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Focus
The limits of US sanctions
THE United States has for years deployed a carefully designed economic statecraft playbook to pressure American adversaries to change their behaviour.
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India
Rapper-turned-PM takes office
The nation's rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah was sworn in as prime minister after sweeping the first election since deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government last year.
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Indonesia
Kids brace for social media ban
Bradley Rowen Liu, 11, wonders what he will do with himself once Indonesia's social media ban for under-16s enters into force. As things stand, he spends most of his free time on TikTok.
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Myanmar
Riders fill trains for half the price of a bus ticket
Ageing railway stations are bustling with life, crowded with passengers as surging fuel prices drive commuters to choose trains over costly planes and cars.
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India
Delhi bears estimated RM63.5bil revenue hit to control prices
New Delhi has slashed excise duties on petrol and diesel to protect consumers and rein in a potential spike in inflation, while imposing windfall taxes on aviation fuel and diesel exports, amid volatile global oil markets as a result of the Middle East conflict.
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Metro News
Postecoglou still backs himself
Former Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest manager Ange Postecoglou says his best work is still ahead of him, despite a bruising spell of recent setbacks.
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Indonesia
Tiger cubs die amid zoo management crisis
Two Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) cubs at the Bandung Zoo in West Java died after contracting a highly contagious viral disease, raising fresh concerns as the facility remains closed amid uncertainty over its management.
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Sri Lanka
Hoarding four litres of fuel lands man in jail
The island nation has jailed a man for three weeks after he admitted to hoarding four litres of petrol during a nationwide fuel shortage, local media reported.
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Vietnam
Cops bust multi-billion dollar crypto scam
Police said they busted a multi-billion scam that centred on selling fake digital currency to unsuspecting victims on an "exceptionally large scale".
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Vietnam
Hanoi waives environmental tax to slash petrol prices by a quarter
Hanoi temporarily waived an environmental tax on fuel to cut soaring petrol prices by more than a quarter, the Trade Ministry said.
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Philippines
Asean meet to focus on Iran conflict
President Ferdinand Marcos said that an Asean summit his country will host in May will be a streamlined affair, with a focus on how best to handle the economic shocks of the Middle East conflict.
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Letters
E-hailing sector needs flexibility to survive oil price shock
From NAUFAL FAUZI Associate director, Vero Advocacy (Malaysia Practice)
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Nation
A rare kind of ‘salam Raya’
ACTRESS and singer Erra Fazira (pic) marked Aidilfitri in an unconventional way by celebrating underwater at Pulau Tenggol, Terengganu, Kosmo! reported.
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Thailand
Launch of tourist entry fee to be fast-tracked
The incoming "Anutin 2" administration is set to fast-track the controversial tourism entry fee, with Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn confirming the proposal will be tabled during the government's first Cabinet meeting.
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Nation
Did this doodle pass the test, Sir?
A STUDENT'S message in his exam answer papers pleading for leniency along with a doodle seeking blessings from the examiners has gone viral in India, Makkal Osai reported.
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Nation
Mechanic defies the odds
ALOR SETAR: Born without fingers, Mohd Rahmat Abd Somat didn't allowed his condition to define his future.
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Badminton
Ratchanok salutes Marin as great rival and friend after Spaniard’s retirement
PETALING JAYA: Sometimes fierce rivals on court become close friends off it.
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Nation
Jobless man charged with murdering businessman
KUALA LUMPUR: An unemployed man who had been on the run for four years was brought before a Magistrate's Court here on a charge of murdering a businessman in a residential area in Mont Kiara in 2022.
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Nation
Woman loses RM96,000 to four-year scam
KUALA TERENGGANU: A 63-year-old pensioner lost RM96,000 after falling victim to an online investment scam that promised lucrative returns.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Slithering guest gets sacked mid shift
KOTA KINABALU: A 2m-long python was captured at a construction site in Sandakan.
