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Indonesia's Prabowo closes in on parliamentary majority after rival party pledges support

JAKARTA - Indonesian president elect Prabowo Subianto received a boost on Thursday after a prominent political party that backed another candidate pledged its support for his administration, moving

French Navy makes debut in annual US-Philippine war games amid South China Sea tensions

Censors in China clamp down on micro-dramas

New regulations, which require all content to be vetted before release, will kick in on June 1.

HK property on track for highest sales in at least 13 months, but prices still falling

Developers and agents, desperate for transactions, have cut many of the latest deals at deep discounts.

Blinken meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing

The talks cover a range of complex issues, including China's support for Russia.

Malaysia mulls over plans for casino in Forest City as part of Johor-S’pore Special Economic Zone: Sources

‘I must eat at the same place my fave singer did’: Singapore banks on K-content to draw visitors

ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say

India Election 2024

India’s general election sees record seizures of money and drugs used to buy votes

Modi accused of hate speech by his opponents, analysts say possible shift in polls strategy

India election: Rising unemployment may determine youth vote

India election 2024: What you need to know

Insight

Keeping Singapore special: PM Lee Hsien Loong’s 20 years in office

Does Singapore have what it takes to look after the elderly?

Mama, come home: Can the Philippines bring back its migrant workers?

Three-Body Problem propels China’s sci-fi scene

Letters from Bureaus

Music festivals, once a big draw in Australia, are losing appeal

HEY YU, DREAMER: Vanity car plates in Hong Kong prove an endearing, enduring trend

South Koreans’ love for ‘national panda’ Fu Bao belies less than cuddly ties with China

Podcast: Thai music, Thaksin, a ‘tattoo’: Thailand feels its way forward

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Podcast: Thai music, Thaksin, a ‘tattoo’: Thailand feels its way forward

Tan Tam Mei reflects on her time as Thailand correspondent, and looks ahead to how the country could navigate geopolitical and domestic politics.

Podcast: Why Asean is watching the Philippines' strategy in South China Sea

Podcast: Saving the Shompen tribe – when survival collides with strategy

Podcast: The $1 chip that keeps Taiwan’s tech devices in working order

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Climate Change

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As plastic treaty talks open, countries more divided than ever

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