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Cambodia
Cambodian PM likely to use French visit to shore up support for border resolution
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Manet will meet French President Emmanuel Macron next week as he attends the One Health Summit during a working visit to Paris and Lyon, France, from April 6-9. Some analysts have suggested that that Manet could use the occasion to leverage border solution.
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Technology
Samsung Elec likely to report stupendous surge in quarterly profit to record level
SEOUL, April 3 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics, benefiting from red-hot chip prices stoked by the AI boom, is expected to book a six-fold jump in operating profit for January-March - a quarterly record and just shy of what it earned for all of the past business year.
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AI
AI-generated 'Fruit Love Island' takes TikTok by storm
Millions of people have been gripped by the juicy twists of an AI-generated TikTok micro-series based on the television hit Love Island – except all the participants are sexy human-like fruit.
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Laos
Fuel crisis drives up Lao inflation to 9.7%
VIENTIANE: Inflation in Laos rose to 9.7 per cent in March, driven by the ongoing global oil crisis that has sharply increased fuel costs and pushed up living expenses nationwide.
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Nation
Cable thieves nabbed after car chase in Bercham
IPOH: Police have arrested two suspected cable thieves after a car chase in Bercham.
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Arts
Exploring the many dualities of Art Basel Hong Kong 2026
The 13th edition of the art fair captured the contrasts between old and new, physical and digital, terror and ecstasy.
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Vietnam
Vietnam refinery boosting jet fuel production
HANOI: Vietnam's Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical said on Friday (April 3) it is prioritising the production of jet fuel to stabilise the domestic market amid supply disruption.
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Philippines
Philippine farmers turn to ‘Pasyon’ to sustain fight for land and justice
LUCENA CITY, Philippines: Farmers in Sariaya, Quezon, who lost their land following the revocation of their Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs), have turned to the Holy Week tradition of reading the "Pasyong Mahal" to draw strength as they continue their fight to reclaim their farms.
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Markets
Asian stocks edge higher in holiday-thinned trading
SOUTH Korean equities led emerging Asian stocks higher on Friday, with muted trading volumes across major markets due to public holidays, while investors kept a close eye on developments in the Middle East conflict.
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Indonesia
Indonesian airlines renew call to raise fare cap as jet fuel prices jump 70%
JAKARTA: The Indonesia National Air Carriers Association (INACA) has renewed its call to increase the fuel surcharge and airfare cap (TBA), following the decision of state-owned energy giant Pertamina to raise domestic jet fuel prices as of April 1 by an average 70 per cent compared with the month prior.
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Nation
JPJ shifts enforcement focus from fines to road safety compliance
PUTRAJAYA: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will no longer set key performance indicators (KPIs) for the number of summonses issued by its enforcement officers.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Restore 300-litre fuel subsidy quota for healthcare workers who cannot WFH, says union
KOTA KINABALU: The decision to reduce the fuel subsidy quota from 300 litres to 200 litres could directly affect public healthcare workers, says the Joint Council of Presidents and Secretary-Generals of the Health Ministry Workers Union (Mapsu).
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Nation
New opposition leader to be named before June sitting, says Abdul Hadi
KUALA NERUS: PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang said a new opposition leader will be decided before Parliament convenes in June.
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Banking
BOJ keeps rate‑hike door open even as Iran war squeezes firms
TOKYO: The Bank of Japan will keep raising interest rates if its economic forecasts hold, a senior central bank official said, reinforcing a tightening bias even as fresh surveys show firms feeling the pinch of rising fuel costs linked to the Iran war.
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Nation
Tougher penalties needed to deter drink driving, says Azalina
KUALA LUMPUR: Existing penalties for offences involving driving while intoxicated should be reviewed to strengthen their deterrent effect and overall impact, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
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Thailand
Thai household debt climbs to 86.7% of GDP, exposing deeper economic fragility
BANGKOK: Thailand's household debt climbed to 16.44 trillion baht (US$504.1 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2025, pushing the debt-to-GDP ratio up to 86.7 per cent and reinforcing concerns that financial fragility in the household sector remains a serious drag on the broader economy.
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Entertainment
Judge dismisses Blake Lively sexual harassment claims in Justin Baldoni suit
Blake Lively accused co-star and director Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment in connection with the filming of their 2024 romantic drama 'It Ends With Us'.
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Business
Trump vows to hit more Iranian infrastructure as nations seek to open Hormuz
WASHINGTON/CAIRO: President Donald Trump said the U.S. "hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran", reiterating vows to increase the ferocity of attacks on its infrastructure, as dozens of countries sought ways to restart vital energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Technology
Kremlin's drive for a state-backed messaging app touches a nerve for some
MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) - The Kremlin is pushing Russians to use state-backed messenger service MAX, but some are wary about the service and say they do not want to download it at all.
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