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Philippines' gross international level reserves rises to 106.7 bln USD in February 08 Mar 2025 - 11:19 am
(Files) This file photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows an aerial view of a tourist spot in Puerto Princesa in Palawan. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Myanmar junta chief says election to be held December or January: state media 08 Mar 2025 - 09:40 am
(FILES) Myanmar's Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the Myanmar armed forces, looks on during the 71th anniversary of Martyrs' Day in Yangon on July 19, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
Ex-Cyclone Alfred sparks flood warnings in eastern Australia 08 Mar 2025 - 09:24 am
Workers fix electricity wires next to a tree uprooted by strong winds from Cyclone Alfred in the suburb of Elanora on the Gold Coast on March 8, 2025. Cyclone Alfred weakened into a tropical low on March 8 but still threatened to unleash major floods on swollen rivers as it approached the rain and wind-lashed eastern coast of Australia. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)
Special passes for investors, expatriates starting April: Malaysian official 07 Mar 2025 - 10:19 pm
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South Korean impeached president released after court cancels arrest warrant 07 Mar 2025 - 03:16 pm
Supporters of arrested and impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hold a placard showing a picture of Yoon and reading
Sri Lanka signs $2.5bn debt deal with Japan 07 Mar 2025 - 03:06 pm
Japan's ambassador to Sri Lanka Akio Isomata (L) and Secretary to Sri Lanka's finance ministry Mahinda Siriwardana shake hands after signing of debt restructuring agreements between two governments in Colombo on March 7, 2025. Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP
Three dead, five missing in Indonesia floods and landslides 07 Mar 2025 - 02:24 pm
An aerial picture shows a flooded residential area after some rivers overflowed following heavy rain in Bekasi, a suburb of Jakarta, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Aditya Irawan / AFP)
Australians told 'prepare for worst' as tropical cyclone nears 07 Mar 2025 - 12:08 pm
A yacht, swept away by the waves, rests at Point Danger on the southern end of the Gold Coast on March 7, 2025. Photo by David GRAY / AFP
Japan wildfire evacution orders partially lifted 07 Mar 2025 - 11:21 am
This photo taken on March 5, 2025 and released on March 6 by Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency shows firefighters battling a wildfire in Ofunato city of Iwate Prefecture. Photo by Handout / Fire and Disaster Management Agency / AFP
Impeached South Korean president still in detention despite court order 07 Mar 2025 - 11:19 am
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to attend the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on January 23, 2025. Photo by JEON HEON-KYUN / POOL / AFP
DeepSeek success shows China's 'ability to innovate': official 06 Mar 2025 - 04:03 pm
The logo of Deepseek is seen during the Global Developer Conference, organised by the Shanghai AI Industry Association, in Shanghai on February 21, 2025. Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP
Video: Passengers overcome teen with gun trying to board plane in Australia: police 06 Mar 2025 - 02:39 pm
Peninsula
Philippines' Palawan approves 50-year ban on new mining permits 06 Mar 2025 - 02:18 pm
(Files) This file photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows an aerial view of a tourist spot in Puerto Princesa in Palawan. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
S. Korea fighter jets accidentally drop bombs, civilians among 15 injured 06 Mar 2025 - 02:10 pm
South Korean soldiers and rescue workers inspect a damaged house after a bomb accident at a village in Pocheon on March 6, 2025. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
One dead, two injured in a plant explosion in Japan: firm 06 Mar 2025 - 01:23 pm
Peninsula
Rohingya refugee food aid to be halved from next month: UN 06 Mar 2025 - 12:49 pm
This photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows Rohingya refugees walking down a path at a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia in Bangladesh's southeastern Cox's Bazar district. (Photo by AFP)
Effective rate of tariffs on US imports remains close to zero: South Korea 06 Mar 2025 - 12:59 am
Peninsula
Malala returns to Pakistan hometown 13 years after being shot 05 Mar 2025 - 09:06 pm
This handout picture taken and released by the Malala Fund on March 5, 2025, shows Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai posing during a visit to her home village in Shangla.  (Photo by Handout / Malala Fund / AFP)