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Thai stock investor sentiment 'very bullish': August survey 08 Sep 2026 - 05:05 am
Commuters drive past commercial and residential buildings during the early evening rush hour traffic in Bangkok on September 4, 2026. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
Over 3,600 schools in 11 prefectures across Japan closed over heavy rain 08 Sep 2026 - 04:00 am
Trains cross during a heavy rainstorm in Tokyo on September 6, 2026 after Japan's weather agency warned of intense rain around the region. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
Indian “eco-warrior” receives Netherlands work offer amid newfound online stardom 07 Sep 2026 - 07:48 pm
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Jakarta airport extends closure after volcano eruption 07 Sep 2026 - 07:02 pm
Passengers wait at a terminal of Iskandar Muda airport in Blang Bintang on September 6, 2026. Indonesia halted operations at its main international airport outside Jakarta on September 6, after ash spewed from the Anak Krakatoa volcano more than 150 kilometres away, impacting thousands of passengers. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
11 killed in Indonesian market fire 07 Sep 2026 - 05:29 pm
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Philippine president's lawmaker cousin arrested over flood control scandal 07 Sep 2026 - 04:31 pm
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Malaysia cancels haze emergency, but warns problems remain 07 Sep 2026 - 10:26 am
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5-magnitude earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands off New Zealand coast 07 Sep 2026 - 10:09 am
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Yuichiro Tamaki wins Japan's DPP leadership election for 3rd term 07 Sep 2026 - 06:00 am
Representational file photo. Japanese parliament.
Afghanistan initiates $87m nationwide, 3,229 project development push 07 Sep 2026 - 05:00 am
General view of a street in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters file photo for representational purposes only.
Australia housing affordability plunges to all-time low in 2026 07 Sep 2026 - 01:00 am
View of Canberra, Australia. Representational file photo.
Indonesia's main airport suspends operations after volcanic eruption 06 Sep 2026 - 06:20 pm
Stranded passengers gather as they wait at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang on September 6, 2026. The Airport has been temporarily closed to all flight operations due to ash spewing from the Anak Krakatoa volcano. (Photo by Syarief Akbar / AFP)
Four dead as mudslides and landslides strike China's Jiangxi 06 Sep 2026 - 06:15 pm
Excavators work to clear the road at Mingkeng Village, Suichuan County of east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Multi-storey building collapse in Delhi kills 2, injures 7 06 Sep 2026 - 06:06 pm
Bulldozers clear debris as rescue personnel conduct a search operation at the site following a building collapse in the Satya Niketan area in New Delhi on September 6, 2026. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Nepali rescuers buoyed by miracle finds but tough conditions persist 06 Sep 2026 - 11:17 am
A helicopter takes off from a temporary relief camp in the aftermath of flash floods at Trishuli Bazar, Nepal's Nuwakot district, on September 6, 2026. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)
Indonesia suspends operations at 6 airports after volcano erupts: Minister 06 Sep 2026 - 11:03 am
Airplanes sit on the tarmac at Iskandar Muda airport in Blang Bintang on September 6, 2026. Indonesia halted operations at its main international airport outside Jakarta on September 6, after ash spewed from the Anak Krakatoa volcano more than 150 kilometres away, impacting thousands of passengers. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
Haze emergency grips Malaysian Borneo town 06 Sep 2026 - 09:50 am
(COMBO) A combination image of two photographs created on September 5, 2026 shows the Sarawak Legislative Assembly building in Kuching, capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo on June 17, 2025 (top), and the same building shrouded in haze on September 5, 2026 (bottom). Indonesia has for weeks been fighting wildfires blanketing parts of Borneo and Sumatra with smog, with haze also contributing to air pollution in Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP)
Cambodia's int'l visitors down 46 pct in first 7 months 06 Sep 2026 - 05:00 am
Workers pour hot water into coffee drip filters at a coffee stall in Phnom Penh on September 4, 2026. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP)