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All bets are off: will Thailand cash in as it spins the wheel on casinos?

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Then Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on February 28, 2021 in Manila. Photo: TNS

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Who invented butter chicken? Indian restaurant chains get into spicy legal drama

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A waiter serves butter chicken at the Moti Mahal restaurant in New Delhi. Photo: TNS

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Australian entrepreneur Mike Smith picks up trash in the waste-filled Taguig-Pateros River that runs south of Metro Manila. Photo: Mike Smith/Zero Co

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Fight or flight: Myanmar youth flee conscription to take up arms against junta

Running from conscription, enraged by the military and boosted by the sudden, unexpected scent of victory, Myanmar’s youth have decided they have to either flee the country or join the fight.

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Secular India’s fate hangs by a thread with Modi’s BJP ‘hell-bent’ on a huge win

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Pakistan police link attacks on Chinese to TTP’s ‘broken switch’ terror cell

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‘Punches below its weight’: is Indonesian cinema destined for greatness?

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Workers clean solar panels at Premier Energies Solar on the outskirts of Hyderabad last year. India has introduced production-linked incentives for sectors such as electronics and renewable-energy equipment. Photo: AP