

Quentin Griffiths’ friend told police the Briton had been worried about lawsuits from his former wife, a Thai national.

Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths’ body is found at the bottom of this residential building in Pattaya on February 9. Photo: Reuters
Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths’ body is found at the bottom of this residential building in Pattaya on February 9. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

Families of Philippine drug war victims seek ICC justice as Duterte trial looms

A hearing that begins in The Hague on Monday will determine whether the ex-president will stand trial over at least 76 of those deaths.

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Water prisons, torture: UN urges crackdown on brutal Southeast Asia scam centres

The agency’s latest report documents torture, sexual abuse, forced abortions, food deprivation and solitary confinement in the centres.

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Singapore

Smoke, panic, fear: guests recall escape from burning Singapore-bound ship

An Indonesian crew member of the World Legacy died in the blaze, which was extinguished by Singapore’s marine firefighters.

A fire broke out on deck nine of the World Legacy, a Liberia-registered cruise ship, on Friday. Photo: Facebook/MPA.SG
Indonesia

Why Indonesia’s president wants clay roofs on all homes

The president says tourists are put off by Indonesia’s ‘rusty zinc’ roofs, and its image would improve with wider use of clay tiles.

Zinc roofs on top of a house in Walatungga village, Sumba Island, Indonesia. Photo: AP
Zinc roofs on top of a house in Walatungga village, Sumba Island, Indonesia. Photo: AP
Singapore

‘Stunned like a vegetable’: Singapore busker’s viral encounter with ex-PM Lee

Lee Hsien Loong attended Bryan Wong’s show at Rainforest Wild Asia, creating a viral moment with the street performer.

Malaysia

Malaysian police arrested over crypto extortion of Chinese nationals

Officers allegedly stormed a Selangor bungalow, seized laptops and forced a Chinese national to fork over US$51,000 in digital assets.

Malaysia

The silent crisis facing Malaysian women stranded in Indonesia

Trapped by financial woes after marrying local men in Lombok, many Malaysian women struggle to return home.

Many Malaysian women stranded in Indonesia face poverty and separation, unable to return home. Photo: Shutterstock
Indonesia

Indonesia seals ‘great’ US trade deal, agrees to send 8,000 troops to Gaza

A US general said Jakarta will take a deputy commander role in the international stabilisation force in Gaza.

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (centre) attends the inaugural meeting of the “Board of Peace” in Washington on Thursday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (centre) attends the inaugural meeting of the “Board of Peace” in Washington on Thursday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Myanmar

Myanmar rebel leader Bo Nagar surrenders to junta amid resistance infighting

The Burma National Revolutionary Army leader’s surrender is a dramatic reminder of fractures within the armed resistance movement.

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Singapore

No proof of any Singaporean fighting for Israel in Gaza, government says

Two Singapore passport holders were among the close to 200 Southeast Asians who fought for Israel, according to two media reports.

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Thailand

Thai police don lion dance costume to pounce on unsuspecting burglar

The man allegedly stole US$64,000 worth of Buddhist artefacts from a police superintendent’s home in Bangkok.

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Disguised as a lion dance troupe, Thai police home in on the man in a brown T-shirt. Photo: Handout
Disguised as a lion dance troupe, Thai police home in on the man in a brown T-shirt. Photo: Handout
The Philippines

US missile deployments in Philippines signal deeper strategic shift in region

Analysts said the move bolsters the First Island Chain strategy and deepens Manila’s role in regional defence planning.

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Singapore

Is Singapore’s plan to regulate blind boxes ‘paternalistic’ or ‘harm reduction’?

The mystery surrounding the purchase of blind boxes has prompted concerns of gambling-style risks faced by consumers, especially minors.

Malaysia

Chinese tourists escaping cold flock to Malaysia for Lunar New Year fun

‘Malaysians still follow many of the traditions that we have stopped observing,’ a visitor in Penang says.

Tourists visit a lantern fair in Selangor, Malaysia, on Saturday. Photo: Xinhua
Singapore

Woman jailed for slapping Singapore taxi driver after refusing to pay fare

The drunk passenger slapped the elderly cabby outside a police station last year.

A woman was jailed for slapping a taxi driver over unpaid fare in Singapore. Photo: Shutterstock
A woman was jailed for slapping a taxi driver over unpaid fare in Singapore. Photo: Shutterstock
Indonesia

‘Rude and ignorant’: OnlyFans model slammed for Bali bikini theft

Gemma Doyle, 26, says she stole the US$21 swimsuit ‘for fun’, but has now paid more than US$1,100 to avoid a stint in Indonesian prison.

Thailand

Wall and words: Thailand and Cambodia fight for the world’s ear over border row

While Cambodia takes its border grievances to Trump’s Board of Peace, Thailand rejects its ‘false’ claims and threatens a border wall.

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Malaysia

Suspect’s brother recounts final moments before family of 5 killed in Malaysia

According to police, a man allegedly murdered his wife, mother and two daughters with a sharp weapon before turning it on himself.

Five members of a family were found dead at a house in Kuantan, Malaysia’s Pahang state. Photo: The Star
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