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Myanmar’s election has been widely dismissed as a sham by many governments and human rights activists who have said the military will use proxy candidates to legitimise their rule. Source link

Most shopping receipts in Taiwan are also tickets for a lottery run every second month by the government to increase tax compliance, and there are some big prizes up for grabs. Source link

The Coral Adventurer has run aground off the coast of Papua New Guinea with more than 120 people aboard, two months after the death of a passenger allegedly left behind on a Great Barrier Reef island. Source link

The Labuan Bajo port authority attributes the sinking to high waves of up to three metres, but rescuers say they are “determined” to find survivors.  Source link

AI is becoming a regular presence at homework time in many Chinese households. Experts say where families draw the line matters more than the technology itself. Source link

Russia has attacked Ukraine with hundreds of missiles and drones ahead of what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said would be a crucial meeting with Donald Trump to work out a deal to end nearly four years of war. Source link

The ceasefire will take effect on Saturday at noon local time, in a conflict which has displaced more than half a million people on both sides. Source link

What began as tsunami relief, has become something more powerful — teaching children not to fear the water that surrounds them. Source link

Explosions have been heard, air defences are in operation and the military is on alert for impending missile attacks. Source link

China urged the US to “stop the dangerous moves of arming Taiwan” after its multi-billion-dollar sale of weapons last week. Source link