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Riyadh’s airport closure is outlasting the attack that caused it
India's four carriers have suspended Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah and Medina routes through October 17, while Saudi Arabia has not published a reopening date.
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Dubai’s recovery is real. The security warnings aren’t going away.
With 869,000 international visitors in August 2026 and hotel occupancy at 66%, the UAE is pushing Western governments to lift…
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Bangkok’s fifty districts flooded as pumps race the next storm
With 330 millimetres of rain overwhelming drainage in 48 hours, the city's pumping stations at maximum capacity estimate two to…
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Japan’s rebuilt mall collapses weeks after ‘fresh start’ reopening
Aeon Mall Kumamoto, reinforced after the 2016 earthquakes and reopened June 13,…
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Singapore’s FDI surge masks Indonesia’s hidden long-term capital bets
Southeast Asia drew a record US$244 billion in 2025, with Singapore capturing…
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India’s AI boom is pricing itself out of the low-cost game
A 2.3-fold surge in AI job listings has pushed entry-level machine-learning salaries…
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A glacier collapsed on Nepal’s border. Rising heat made it inevitable.
On August 26, a massive ice-and-rock slab detached 4,000 feet above the…
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US AI ban just handed Asia a reason to build its own models
Sakana AI's Fugu and China's 360 launched rival systems within two weeks…
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Singapore’s first wetware rack runs on neurons that expire in six months
A 20-unit biological computer using 16 million lab-grown human neurons draws just…
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Delhi’s EV ban arrives before the grid can handle it
Starting January 2027, India's capital will prohibit new petrol three-wheeler registrations, but…
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Thailand’s parole system keeps releasing killers. Now it faces the gallows.
Five bodies in Chonburi—two Russian tourists, three Thai residents—have reignited a debate…
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A glacier collapse killed hundreds. Now China and Nepal must choose.
The August 26 rock-ice avalanche that destroyed Gyirong Port and killed roughly…
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Southeast Asia’s outdoor workers face heat and haze with no legal shield
Malaysia's occupational safety guidelines remain voluntary even as the Asian Development Bank…
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A glacier collapsed on the Nepal-China border. Now 517 foreigners are missing.
The Trishuli River rose 9 metres in 30 minutes on 26 August,…
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China wins the Gulf crisis without firing a shot
An unconfirmed US-Iran deal leaves the Strait of Hormuz unsettled, but Beijing's…
