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Thailand’s Anutin at 100 days: Stability first, reform later?

Analysts see little sign that Anutin's government is tackling underlying economic problems.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at a news conference following a bilateral meeting with Vietnam’s President To Lam in Bangkok on May 28.

Letter from Rajasthan

Indians adore their deities. This one rides a motorcycle, loves whisky and grants wishes

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Trump-backed golf resort advances as Vietnam seizes farmland

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Negeri Sembilan ruler Muhriz to replace chieftains as tussle for crown escalates

Beloved spiritual utopia under threat in Modi’s India

‘ASEAN’s gift to the world’: Hormuz crisis sharpens Philippines’ push for South China Sea code

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Battling the bulge jab by jab: India’s weight-loss drugs now within the reach of millions

With the proliferation of the drugs, some people are obtaining them without prescription or buying fake versions.

Bengaluru-based food consultant Monika Manchanda, 50, spoke of the weight loss drug as offering a mental break from a years-long worry.

Sink or swim: As an AI wave sweeps China, its workers are adapting fast

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Johor is promoting a state identity. Not everyone feels the same about it

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Female succession still off the table as Japan plans overhaul of Imperial Law

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Jokowi’s son Gibran’s outreach to student protesters puts focus on his role in government

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How a new tourist ferry from Taiwan to Japan could play a different role in times of crisis

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Australian bookshops look to tax breaks, vouchers to save them from a bad ending

Climate change

European heatwave threatens to spur record cooling demand

The heatwave is forecast to drive temperatures 5 deg C to 12 deg C above normal.

The most intense heat is forecast for France, where the authorities have issued amber weather alerts across 26 departments.

Living in the dark: India learns to live with hotter summers

South-east Asia needs bold steps to boost energy security, cut costly fuel imports: IEA

Nearly half of the world’s children exposed to three or more climate risks: UNICEF

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‘Iron termites’: Wave of public facility theft raises concerns over investment in Riau Islands

On June 22, the Riau Islands Police created the Public Order and Security task force involving various parties.

Seoul court upholds prison term for US live streamer Johnny Somali

Johnny Somali drew public anger after gkissing a statue commemorating victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavergg y.

Viral bullying videos test Bhutan’s digital transition

There has been no indication that Bhutan – where more than half the population is under 28 – is considering banning young teens from social platforms.

Australia considers tougher enforcement of social media ban for teens

Parents have said and studies have shown that teen social media use is little changed since Australia’s ban went live last December.

In South Korean classrooms, K-pop dance becomes a lesson in connection

Elementary school teacher Lee Hyun-gil seen dancing with his students.

South Korea to train 500,000 ‘drone warriors’ to counter North Korea, says defence ministry

The military also plans to produce 110,000 drones by 2029 for deployment across the army, navy, air force and marines.

China’s top universities expand enrolment in AI, strategic fields

AI-related disciplines are a major focus at China’s universities.

New Zealand internal report warns of Chinese military forays in Pacific

Chinese ballistic missile tests and naval forays will become a “persistent” feature of the Pacific as Beijing expands its security presence, New Zealand officials said.

‘Too good to be true’: A Chinese study on timing cancer therapy is retracted

Those who received IV infusions in the morning had their cancer kept at bay for twice as long as those who got it in the afternoon, according to the study.

Trump-backed golf resort advances as Vietnam seizes farmland

Part of a site earmarked for development by The Trump Organization in a village in Hung Yen, Vietnam.

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