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India
Teacher bags US$1mil prize

AN Indian teacher and activist known for creating hundreds of learning centres and painting educational murals across the walls of slums won the US$1mil (RM3.95mil) Global Teacher Prize.
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India
Cops probe death of three sisters

POLICE said an investigation has been launched into the death of three young sisters over concerns that they were heavily "influenced" by games and movies online that they were later denied access to.
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Japan
Trump endorses Takaichi

US President Donald Trump gave his "total endorsement" of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of a national election in Japan tomorrow, adding that he looked forward to hosting her at the White House next month.
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Cambodia
Historical evidence sought from France on border row

PRIME Minister Hun Manet has asked France to provide historical documents to help resolve an enduring border dispute with Thailand that twice spilled over into armed conflict last year, Cambodia's foreign ministry said.
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Thailand
Tough fight to decide nation’s fate

Thais vote tomorrow in an election pitting the popular reformists who won last time against the conservative who ended up as prime minister, with ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra looming large from his prison cell.
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Nation
India PM’s visit to further boost bilateral relations

KUALA LUMPUR: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (pic) will arrive here today on an official visit at the invitation of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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Nation
AKPS chief ready for tough challenges in reforming border security

PETALING JAYA: Tasked with cleaning up Malaysia's porous entry points and years of entrenched corruption, Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) director-general Datuk Seri Comm Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain is under no illusion about the enormous job he has inherited.
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Star Biz7
US policy boosts Singapore banks

The outlook for Singapore's banking sector this year tilts towards stability after a period of sharp swings in rates and liquidity, with global monetary signals becoming clearer and capital flows less one-way.
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Star Biz7
Indonesian hiccup or structural concern?

Despite the recent sharp decline, the outlook for Indonesian equities still leans towards recovery rather than long-term damage, with policy support, earnings growth and structural reforms expected to reassert themselves once near-term volatility fades.
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Japan
Mount Fuji cherry blossom festival cancelled due to overtourism

A CHERRY blossom festival boasting a highly Instagrammable view of Japan's Mount Fuji has been cancelled after residents complained of overtourism fuelled by the weak yen.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo burn dual flames for Winter Games

MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - ‌With the lighting of the two cauldrons — one in Milan and one ‌in Cortina d'Ampezzo — the Winter Olympics got under way, marking the first ‌time in history that the Games have begun with dual host-city flames.
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India
Teen prodigy Suryavanshi smashes an amazing 175 as India win Under-19 World Cup final

Fourteen-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi hammered a stunning 175 from just 80 balls as India thumped England by 100 runs in the Under-19 ODI World Cup final in Harare on Friday.
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Nation
Anwar attends special screening of Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story

PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim attended a special preview screening of the epic historical film Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story on Friday (Feb 6) in support of his longtime friend, writer, producer and director Akbar Khan.
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World
Kites and victory cries fill Lahore skies as festival returns after long ban

LAHORE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Extravagantly coloured ‌kites dueled above Lahore and cries of victory rang out from rooftops on Friday, as ‌the city celebrated the lifting of an 18-year ban on a spectacular three-day traditional Punjabi ‌kite-flying festival.
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India
How China’s tech prowess could help it overtake India as ‘office of the world’

Beijing's ambition to move up the value chain could see it becoming a major exporter of digital services, AI to global high-end providers
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Nation
China a strategic partner in advancing sustainable, resilient development, says DPM Fadillah

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has viewed China not only as a major economic partner but also as a strategic collaborator in advancing sustainable and resilient development for the region, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
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Nation
China-Malaysia trade hit US$191.66bil in 2025, says ambassador

KUALA LUMPUR: China–Malaysia trade hit US$191.66bil (RM756.6bil) in 2025, says Ouyang Yujing.
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World
Iran, US nuclear talks in Oman were a good start, Iran's top diplomat says

MUSCAT/DUBAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - High-stakes nuclear ‌talks between Iran and the United States ‌held in Oman on Friday were a good beginning and will continue, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said.
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AseanPlus News
Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Friday (Feb 6, 2026)

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (Feb 6, 2026)
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AseanPlus News
Thailand's favourite girl and Blackpink superstar Lisa to star in new Netflix original film

Lisa of the K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will lead a new Netflix original film, the global streaming platform said Friday, Yonhap News Agency reported.