Police dog Xiao Bao melts hearts at Malaysia’s national day rehearsal

The dog was seen lying on his back with all four paws in the air as people rubbed his belly.

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Teachers with special needs: Guiding blind students and, sometimes, their parents

Award-winning teacher Penny Chong, who is blind, has worked at Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School for almost 20 years.

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Teachers with special needs: ‘Sir, are you deaf?’

This science teacher who has hearing loss helps students deepen their empathy.

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Teachers with special needs: Homecoming at Pathlight

Former pupil Joel Lee found his calling as a mathematics teacher.

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The unheralded strengths of teachers with special needs

Ahead of Teachers' Day, educators with disabilities talk about pursuing their calling.

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Man to be charged with murder after death of another man in Tuas South

The suspect was arrested by the police within four hours.

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Thailand proposes $17 fee to fund tourism upgrade

Collection would begin with travellers arriving by air.

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Orangutan rescued from fire zone in Indonesia’s Borneo, battles respiratory illness

It will be moved to a rehabilitation centre to get more treatment.

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Jeju police re-examining circumstances around death of woman in palm farm

Local police said an autopsy found no apparent signs of foul play.

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Pakistan suspends eight officials after deadly infant ward fire

4 infants were killed in a fire in the maternity ward of a hospital in Islamabad.

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South Korea’s Lee replaces 6 ministers, fills key AI roles in year-two Cabinet reset

Among the changes, South Korea could get its first Cabinet minister born in the 1990s.

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Malaysia PM unveils measures to tackle living costs, support local businesses

The government will restore a quota for citizens to buy RON95 fuel to 300 litres per month.

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US Treasury's Bessent faces G20 diplomacy test amid tariffs, Iran war, bond turmoil

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 30 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faces a major test of his economic diplomacy skills this week as he presses finance leaders from the G20 major economies to shrink global trade imbalances, boost growth and sever business ties to Iran, while trying to calm worries about rising U.S. debt and bond yields.

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Nepal begins burials as flood death toll rises to 752

Medical teams took DNA samples from every victim before burial.

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SM Lee visits historic Samarkand, explores opportunities for Singapore ties

The two-day stop included a bazaar, Islamic pilgrimage site and talks on business opportunities.

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Singapore Red Cross raises $1m in aid within 3 days for victims of Nepal-China floods

The organisation will continue accepting donations until Nov 30.

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‘One per cent chance’: Siblings’ desperate search for missing Singaporean couple in Nepal disaster

“I want someone to really slap me and wake me up from this dream,” said missing Singaporean's sister.

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Nepal begins mass burials of unidentified flood victims as families seek missing

CHITWAN, Nepal Aug 30 - Nepal's scenic Chitwan district, known for its forests and rivers, has become the site of mass burials for hundreds of unidentified victims whose bodies were swept away by the torrent that devastated the Himalayan region days ago.

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Nepal-Tibet floods: 91 Malaysians still uncontactable, says government

36 of them are in China and 55 in Nepal.

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Nepal steps up rescue effort to reach hundreds trapped in tunnels

CHITWAN, Nepal, Aug 30 - Nepal's military airlifted heavy machinery by helicopter on Sunday to an under-construction dam high in the Himalayas as rescuers battled rising waters to reach workers in a tunnel, four days after catastrophic floods trapped them inside.

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