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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today. Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Australian wins death sentence appeal in Malaysia, walks freeAn Australian grandmother who claimed she was tricked into carrying drugs into Malaysia after falling for an online romance scam Tuesday won her final appeal against the death penalty and will be freed.Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, ori

27 November 2019
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today. Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Dr M hails Seoul’s ‘Look South’ policy Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has great expectations for this week’s special summit between South Korea and ASEAN, saying that the two parties can further develop win-win partnerships.“We welcome (South) Korea’s looking south policy,” he sai

26 November 2019
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today. Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world.Heart disease kills 50 Malaysians every dayCoronary heart disease is Malaysia’s number one killer, with 50 people dying from the health condition daily, said Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye.Citing Department of Statistics figures, Dr Lee said that 18,267 Malaysians died of coronary heart disease

25 November 2019
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today. Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Immigration DG vows to hunt down escapees of investment scam syndicateMalaysia's Immigration Department vowed to hunt down those who have escaped during the department’s raid on the largest investment scam syndicate headquarters in Cyberjaya on Wednesday.

22 November 2019
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today. Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. We’re losing Iman – our last Sumatran rhinoMalaysia is losing its last Sumatran rhinoceros as the prognosis of the cancer-stricken Iman is now poor, said Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Christina Liew. She added that the condition of the 25-year-old female rhino is deteriorating.

21 November 2019
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today. Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world.

20 November 2019
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today. Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Singaporean boy drowns on cruise ship docked in LangkawiA Singaporean boy was found drowned in the pool of a cruise ship docked at the Star Cruise Jetty here, on Monday.

19 November 2019
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world.Ahmad Idham clarifies Netflix censorship issueNational Film Development Corporation (Finas) chief executive officer Ahmad Idham Ahmad Nadzri yesterday clarified the issue surrounding his suggestion that digital content on streaming platforms such as Netflix be regulated. “What I proposed was for some for

18 November 2019
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world.Pakatan leads Barisan in pollA survey by Institut Darul Ehsan (IDE) said Pakatan Harapan (PH) was leading the race at 53 percent with Barisan Nasional trailing at 44 percent.

15 November 2019
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today. Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Thai police seize Malaysia-bound ‘ice’ worth US$12 millionThai police have foiled an attempt to smuggle one tonne of ‘ice’ (methamphetamine) worth RM50 million (US$12.02 million) into Malaysia, Thailand’s Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) said today.Deputy NSB chief Lt Gen Pornchai Charoenwon

14 November 2019
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world.Breaking: Apparent suicide bombing hits Medan Police precinct headquartersAn explosion has occurred at the Medan Police precinct headquarters in Medan, North Sumatra, on Wednesday morning.

13 November 2019
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world.Sarawak Year 1 pupils to be taught Science, Maths in EnglishSarawak is ready to implement the teaching of Science and Mathematics in English for Year 1 pupils in 1,026 primary schools in the state beginning Jan 1.

12 November 2019
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