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South Korean ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol began preparations for martial law from at least October 2023

Special counsel team concludes former president’s main purpose was to seize power for himself.

  • Published: December 16, 20258:55 am
  • Author Yoon Min-sik
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India’s EV boom is real – but the hardest miles lie ahead

India’s electric vehicle market, long dismissed as aspirational rather than imminent, is finally gathering speed.

  • Published: December 16, 20258:50 am
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Indonesia welcomes first panda born in the country

The cub was born on Nov. 27 at the Taman Safari Indonesia wildlife park in Bogor, West Java, to giant panda pair Cai Tao and Hu Chun. Both pandas arrived in the park in 2017 under…

  • Published: December 16, 20258:45 am
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‘For all I know, she could be dead’ says son of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi

Kim Aris said he has not heard directly from his mother Aung San Suu Kyi for years and has received only occasional, secondhand updates since the military coup in 2021.

  • Published: December 16, 20258:36 am
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Policy support urged to boost China’s marriage rate

Experts stress importance of financial subsidies and inclusive work culture.

  • Published: December 16, 20258:29 am
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Flood deaths in Indonesia’s Sumatra exceed 1,000 as regions extend emergency status

As of Sunday night, 1,016 people have been found dead, around 7,600 people injured, and over 158,000 houses, as well as 1,200 public infrastructure damaged across 52 regencies,…

  • Published: December 16, 20258:20 am
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No ‘Merry Christmas’ for flood control mess culprits, Philippine State Palace maintains

Last November, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivered a stern message to personalities linked to anomalous flood control projects in the country, warning they would be jailed…

  • Published: December 16, 20258:10 am
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Cybersecurity experts hail Malaysian government’s move to ‘capture’ all messaging, social media service service providers

Automatic licensing ensures relevant industry players fall immediately under Malaysian regulatory oversight without administrative lag or voluntary opt-ins, said Universiti Sains…

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung‘s reference to disputed history book draws scrutiny from academics

The President's offhand question brings a fringe text back into public view, as historians see nothing worth debating.

  • Published: December 16, 20257:49 am
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Six deaths in Sudan, countless tears in Bangladeshi villages

With the latest deaths, number of Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in UN missions rises to 174.

  • Published: December 15, 20259:54 am
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