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Actor Mat Yeung's Malaysia roast meat restaurant temporarily closed 10 days after opening

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Malaysian drummer dies after collapsing onstage during rock festival in Pahang

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Takashimaya's Mid-Autumn Festival fair features over 60 brands

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Cool Japan: Human fridge chills workers in extreme heat

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First look at Singapore Night Festival 2026

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This Singaporean retired at 35 without getting rich. Here's how he made it work

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With uranium demand expected to double by 2040, countries are reopening mines, expanding enrichment capacity and exploring alternative fuels, seawater extraction and fusion technology, CNA's The Nuclear Option finds.

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Indonesia sanctions six firms over forest fires in Kalimantan

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Dr H A Hellyer on effectiveness of Washington's 'economic asphyxiation' of Tehran

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China and India hold border talks ahead of BRICS summit in New Delhi

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