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April 26, 2026 6 visible stories Economy & Trade

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April 26, 2026

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Updated Apr 26, 11:31 UTC

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The Straits Times Asia

Economy & Trade

The Straits Times Asia 1m ago

12 injured in Bangkok after car crashes into KFC outlet in petrol station

A BMW driver was identified as Chen, 47, a Chinese national, who was also injured in the crash.

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Power Division urges Nepra to abolish licence requirement, fee for solar consumers below 25kW
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Power Division urges Nepra to abolish licence requirement, fee for solar consumers below 25kW

Facing severe public criticism for “taxing sunlight”, the Power Division on Sunday directed the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to abolish the requirement of a licence and licence fee for solar prosu...

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Pakistan Business
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The Straits Times Asia

Economy & Trade

The Straits Times Asia 1m ago

Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters to battle raging wildfires in the north

Evacuation orders are in place for over 3,200 residents, roughly a third of Otsuchi’s population.

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Measles claims lives of 71 children across country in four months
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Measles claims lives of 71 children across country in four months

• National immunisation week begins amidst challenges• Experts call for local vaccine manufacturing to cut reliance on imported drugs KARACHI: Seventy-one children, including 40 in Sindh, have already lost their lives to...

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Pakistan Pakistan
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Iran war jitters to influence policy rate decision
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Iran war jitters to influence policy rate decision

KARACHI: It appears that the financial market is certain that the interest rate is bound to see a rise in the next monetary policy scheduled for Monday. At the same time, most experts believed that it was not inflation b...

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The Straits Times Asia

Economy & Trade

The Straits Times Asia 1m ago

Malaysia’s Fire and Rescue Department riled by prank calls

On average, the department gets a prank call every other day.

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Watchlist directory

These outlets power the desk. Status reflects the latest refresh cycle, while the bias marker stays visible for transparent scanning across the watchlist.

Watchlist

30 sources

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13 live now

BBC World

Public broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

BBC Asia

Regional desk

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Al Jazeera English

International broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

NPR World

Public radio

Live
US 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

CNN World

Cable network

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

The Diplomat

Asia-Pacific magazine

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

The Straits Times Asia

Regional newspaper

Live
Southeast Asia 3 items

Live

Center 0

Channel NewsAsia

Regional broadcaster

Live
Southeast Asia 3 items

Live

Center 0

The Hindu International

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Times of India World

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

Radio Free Asia

Public-interest broadcaster

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

France 24 Asia-Pacific

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Center 0

Deutsche Welle Asia

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia 0 items

No parsable items

Lean Left -1

Reuters World

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

Reuters Business

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

The Guardian World

Newspaper

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Left -3

The New York Times World

Newspaper

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Left -3

Fox News World

Cable network

Retrying
US 0 items

Connection failed

Right +3

New York Post World

Tabloid

Retrying
US 0 items

Connection failed

Right +4

Nikkei Asia

Business daily

Retrying
Asia 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Right +1

SCMP Asia

Metropolitan daily

Retrying
Asia 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Right +1

The Japan Times

National daily

Retrying
Japan 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

The Korea Herald

National daily

Retrying
Korea 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

Taiwan News

Digital daily

Retrying
Taiwan 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

Dawn

National daily

Retrying
Pakistan 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

NDTV World

Broadcaster

Retrying
India 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Left -1

Rappler

Digital newsroom

Retrying
Philippines 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Left -1

The Jakarta Post

National daily

Retrying
Indonesia 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

China Daily World

State-backed daily

Retrying
China 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Right +2

Euronews World

Broadcast network

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0