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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak. Photo: EPA

Asia

Malaysia to dissolve Najib’s 1MDB advisory board amid probes

Malaysia will dissolve the advisory board of 1Malaysia Development Bhd headed by Prime Minister Najib Razak, amid global probes into alleged money laundering and embezzlement at the state fund.

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Officials recently started getting ready after an order from the attorney-general’s office, which oversees executions, Indonesia police said. Photo: Xinhua

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Legislator candidate Geraldine Roman. Photo: AFP

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An ‘underwater test-fire of strategic submarine ballistic missile’ conducted at an undisclosed location in North Korea in April 2016. Photo: EPA

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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad. Photo: EPA

Former Malaysian PM Mahathir stripped of police escort for attending anti-government rallies

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More than 520,000 guest nights have been cancelled at hotels and inns across Kyushu. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Photo: EPA

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Australian government delivers sombre election budget tailored to ‘extraordinary times’

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Somali refugee Hodan Yasin, who set herself on fire on the Pacific island of Nauru after being sent there by Australia, was in a critical condition Tuesday, just days after an Iranian man died in a similar act of self-harm. Photo: Refugee Action Coalition

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A Taiwanese coast guard secures a C-130 military transport plane on the tarmac, in Itu Aba, which the Taiwanese call Taiping, on the South China Sea. Photo: REUTERS, Fabian Hamacher

South China Sea headbutting of nations is about energy security

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A TV news programme showing a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo: AP

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Kim Jong-un a tyrant, but what about provocative S Korea-US war games and the blood on Washington’s hands?

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A Myanmar man reads a newspaper reporting on the handover of government in Yangon, a day before a new civilian government overseen by democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi took office. Photo: AFP

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Commuters pass by the front of the Bangladesh central bank building in Dhaka. Photo: Reuters

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Hackers likely to pocket US$70m in Bangladesh cyber heist

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Arul Kanda, president of 1Malaysia Development Bhd. Photo: Bloomberg

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‘No doomsday scenario’: 1MDB president allays debt fears, reiterates US$550m balance and ‘sound’ plan to meet obligations

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Passengers board a train at a railway station in Phnom Penh. Photo: Xinhua

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Bangladeshi Muslims carry the body of Xulhaz Mannan who was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants for his funeral in Dhaka, Bangladesh on April 26, 2016. Photo: AP

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Japanese helicopter carrier Ise is towed as it prepares to dock at the former US naval base, Subic port, north of Manila on April 26, 2016. Photo: AFP

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Second Japanese warship in three weeks sails into Philippine port near disputed South China Sea waters

26 Apr 2016 - 7:22pm 6

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Japan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida (left) with Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Photo: AFP

Asia

Japan announces US$7b over three years in aid to Mekong countries as it seeks to balance China’s influence in the region

Japan wants to work with countries in the lower Mekong river basin and will help them improve infrastructure and bolster development with 750 billion yen (US$7 billion) in aid over three years, its foreign minister said on Monday.

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The Buddhist sculpture has been returned to Pakistan. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

Ancient Buddhist sculpture returned to Pakistani government after being smuggled to US

28 Apr, 7:01am

Japanese helicopter carrier Ise is towed as it prepares to dock at the former US naval base, Subic port, north of Manila on April 26, 2016. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

Second Japanese warship in three weeks sails into Philippine port near disputed South China Sea waters

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo: AFP

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Do international sanctions even work? Or do rogue regimes simply find ways to counter them?

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US President Barack Obama. Photo: Reuters

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Obama spurns North Korea, says US will not stop military drills with South

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US President Barack Obama. Photo: Reuters

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US President Barack Obama reportedly preparing for landmark visit to Hiroshima

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Britain to stand by outcome of South China Sea international arbitration ruling, regardless of result, even as it woos Beijing’s investment

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US President Barack Obama. Photo: AP

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Barack Obama expected to reiterate benefits of TPP when he visits Vietnam next month

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Illegal miners, dubbed “ninjas”, dig for gold on the outskirts of Zaamar, in Mongolia. Photos: Miguel Candela; Zigor Aldama

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An ‘underwater test-fire of strategic submarine ballistic missile’ conducted at an undisclosed location in North Korea in April 2016. Photo: EPA

East Asia

North Korea completes work at shipyard dedicated to building ballistic missile subs

4 May 2016 - 6:33pm

More than 520,000 guest nights have been cancelled at hotels and inns across Kyushu. Photo: SCMP Pictures

East Asia

Earthquakes have slowed Japanese hot springs to a trickle and set tourism on its heels

3 May 2016 - 10:46pm 1

Kenneth Bae, a US citizen who was detained in North Korea for two years, has told his story in a new book. Photo: AP

East Asia

North Korean labour camp gave US citizen ‘greater understanding’ of the country, he says

3 May 2016 - 8:43am

The future of Asia’s largest film festival is in doubt. Photo: AP

East Asia

South Korea’s film industry threatens to boycott Busan Festival over claims of political interference

3 May, 5:00am 1

The protesters reject labour reforms being pushed by the government. Photo: AFP

East Asia

Tens of thousands join May Day rally in South Korea to fight ‘evil wages bill’

1 May, 4:13pm

Wikipedia launched in Japan in 2001. Photo: SCMP Pictures

East Asia

Wikipedia entries in Japanese reach 1 million, surpassing venerable printed encyclopaedia

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Officials recently started getting ready after an order from the attorney-general’s office, which oversees executions, Indonesia police said. Photo: Xinhua

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Indonesia set to resume executions: police

4 May 2016 - 11:31pm

Legislator candidate Geraldine Roman. Photo: AFP

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Transgender politician poised for historic win in Catholic Philippines

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak. Photo: EPA

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Malaysia to dissolve Najib’s 1MDB advisory board amid probes

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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad. Photo: EPA

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Former Malaysian PM Mahathir stripped of police escort for attending anti-government rallies

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Philippine presidential candidate and Davao city mayor Rodrigo Duterte also he would ride a jet ski to a disputed island occupied by China and personally stake the Philippines’ claims. Photo: Reuters

Southeast Asia

Philippine presidential front-runner Rodrigo Duterte open to talks with Beijing to resolve South China Sea dispute

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North Korean defectors wearing masks of Kim Jong-un attend a rally. Photo: AP

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‘I think about the people I knew’: North Korean defectors recall their homeland with bittersweet mix of yearning and relief

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Pakistani surgeon Shakeel Afridi, who was working with the CIA to help find Osama bin Laden. Photo: AFP

South Asia

Pakistan slams Trump over claim he could free doctor who helped track down Osama bin Laden

3 May 2016 - 12:41pm

Greek F-16 fighters and F-15E Strike Eagles fly over southern Greece. Photo: AP

United States & Canada

US tells Pakistan to foot the bill for fleet of F-16 fighter jets after deal blocked by lawmakers

3 May, 12:07pm

Jamil Afridi, the elder brother of jailed Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi, holds up a family photograph with his brother Shakeel (third from the left). Photo: AFP

South Asia

Doctor who helped the US find bin Laden still stuck in Pakistani jail, five years later

2 May, 2:26pm 2

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looks on as he waits for the arrival of President Mamnoon Hussain at the venue of the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad on March 23. Photo: AFP

South Asia

Imran Khan demands Sharif resign over Panama Papers link

2 May, 2:09pm

The Indian Navy’s Scorpene Class Submarine ‘Kalivari’ takes part in its maiden sea trials off the coast of Mumbai on May 1, 2016. Photo: AFP

South Asia

US and India discuss anti-submarine warfare in latest move to keep China in check

2 May, 8:46am 6

Australasia

Malcolm Turnbull’s budget released is widely seen as the start of his election campaign. Photo: EPA

Australasia

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull confirms election date of July 2

4 May 2016 - 8:24am

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Photo: EPA

Australasia

Australian government delivers sombre election budget tailored to ‘extraordinary times’

3 May 2016 - 10:48pm 2

Somali refugee Hodan Yasin, who set herself on fire on the Pacific island of Nauru after being sent there by Australia, was in a critical condition Tuesday, just days after an Iranian man died in a similar act of self-harm. Photo: Refugee Action Coalition

Australasia

Australia blames refugee advocates after asylum seeker sets herself on fire

3 May 2016 - 6:16pm

Helen Clark speaking at the United Nations headquarters in New York in April, 2016. Photo: Xinhua

Australasia

Ex-New Zealand PM Helen Clark kicks off campaign to head the UN

3 May, 11:50am

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Australasia

Australian coal mines braced for floods as La Nina wet weather pattern looms

3 May, 4:00am

Bitcoin medals. Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright on May 2, 2016 identified himself as the creator of Bitcoin, following years of speculation about who invented the pioneering digital currency. Photo: AFP

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