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Japan
Govt mulls changing prostitution laws
The country should overhaul its prostitution law to punish those who seek to buy sex, experts recommended, in proposals likely to lead to changes to the decades-old legislation.
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China
Typhoon Dolphin caused US$5.38bil in losses
The government revealed that direct economic losses incurred from natural disasters in August amounted to 36.03 billion yuan or US$5.38bil (RM22bil), with Typhoon Dolphin causing the most damage.
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India
Orang utan out of place
Five baby orang utan abandoned in a forest here have exposed a "massive" exotic wildlife trade, with traffickers smuggling increasingly rare species into the country, experts say.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Safer flights, better allowances sought for rural health workers
KOTA KINABALU: Safety concerns over aircraft used for rural air services and inadequate allowances for civil servants stationed in remote areas have prompted calls for government action.
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Pakistan
Nursery ward blaze traced to ‘systemic failure’
A fire that killed 14 infants at a maternity ward in the capital last month followed "systemic and institutional failure" at the hospital, according to an official inquiry.
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Indonesia
Ex-Italian aircraft carrier is now ‘KRI Sriwijaya’ in Jakarta
THE country welcomed the arrival of its first aircraft carrier yesterday, a 41-year-old former Italian Navy vessel, its latest big arms procurement as it seeks to modernise its ageing military assets.
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Nation
Three teens among four held in Johor drug raids
JOHOR BARU: Three teenagers were among four people arrested for alleged drug-related activities in separate operations in Johor.
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Indonesia
Rescue op now a salvage mission
Authorities were preparing to right a capsized passenger ferry that went down in the Java Sea last week, a navy official said, with dozens of people still missing.
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Nation
DOSM: Inflation up 1.9% in August
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's inflation increased to 1.9% in August 2026 from 1.8% in the previous month, with the Consumer Price Index rising to 137.5 points in July from 134.9 a year earlier, according to the Statistics Department (DOSM).
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Vietnam
Heavy rain, floods wreaking havoc in northern region
Heavy rain caused flooding across parts of the country's north, disrupting travel, inundating homes and pushing several rivers above dangerous levels, authorities and state media said.
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Philippines
Teen gunman kills two classmates
Three students were killed in a school shooting in the country's south, including a 16-year-old suspected gunman who turned the gun on himself, provincial officials said.
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Nation
Solar lights to brighten up accident hotspot
TWENTY solar-powered street lights will brighten an accident-prone stretch in Tapah, funded through Datuk Seri M. Saravanan's parliamentary allocation, Malaysia Nanban reported.
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Nation
Secretariat: AGC has no right to interfere in internal affairs of state
SEREMBAN: A secretariat, representing the Undang of Johol, three other Undang whose position is disputed and Tunku Besar Tampin, has called for a review of the Attorney General's Chambers and the state secretary's decision concerning the removal of Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir as the Negri Sembilan Ruler.
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Nation
Position of Ruler remains unaffected, says Anwar
PUTRAJAYA: The removal of a state Ruler must be treated with due seriousness, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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Nation
Hundreds gather for Friday prayers following Tuanku Muhriz’s overseas trip
KUALA PILAH: Hundreds of people came to join the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, as he performed Friday prayers here the day after returning from a trip abroad.
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Nation
Ministry out to prevent ‘hot weather’ profiteering
SHAH ALAM: Stern action will be taken against traders found to have raised prices of goods, particularly vegetables, unreasonably due to the current hot weather, warns Datuk Dr Fuziah Salleh.
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Metro News
Village goods going global
The socio-economic grant under Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) has empowered Chinese new village entrepreneurs to develop local products for the global market.
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Citycism
Time to rethink road barriers
AUTHORITIES must rethink conventional metal guardrails to make Malaysian roads safer.
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Metro News
Nanyang cultural heritage roars to life on stage
THE thunder of drums, flashes of colourful lion heads and graceful sweep of dragons brought the history of lion dance in Malaysia to life on stage.
