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Japan

Crouching dragons: the suicide divers Japan never sent to war

Sealed in diving suits with mines attached to poles, Japan’s ‘fukuryu’ frogmen waited beneath the waves for an invasion that never came.

Singapore

Singapore minister Chan Chun Sing’s Mandarin diplomacy strikes China chord

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The Philippines

Why the ICC is cracking down on ‘fake news’ as Duterte trial looms

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The Philippines

3 students killed in Philippine school shooting, including gunman

The attack at Banga National ‌High School ‌in South ‌Cotabato also left eight others injured.

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Emergency personnel walk at the site of a deadly shooting at a school in Banga, South Cotabato, Philippines, on Friday. Photo: Philippine Red Cross via Reuters
Emergency personnel walk at the site of a deadly shooting at a school in Banga, South Cotabato, Philippines, on Friday. Photo: Philippine Red Cross via Reuters
Malaysia

Malaysia’s Najib Razak allowed to serve rest of jail term under house arrest

Given a ‘conditional pardon’, Najib has to settle his US$12.3 million fine before he can be transferred home to complete his sentence.

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The Philippines

Filipino fishers count the cost of South China Sea dispute

Blocked from accessing Scarborough Shoal and hit by local dredging, Zambales fishermen say their weekly incomes have collapsed.

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Thailand

‘Gone too far’: Thai PM Anutin slams foreign lawbreakers as backlash builds

Anutin says foreigners ‘should not come here and take advantage of us’, as Thailand acts to close legal loopholes and deter transgressions.

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Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. Photo: EPA
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. Photo: EPA
Malaysia

Malaysia confronts complexities of schizophrenia after school killing ruling

One woman details her experience of living with schizophrenia, saying ‘I had no idea what was real’ during severe psychotic episodes.

Malaysia

Malaysia to invite Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing for Rohingya repatriation talks

Anwar Ibrahim says it is necessary to formally recognise Minh Aung Hlaing’s government if Malaysia wants to resolve the Rohingya crisis.

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The Philippines

South Korean killer’s drone escape from Philippine prison foiled by test footage

Convicted killer Park Wang-yeol reportedly spent some US$74,000 on his planned drone-assisted prison break.

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A person dangles from a drone in this still from footage obtained by Korean broadcaster JTBC allegedly showing a practice run for Park Wang-yeol’s escape plot from Philippine prison. Photo: YouTube/JTBC_News
Malaysia

Malaysia’s Muhyiddin acquitted of 4 charges in US$49 million corruption case

Prosecutors decided not to proceed with three money-laundering charges and one of abuse of power against the former leader.

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Malaysia’s former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin (centre) in 2023. Photo: AP
Malaysia’s former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin (centre) in 2023. Photo: AP
Malaysia

Malaysian mother honours memory of daughter killed at school

Nearly a year after the school toilet stabbing, Yap Shing Xuen’s mother wrote of her grief and paid tribute to her brave daughter.

The Philippines

Philippine VP faces scrutiny over disputed funds amid bitter Marcos feud

Prosecutors have so far tried to prove that Sara Duterte-Carpio’s office could not properly account for millions of pesos in confidential funds.

Singapore

Singapore’s Chan Chun Sing to visit China, speak at defence forum

The three-day visit comes at the invitation of Chinese defence chief Dong Jun and underscores both countries’ ‘warm and friendly’ ties.

Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on May 30. Photo: Singapore’s Ministry of Defence
Malaysia

Malaysian teen acquitted of murdering schoolmate Yap Shing Xuen

The court also ordered the boy, who was 14 at the time of the attack, to be sent to a psychiatric hospital for treatment.

Yap Shing Xuen, 16, was found dead in a school toilet in Malaysia on October 14, 2025. Photo: Facebook
Yap Shing Xuen, 16, was found dead in a school toilet in Malaysia on October 14, 2025. Photo: Facebook
Malaysia

Malaysia haj fund scandal: ex-minister denies ordering US$211 million transfer

Jamil Khir Baharom’s prosecution is the latest legal action to follow a release of a royal commission inquiry into Lembaga Tabung Haji.

Malaysia

Malaysia pauses Najib’s pardon decision amid public backlash

The king pardoned 65 other convicts but decreed that discussion on Najib’s application be postponed to the next Pardons Board meeting.

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Malaysia

Malaysian woman who stabbed boyfriend to death over sex demand gets 12 years

An appeal court nearly doubled the woman’s jail term, calling the initial sentence ‘over-sympathetic’.

A woman in Malaysia has been convicted of culpable homicide not amounting to murder after stabbing her boyfriend to death at a hotel in Johor Bahru in 2022. Photo: Getty Images
A woman in Malaysia has been convicted of culpable homicide not amounting to murder after stabbing her boyfriend to death at a hotel in Johor Bahru in 2022. Photo: Getty Images
The Philippines

Philippine ex-speaker stashed wealth ‘he could no longer hide’: prosecutors

Ex-House speaker Martin Romualdez is accused of buying mansions and shares in an attempt to hide ill-gotten gains.

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Malaysia

‘All I want is a fair chance’: Malaysia’s deaf workers look to lead

A job offer is only the first step, deaf Malaysians say. True inclusion means equal opportunities and room to rise.

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South Korea

What a viral Jennie clip reveals about South Korea’s deepfake struggles

Severe legal threats fail to deter a wave of teenage offenders who see digital victims as nothing more than pixels.

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Jennie of Blackpink performs onstage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 20, 2025 in Indio, California. Photo: Getty Images for Coachella
Malaysia

‘Happy to contribute’: Johor royal rejects report of tax hurdle to land sale

Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, who is reportedly looking to sell a 16.6-hectare site in Singapore, says he is willing to absorb levies in both countries.

Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, the crown prince of Johor, Malaysia’s closest state to Singapore. Photo: ESPNFC
Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, the crown prince of Johor, Malaysia’s closest state to Singapore. Photo: ESPNFC
The Philippines

‘Point of grievance’: Philippines urged to rethink school safety approach

A new bill aims to establish a comprehensive safety framework, but experts say measures must target mitigating violence much earlier.

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Nepal

Nepal’s tourism industry warns of ‘existential crisis’ after flood disaster

As the death toll mounts, travel bosses and guides work round the clock to reassure anxious tourists and salvage the peak autumn season.

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Pacific nations

Exclusive | New Zealand ‘must never be seen as a proxy’, former PM Helen Clark warns

Calling the US Pacific strategy a ‘game of bluff’, Clark urges Wellington to defend its independent foreign policy tradition.

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New Zealand’s former prime minister Helen Clark. Photo: AFP
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