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Malaysia starts enforcing total ban on e-waste imports

Malaysia saw more than 7,500 containers of suspected e-waste sent to the country from the US between January 2023 and February 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Body of Singaporean man found cast in cement in Indonesian river; 2 men arrested

Police suspect his murder is linked to a love triangle involving another man and woman.

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Billionaires step in as Thailand battles rising living costs

It underscored both the urgency of inflation pressures and the outsized role of big business in the country’s economy.

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Southeast Asia · straitstimes.com

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Malaysia starts enforcing total ban on e-waste imports

Malaysia saw more than 7,500 containers of suspected e-waste sent to the country from the US between January 2023 and February 2025.

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Southeast Asia

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The Straits Times Asia • 1m ago

Body of Singaporean man found cast in cement in Indonesian river; 2 men arrested

Police suspect his murder is linked to a love triangle involving another man and woman.

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Southeast Asia

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Billionaires step in as Thailand battles rising living costs

It underscored both the urgency of inflation pressures and the outsized role of big business in the country’s economy.

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PSX gains over 7,400 points during intraday trade

The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 index continued its bullish momentum on Wednesday, surging by over 7,400 points during intraday trade. The KSE-100 index climbed by 7,461.58 points, or 5.02 per cent,...

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Channel NewsAsia • 1m ago

Rising supply of HDB flats, global uncertainty set stage for more moderate resale price growth: Analysts

The resale price index fell by 0.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, marking the first quarterly drop since 2019.

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Channel NewsAsia • 1m ago

VinFast delaying break-even target to after 2027 due to growth push, sources say

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to VinFast delaying break-even target to after 2027 due to growth push, sources say.

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