The Straits Times

Can China restrain Iran? Gulf states test Beijing's influence
Indonesia court bars use of education budget to fund free meals starting from 2028
Man who staged own kidnapping for ransom in Malaysia gets 5 months’ jail
Indian federal police file charges against 13 over exam paper leaks
South Korean prisons use VR to put inmates in victims’ shoes
Myanmar repatriation would risk Rohingya lives: Malaysia group
Chinese state media showcase wider deployment of closely watched anti-ship missile
Negeri Sembilan election: Indian voters could be key to whether Anwar’s PH retains the state
Sri Lanka seeks six suspects in Chinese national’s murder linked to cybercrimes
Japanese PM Takaichi vows to proceed with temporary cut in sales tax
25 cats escape Japan mall gutted by gas explosion after massive quake
Eggs back in India school meals after outcry
Philippines' Marcos approves release of VP Duterte's tax records to impeachment trial
China generates less than half of its electricity from coal for the first time
China's Communist Party to hold conclave on internal governance in October
China protests over New Zealand foreign minister's jibe at Chinese-born lawmaker
Islamist militants kill 10 police officers in northwest Pakistan, say police
US military says it hit dozens of Iran's IRGC targets
Turkey detains another opposition mayor in sustained crackdown
Malaysian PM says Myanmar agrees to take 5,000 Rohingya refugees from Malaysia