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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka issues fresh landslide warnings as toll passes 600

COLOMBO: Heavy rains triggered fresh landslide warnings in Sri Lanka's worst-affected central hills on Friday (Dec 5), as the death toll from last week's Cyclone Ditwah passed 600.
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Singapore
Singapore’s 55 billionaires in 2025 have combined net worth of US$258.8bil: UBS

SINGAPORE: Six newcomers grew Singapore's roster of billionaires in 2025 to 55, with most of them self-made, according to a new UBS wealth report released on Thursday (Dec 4). The list includes all 47 from 2024 and two who moved to the Republic.
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Cambodia
Cambodia's export of milled rice up 39 per cent in first 11 months of 2025

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia exported 801,643 tons of milled rice to international markets in the first 11 months of 2025, up 39 per cent from 575,562 tons over the same period last year, said a Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) press release on Thursday (Dec 4)
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Laos
Third Urban Mekong Corridor Initiative Dialogue in Laos aims to promote sustainability

VIENTIANE: The third Urban Mekong Corridor Initiative Dialogue opened in Lao capital Vientiane on Wednesday (Dec 3) to explore solutions to reduce disaster risks and promote sustainable urban development.
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Singapore
Singapore and Malaysia will jointly study optimal air traffic management

Singapore and Malaysia will carry out a joint study on optimising air traffic management, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in an update on outstanding bilateral issues between the two countries.
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Brunei
Fun-filled school holiday activities at Brunei national library

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Children and youths from Kampong Pandan and neighbouring areas are spending their school holidays with a series of engaging activities as the Language and Literature Bureau (DBP) Kampong Pandan Library rolls out its nearly two-week School Holiday Programme.
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AseanPlus News
From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact

The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led - for the first time - by an American pope.
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Singapore
Jail, caning for Indian national who raped 12-year-old girl, tried to obstruct trial with hunger strike

SINGAPORE: A 34-year-old man was sentenced to 15 years' jail and 14 strokes of the cane on Friday (Dec 5) for raping and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl he met on a mobile chat app.
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AseanPlus News
US pauses all immigration applications from 19 non-European countries; troubled Myanmar among countries included in list

The Trump administration has said it paused all immigration applications, including green card and U.S. citizenship processing, filed by immigrants from 19 non-European countries, citing concerns over national security and public safety.
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AseanPlus News
Chinese schools offer ‘embodied intelligence’ courses to aid robotics industry

Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University are among seven schools that plan to offer 'embodied intelligence' as a new major
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Thailand
Thai national arrested in Japan for massive solar farm copper theft

BANGKOK: Japanese police have successfully concluded a major investigation into widespread metal theft from renewable energy sites, confirming the arrest of a Thai national linked to nearly 250 separate incidents of copper wire larceny.
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Myanmar
Yangon Region has largest amount of Covid loans, borrowers told to repay by March 2026

YANGON: Yangon Region has the largest amount of Covid loans and largest amount of outstanding repayments, and those who have borrowed need to repay their loans by March 2026, said Yangon Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein.
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Singapore
Oil prices hold steady due to stalled Ukraine peace talks and supply outlook

Oil prices were steady on Friday, supported by stalled Ukraine peace talks, though gains were offset by expectations of a supply glut.
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Badminton
Indonesia's Sabar-Moh aim to spoil the party for M'sia led by Aaron-Soh

PETALING JAYA: Indonesian shuttlers Sabar Gutama-Moh Reza are plotting to derail Malaysia's ambitions of winning gold in the men's doubles in the SEA Games starting tomorrow at Thammasat University, Pathum Thani.
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Singapore
MRT passengers in Singapore say info on minor delays will reach them too late with new ‘localised’ alerts

SINGAPORE: A new move to communicate minor MRT delays to passengers at affected stations instead of broadcasting the delays on social media is not enough, said commuters. This means people will find out about the delay too late to make other travel plans.
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Philippines
China bristles as Japan weighs missile export to the Philippines

Japan's possible sale of Type 03 missiles to Manila comes as Tokyo moves to loosen arms-export rules, raising fresh concerns in China
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Technology
Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery's studios, streaming unit for $72 billion

Dec 5 (Reuters) - Netflix on Friday agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery's TV, film studios and streaming division for $72 billion, a deal that would hand control of one of Hollywood's most prized and oldest assets to the streaming pioneer.
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AseanPlus News
'Teams won't underestimate us again, ' says coach after Cambodian outfit's PKR Svay Rieng good run in Asean Club Championship

PKR Svay Rieng FC head coach Matt McConkey has warned opposition teams not to underestimate his team after the Cambodian Premier League outfit after recent good shows.
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Nation
Papa concerned over foreign worker quota applications

KUALA LUMPUR: The Association of Employment Agencies, Malaysia (Papa) expressed serious concerns over the ongoing difficulties faced by businesses when applying for foreign worker quotas, which have intensified since applications reopened in October 2025.
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China
Complete smoking ban across Hong Kong’s construction sites under discussion after deadly fire

HONG KONG: A complete smoking ban could be introduced at Hong Kong's construction sites following the fatal blaze in Tai Po on Nov 26.