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Malaysia
‘I can’t get fresh air in my home’: Malaysia’s data centre boom chokes locals
Johor residents say they cannot dry laundry on their balconies any more, while air purifiers signal dangerously poor levels of air quality.
8 Feb 2026 - 4:42PM
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Malaysia
Woman ejected from Malaysia biker event over ‘too revealing’ dress
8 Feb 2026 - 2:00PM
Indonesia
Indonesia’s 68,000-year-old handprint: the birth of human art?
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Thailand
Conservatives storm to victory in Thailand’s election
The Bhumjaithai Party is forecast to win nearly 200 seats as People’s Party concedes election.
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Thailand’s caretaker PM, Anutin Charnvirakul, reacts on Sunday in Bangkok as his party takes the lead. Photo: Reuters
US immigration
‘Deported but not defeated’: the Southeast Asians cast out of Trump’s US
Born in a Thai refugee camp and raised in Texas, Kham Paneboun is now stateless in Laos, one of thousands punished again for old crimes.
8 Feb 2026 - 8:00AM
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2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict
Cambodians lose homes as Thailand makes gains following clashes
Bangkok insists it has merely reclaimed land that was part of Thailand and had been occupied by Cambodians for years.
7 Feb 2026 - 5:28PM
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Inside Indonesia’s inner circle: Hashim Djojohadikusumo on Prabowo’s vision
The Indonesian president’s brother talks ‘fried’ stocks, ‘mosquito’ rivals and MSCI’s Turkmenistan insult in an exclusive interview.
8 Feb 2026 - 9:24AM
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Hashim Djojohadikusumo, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s brother and trusted confidant, poses for a photograph after speaking with This Week in Asia. Photo: Rizky Maulana Yanua
Cambodia
Scripts, bank details and military rules: Cambodian scam compound secrets
Mostly run by Chinese criminal gangs and staffed partly by trafficking victims, these complexes have proliferated across Indochina.
7 Feb 2026 - 3:57PM
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Singapore
Singapore Airshow: airlines ‘crying out loud’ for planes amid supply crisis
With Boeing and Airbus set back by production bottlenecks, airlines are eager for more supply to tap Southeast Asia’s potential, analysts say.
6 Feb 2026 - 11:45PM
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Thailand
As Thailand prepares to vote, can election deliver the change it needs?
Whoever wins will become Thailand’s fourth prime minister in three years but face a daunting task to revive the economy and ease political gridlock.
6 Feb 2026 - 9:03PM
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Why gold still glitters in Asia despite volatility triggering ‘panic selling’
Investors are also looking to buy more silver despite the recent rush of funds towards the US dollar, analysts say.
6 Feb 2026 - 5:07PM
The outlook for gold remains strong in Asia due to its reputation as a safe haven investment. Photo: Shutterstock
Malaysia
Malaysian minister’s use of ‘Alhamdulillah’ sparks PAS’ objections
Nga Kor Ming’s use of the Arabic phrase in parliament prompted a warning by a PAS MP that it could ‘confuse Muslims’.
6 Feb 2026 - 5:32PM
The Philippines
Her husband was linked to Philippine flood scandal. Now she returns to limelight
Evangelista’s husband, ex-senate president Francis Escudero, is accused of receiving US$2.7 million in kickbacks from flood control projects.
6 Feb 2026 - 2:27PM
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Indonesia
Australia, Indonesia sign security deal in ‘watershed moment’
Canberra has signed a series of defence, police and aid deals across the Pacific region to try to boost its influence and limit China’s.
6 Feb 2026 - 12:55PM
Indonesia
Indonesian finance minister pushes back after Moody’s rating cut
Moody’s has downgraded Indonesia’s credit rating outlook to negative from stable, citing reduced predictability in policymaking.
6 Feb 2026 - 2:12PM
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Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa smiles to journalists during the handover ceremony in Jakarta on September 9, 2025. Photo: EPA
Thailand
Thailand’s dry election weekends leave tourists on the rocks
Under Thai law, it is illegal to sell, pay for or give away any kind of alcoholic drink during two 24-hour voting windows.
6 Feb 2026 - 10:30AM
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Giant sinkhole threatens Indonesian village
Crop plantations and infrastructure in Aceh village have been destroyed by giant sinkhole.
5 Feb 2026 - 9:08PM
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‘Bali is so dirty’: waste woes under scrutiny after Prabowo warning
Experts point to structural problems endemic to the issue, such as overtourism, lack of enforcement and insufficient education among locals.
5 Feb 2026 - 6:01PM
Waste materials lie on Kuta Beach on Bali island on January 23. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has said he received complaints from foreign dignitaries about the state of cleanliness in Bali. Photo: EPA
Malaysia
Malaysia denies granting US exclusive rare earth access in Trump trade deal
Signed at the Asean Summit with the US president, the deal remains under negotiation as Malaysian PM Anwar seeks further written assurances.
5 Feb 2026 - 4:43PM
Singapore
Ex-actor Ian Fang to be deported from Singapore over underage sex offences
The Shanghai-born 35-year-old was jailed for 40 months after he pleaded guilty to three counts of sexually penetrating a girl, then 15.
5 Feb 2026 - 9:52PM
Malaysia
‘Dominated by non-Malays’: study on elected Kuala Lumpur mayor spurs race debate
Critics slam the study as a ‘naive and misguided’ move by Minister Hannah Yeoh that would worsen the country’s ‘cultural war’.
5 Feb 2026 - 5:40PM
Malaysia
Malaysia bans e-waste imports: ‘not world’s dumping ground’
Authorities have intercepted hundreds of containers of suspected e-waste at Malaysian ports in recent years and returned them to exporters.
5 Feb 2026 - 1:48PM
Used charging cables and power adapters are piled up at a shop in Nhat Tao market, Vietnam. Photo: AP
Indonesia
Loose or lose: Indonesian billionaires told to sell shares to save market
Index compiler MCSI says Indonesia must address ‘fundamental investability issues’ or risk being downgraded from emerging to frontier market.
5 Feb 2026 - 1:04PM
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Malaysia
Malaysia plans new insurance scheme for Singapore cross-border workers
The scheme will cover the nearly 400,000 Malaysian commuters who cross the causeway daily for work, minister says.
5 Feb 2026 - 9:14AM
Malaysia
Malaysian waters see return of oil transfer by ‘dark fleet’ of tankers
A crackdown against two vessels off Penang was the first disruption of such a ship-to-ship oil transfer in the state for over 10 years.
4 Feb 2026 - 7:48PM
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