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Sri Lanka bans kite flying near int'l airports to ensure flight safety 20 Jul 2025 - 07:39 pm
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VIDEO: Indonesia ferry fire kills five as hundreds rescued 20 Jul 2025 - 05:53 pm
Peninsula
Election drubbing projected for Japan PM 20 Jul 2025 - 05:26 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (centre R) and LDP vice president Yoshihide Suga (4th L) place a flower on the name of a candidate who is certain to win with other party members, at the vote counting centre at Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo on July 20, 2025.  (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
Election drubbing projected for Japan PM 20 Jul 2025 - 03:00 pm
A voter takes part in upper house elections at a polling station in Tokyo on July 20, 2025. Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP
Death toll from heavy rains in S.Korea rises to 10, 9 still missing 20 Jul 2025 - 01:38 pm
A road is covered with mud and debris carried by a mudslide due to heavy rain in Gapyeong county on July 20, 2025. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Hong Kong hit by strong winds, heavy rain as Typhoon Wipha skirts past 20 Jul 2025 - 01:28 pm
Dark clouds gather and rough seas are seen in Victoria harbour as the typhoon signal number 10 is hoisted as Typhoon Wipha moves towards Hong Kong on July 20, 2025. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)
Tearful relatives await news from Vietnam wreck rescue 20 Jul 2025 - 12:27 pm
Relatives move the body of a victim after a tourist boat capsized in Ha Long Bay, at a funeral home in Ha Long, Quang Ninh province on July 20, 2025. Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP
Pakistani aircraft secure 2 global awards at RIAT 2025 airshow 19 Jul 2025 - 08:19 pm
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Singapore military helps battle cyberattack: minister 19 Jul 2025 - 07:24 pm
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Malaysia border control glitch hits travellers 19 Jul 2025 - 04:26 pm
An Air Asia Airbus A320 aircraft is seen on the tarmac at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport's low-cost carrier terminal in Sepang on March 8, 2022. (Photo by Arif Kartono / AFP)
Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian flights 19 Jul 2025 - 01:58 pm
Peninsula
Singapore facing 'serious' cyberattack, says minister 19 Jul 2025 - 01:48 pm
People walk as a cruise boat moves along the water at Marina Bay in Singapore on January 27, 2025. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN and ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP)
Myanmar's junta chief makes first appearance at memorial event 19 Jul 2025 - 01:27 pm
Myanmar's national flag flutters at half-mast outside the City Hall in Yangon on July 19, 2025, on the 78th Martyrs' Day that marks the anniversary of the assassination of independence leaders, including general Aung San, father of the currently deposed and imprisoned leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (Photo by AFP)
Severe tropical storm Wipha blows away from Philippines 19 Jul 2025 - 12:47 pm
 A student holds an umbrella outside a school after classes were suspended due to the tropical storm Wipha in Quezon City, the Philippines, on July 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
South Korea's ex-president indicted for abuse of power 19 Jul 2025 - 11:34 am
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One dead, three missing after South Korea landslide 19 Jul 2025 - 11:16 am
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5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Philippines 19 Jul 2025 - 09:59 am
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Singapore facing 'serious' cyberattack, says minister 19 Jul 2025 - 09:06 am
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