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‘What I saw, I can’t describe’: Bangladesh jet crashes into school, killing at least 27
The pilot of the F-7 BGI air force training jet tried to divert the plane to a less populated area before hitting the campus.
- by Julhas Alam
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Terrified passengers leap into the sea to escape deadly ferry blaze
An Indonesian boat carrying hundreds of people caught fire at sea off Sulawesi island, killing at least three people and sparking a major rescue effort.
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Vietnam
‘Water gushed in’: Death toll revised to 35 after Vietnam tourist boat capsizes
Rescuers are bracing for the approach of Typhoon Wipha as they search for survivors after one of the worst boating accidents in the popular tourist area of Ha Long Bay in years.
- by Phuong Nguyen
Jail for former Indonesian trade minister over sugar imports a bitter blow for supporters
Thomas Lembong is respected in Australian political circles for his work as trade minister in 2015-16 under then-president Joko Widodo.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
Opinion
China relations
China’s money makes us rich but, as I well know, you can’t put a price on freedom
Falsely accused of espionage, I was jailed for more than three years in China. It is incumbent on everyone, not just Anthony Albanese, to be clear-eyed and cool-headed when it comes to Beijing.
- by Cheng Lei
The Buddhist monk sex scandal that’s gripping Thailand
Prominent monks are leaving the order almost daily in an unfolding controversy centred on a woman nicknamed “Golf”. Other misbehaving monks are in hiding.
- by Zach Hope and Veena Thoopkrajae
Analysis
Border disputes
From weed parlours to citizenship, the unexpected fallout from a jungle border bust-up
Border tensions have spilled into the back streets and upper echelons of Thai and Cambodian society. And this chain reaction of patriotism, intrigue and self-interest is not spent yet.
- by Zach Hope
‘They want to blame dead pilots’: Air India victims’ families say crash report a ‘cover-up’
The airline and government are accused of trying to hide failings by focusing on the pilots, who died in the disaster.
- by Samaan Lateef
Keating called him ‘recalcitrant’. Others say he was an autocrat. But he’s received at least seven birthday cakes since Monday
His trips to hospital prompted predictions it might be curtains for the man who “put Malaysia on the map”. But comebacks are part of the Mahathir brand.
- by Zach Hope
Air India crash: Investigators focus on jet’s fuel switches as report nears
An initial report into the accident which killed 260 people in June is expected to be released by Friday.
- by Allison Lampert and David Shepardson
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Border disputes
How a gunshot at dawn broke a mother’s heart, and left a prime minister fighting for her job
By first light on May 28, the soldiers had already stirred from their remote jungle beds. Some were making coffee. Others were pulling on uniforms. What happened next depends on who you talk to.
- by Zach Hope
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