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Malaysia is in darkest of political times, says younger brother of PM Najib

KUALA LUMPUR - The younger brother of embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has described the current political situation as the "darkest political times", saying the interests of the country and the people must come first.

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Rising sea submerges entire community in Thailand

Nirmal Ghosh

Retreating coastlines

Just off the northern shores of the Gulf of Thailand sits a stark reminder of where many parts of Asia, and millions of residents, won't be in a matter of decades.

Related: Kiribati will 'most likely' become uninhabitable as sea level rises

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Thumbs up for Singapore-Johor Baru shuttle train

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12 dead after shoe factory in China collapses

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Meet the man behind South Korea's beauty boom: Suh Kyung Bae, chief executive of AmorePacific

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Japan pledges $8.2b to 'Mekong Five'

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S. Korean woman has Mers - a week after quarantine over

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PLA garrison in Hong Kong holds drill

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Small weddings become a good match

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Meet the man behind South Korea's beauty boom: Suh Kyung Bae, chief executive of AmorePacific

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Facing the waves: Low-lying Maldives adapts to constantly changing environment

Low-lying island states such as the Maldives are at the frontline of rising sea levels caused by climate change

Jul 5, 2015, 6:00 am

Google sets up "campus" in Seoul

FIELD NOTES

S. Korea's answer to Silicon Valley

Jul 4, 2015, 5:50 am

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Meet the new faces of Indonesia's business elite: John Riady, Anderson Tanoto and Fuganto Widjaja

Jul 2, 2015, 5:50 am

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Thailand running out of fish

Jul 4, 2015, 5:50 am

China needs 'sponge' cities and smoke-free zones, cracks in India's BJP

Jul 3, 2015, 1:32 pm

Review Indonesia's air fleet, encourage Japan's economic recovery, autonomy needed in India's management institutes

Jul 3, 2015, 12:29 pm

Asia must rebalance, not build banks

Jul 2, 2015, 5:50 am

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'Cooperation is key for Asean to fight terror', say experts

Jun 29, 2015, 5:50 am

THE DAY THE MOUNTAIN SHOOK

One month after the Mount Kinabalu quake

Survivors and parents of young victims are planning to do what was unthinkable just weeks ago: return to Mount Kinabalu.

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10 things to know about North Korea's new airport terminal

Jul 2, 2015, 12:30 pm

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Taiwan water park inferno: Spotlight on flammable powder that sparked blaze

Jun 29, 2015, 11:30 am

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Threat of ISIS and radicalism in Singapore and the region 

May 27, 2015, 4:15 pm

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In pictures: Silk production from sericulture to garment retail

Jun 29, 2015, 1:48 pm

TIME FOR ASEAN TO PUSH HARDER FOR CODE OF CONDUCT

Asia's Territorial Disputes

The Straits Times look at the maritime disputes that has divided several Asian nations and how the tensions have played out

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Thousands call for free elections at Hong Kong rally

Democracy camp seeks new direction at Hong Kong protest march 

Jul 1, 2015, 9:07 pm

Rising sea submerges entire community in Thailand

Retreating coastlines

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Climate change threatens Maldives

Sinking isles

Jul 5, 2015, 5:50 am

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Take a look inside North Korea's swanky new but empty airport terminal

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5. Meet the new faces of Indonesia's business elite: John Riady, Anderson Tanoto and Fuganto Widjaja

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7. Malaysian PM Najib says reports alleging corruption part of political sabotage

8. Second death after Taiwan water park fire disaster

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