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More than 10 trapped after gym ceiling collapses in north-east China school

Straits Times Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 20:16
July 23, 2023 8:16 PM

The cause of the accident is under further investigation.

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Fire and Rescue Department probe under way in Saturday’s Subang helicopter crash

Straits Times Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 18:00
July 23, 2023 6:00 PM

It was reported that all seven people on board were safe.

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Remains of missing man found in croc’s gut in Sabah

Straits Times Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 17:30
July 23, 2023 5:30 PM

The man was attacked by the crocodile while getting to his boat on the river early on Wednesday.

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Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi proposes talks with Japan, South Korea

Straits Times Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 16:40
July 23, 2023 4:40 PM

The last time the three countries met was in December 2019.

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S. Korea mulls downgrading Covid-19 health risk, lifting all remaining mask mandates

Straits Times Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 16:05
July 23, 2023 4:05 PM

The country, though, is seeing a surge in Covid-19 cases, which could affect the government’s decision.

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India’s AI newsreaders are multilingual, cost-saving and ‘never tired’. Can they replace humans?

SCMP Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 16:00
The rapid rise of such technology has some people worried about employment security, a lack of nuance in stories, and the sheer lack of a human element.
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Traders affected by Johor’s Larkin Market fire to get about $1,400 each

Straits Times Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 16:00
July 23, 2023 4:00 PM

Traders operating the four shops damaged in the Larkin Market fire will get monetary aid.

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Support for Japanese Cabinet plummets to 28% in just two months

Straits Times Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 15:42
July 23, 2023 3:42 PM

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering a Cabinet reshuffle in September to halt the decline, according to some reports.

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Severe storm Doksuri strengthens as the Philippines battens down

Straits Times Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 15:40
July 23, 2023 3:40 PM

Government work and public school classes in Metro Manila will be suspended on Monday.

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Driver indicted for killing S’porean flight attendant in drink driving accident in Taiwan

Straits Times Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 15:35
July 23, 2023 3:35 PM

The United Airlines flight attendant, whose name was given only as Anuar, was in his 30s to 40s.

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Five dead after heavy rain in eastern China, crops damaged in north-east

Straits Times Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 15:15
July 23, 2023 3:15 PM

A river burst its bank in a village near Hangzhou, flooding houses and carrying away people and their belongings.

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Japan’s Fukushima water plan dashes town’s hopes of world surfing event, but residents stay upbeat

SCMP Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 14:00
Kitaizumi Surf Festival 2023 had hoped to draw 300 top surfers to compete and promote Fukushima prefecture’s recovery, but will now be a much smaller event.
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Marcos Jnr pitches ‘New Philippines’ plan with nod to father’s rule

SCMP Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 12:30
The Philippine leader is ‘trying to restore the name of his father’ with a series of programmes that echo those implemented by Marcos Snr.
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Three people shot while sitting in their cars in suburban Sydney

Straits Times Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 12:10
July 23, 2023 12:10 PM

Australian police believe the incident was a 'targeted attack'.

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Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto sheds strongman image as he guns for top job by being ‘Jokowi’s man’

SCMP Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 11:30
Ex-general Prabowo has worked to rebrand himself since losing twice to Widodo, taking a softer tact in his speeches and connecting with young voters through social media.
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South Korean authorities probing parcel containing ‘unknown gas’ sent from Taiwan

Straits Times Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 11:25
July 23, 2023 11:25 AM

More than 1,600 suspicious international parcels had been reported across the country in the past few days.

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Dog and cat meat trade banned at infamous North Sulawesi market in Indonesia

Straits Times Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 10:45
July 23, 2023 10:45 AM

The ban in the Tomohon market is among the first in the country.

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Cambodia votes as Hun Sen near-guaranteed election win

SCMP Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 10:00
Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party is likely to retain all 125 seats in the lower house, prolonging his grip on power.
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How long will Malaysia’s Penang remain loyal to DAP, after years of voting ‘anything but Umno’?

SCMP Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 09:30
As Malaysia’s Chinese-led DAP defends Penang in state polls, its friendship with ex-foe Umno and a “likeable” but bland chief minister may dent voter loyalty.
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Drunk Russian man damages four cars in Phuket; stopped by police with taser

Straits Times Asian News - Sun, 2023-07-23 09:30
July 23, 2023 9:30 AM

The man allegedly hurled threats at the officers in Russian and was uncooperative.

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