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INDO-PACIFIC, AUKUS AND ASIA

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Paratroopers from Japan, U.S., U.K. begin joint drills

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan’s defence minister Koizumi meets U.S. Indo-Pacific Command head in Hawaii

Dawn

Australia moves 4 South Asian countries to ‘highest risk’ category for student visas: media

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Philippine national police welcomes Australian report that Bondi Beach gunmen not trained in country

The Straits Times

Bondi shooting puts gunmen’s Philippines trip under scrutiny, but training claims remain unproven

The Jakarta Post

Philippines says no evidence of ‘terrorist training’ after Bondi gunmen’s visit

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Bondi Beach gunmen’s prior visit to Philippines ‘not a security threat’: National Security Council

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea boost defence ties in first trilateral

Viet Nam News

Vietnamese, New Zealand foreign ministers sign action programme on comprehensive strategic partnership

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan PM Takaichi calls for maintaining international order during address at G20 Summit

Vientiane Times

Laos, Australia vow stronger partnership, detail key areas of cooperation

The Straits Times

China’s military build-up demands response, Australia defence minister says

The Straits Times

Singapore, New Zealand elevate ties, commit to raising relationship to new heights

The Straits Times

Singapore, Australia upgrade ties; will deepen cooperation in defence and energy, among others

Viet Nam News

Vietnam Prime Minister receives Australian Governor-General, affirms strong ties

Viet Nam News

Vietnam, Australia bolster strategic trust

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The Straits Times

Baby bonanza: About 1,000 animals born across Singapore’s wildlife parks in 2025

The Jakarta Post

Trial opens for companies accused of environmental damage linked to floods in Indonesia’s Sumatra

The Star

Dry spell keeping Malaysia’s firemen busy

The Kathmandu Post

Drizzle fails to wash away Kathmandu Valley’s haze

The Straits Times

‘Dry and strong winds may reignite peat fire’: After a week, firefighting continues in Malaysia’s haze-hit Johor

The Jakarta Post

Jakarta expands cloud seeing to curb flood risks

The Kathmandu Post

Snowfall cuts off Nepal’s highland villages, low voter turnout feared

The Jakarta Post

Students in Indonesia’s flood-hit Sumatra still studying in tents two months after disaster

Vientiane Times

Laos, Myanmar, Thailand join forces to battle transboundary air pollution

The Jakarta Post

Indonesian government halts operations at eight polluting facilities in Greater Jakarta

The Star

River water quality takes a plunge across Malaysia

The Jakarta Post

Unchecked plantations, construction fuel deadly West Java landslide

Dawn

Freezing temperatures make life difficult in Pakistan’s snow-hit areas

The Korea Herald

Trash diet: Seoul seeks to slim waste with ‘1 bag each’ campaign

China Daily

China’s restored wetlands welcome new flocks of migratory birds

The Jakarta Post

Landslide in Indonesia’s West Bandung kills eight, more than 80 missing

SPOTLIGHT ON ASIA

Dawn

Karachi’s stray animals have found friends and protectors in the city’s young residents

Philippine Daily Inquirer

How Filipinos cook, eat, and talk about food

The Kathmandu Post

Revisiting ‘falcha’ in modern-day Kathmandu

The Straits Times

How snark and tea-spilling communities call out Singapore’s influencers

The Korea Herald

Too old to dance? Not for these Korean ‘Dancing Grandmas’

The Star

Malaysian ornithologist advocates for the protection of shorebirds

The Straits Times

The ‘McDonaldisation’ of nasi lemak: Can Singapore’s central kitchens save the food industry?

China Daily

School launched in Beijing for interstellar travel

The Star

“Kavadi” maker from Malaysia’s Ipoh takes pride in his work

The Straits Times

Hong Kong has another hit movie. Can such flicks save the industry from terminal decline?

The Jakarta Post

Living with the strain: Why Jakarta is still home

Sin Chew Daily

Victim of medical negligence, 18-year-old Malaysian girl redraws life with art

The Star

Malaysian paraplegic agriculturist builds regenerative food forest for Kuala Lumpur community

China Daily

First accessible pub in China fosters community of people with disabilities and the able-bodied

The Nation

Thailand’s Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother’s lifelong mission to keep Thai performing arts alive

The Korea Herald

South Korea’s ‘chaebol,’ the quiet fashion influencers

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