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Japan’s farmers plant more heat-resistant rice amid worsening summer heat

As once abnormally hot summers become increasingly commonplace, the planting of heat-resistant varieties is expanding across the country to prevent declines in quality and yield…

  • Published: June 9, 202610:25 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Cambodia scam centres grow despite crackdown, Amnesty says

The finding challenges Cambodia’s claim that authorities have significantly weakened cybercrime networks that have turned the country into one of Southeast Asia’s major hubs…

  • Published: June 9, 202610:13 am
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Five family members, including three children, killed in Myanmar’s Bago region

The five members of the family were killed on June 1st and were only found by local residents on June 3rd.

  • Published: June 9, 202610:10 am
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Israeli strikes on Iran ‘fully coordinated’ with US, says Tehran

Iran fired dozens of missiles at Israel overnight, and Israel responded by targeting military sites in the Islamic republic, sparking fears the escalation could usher in a new…

  • Published: June 9, 20268:49 am
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President Xi calls for deeper China-North Korea ties

President Xi Jinping made the remarks in Pyongyang during his talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

  • Published: June 9, 20268:39 am
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At least 32 killed, 134 injured after 7.8-magnitude quake strikes southern Philippines

The quake struck south of General Santos, a city of about 720,000 near the southern tip of the Philippines, early in the morning, as schools were reopening after a long break.

  • Published: June 9, 20268:35 am
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In Nepal, startups came, took loans and vanished. Now borrowing isn’t easy

Nearly 1,500 startups have received subsidised government loans over the past three fiscal years, but entrepreneurs say weak policies, poor targeting and lack of long-term support…

  • Published: June 9, 20268:30 am
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‘I don’t want my children to grow up in a broken family’: Abused husbands in Singapore who are unseen

Underreporting and scarce support systems leave many men facing spousal violence in silence.

  • Published: June 9, 20268:27 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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These Malaysian deaf bakers are baking their way to independence

The bakery, which has 15 workers, is known for its cashew nut cookies, chocolate chip cookies and pineapple rolls, among others. They also bake muffins, bread and cakes.

  • Published: June 9, 20268:25 am
  • Author Yasmin Abdul Latif
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India has deported 5,000 Bangladeshis since BJP win in West Bengal

Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a sweeping victory in elections in the eastern border state of more than 100 million people, promising to “detect, delete and deport”…

  • Published: June 9, 20268:25 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network

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