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Malaysia's Mahathir says 'highly likely' jailed Najib will get royal pardon

Malaysia's Mahathir says 'highly likely' jailed Najib will get royal pardon

-- 2022-08-25 11:43:27

Malaysia's veteran politician Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that the disgraced former premier Najib Razak, who he helped bring down, was likely to receive a royal pardon and be released from...

Pakistan appeals for international assistance after floods

Pakistan appeals for international assistance after floods

-- 2022-08-24 19:22:55

Pakistan has urged the international community to help with relief efforts as it struggles to cope with the aftermath of torrential rains that triggered massive floods last month, killing more than 80...

Japan plans to build next-generation nuclear reactors 

Japan plans to build next-generation nuclear reactors 

-- 2022-08-24 18:26:58

Japan is considering constructing next-generation nuclear reactors, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at an energy policy meeting on Wednesday.  Eleven years after the Fukushima disaste...

India’s Tripura state wants to operate flights on Agartala-Chattogram-Agartala route

India’s Tripura state wants to operate flights on Agartala-Chattogram-Agartala route

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-24 17:43:00

Tripura, a hilly state in northeast India, wants to start international flights on the Agartala-Chittagong-Agartala route by the end of this year Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Sushanta Ch...

‘Absolutely glorious’: Malaysians hail jailing of ex-PM Najib Razak

‘Absolutely glorious’: Malaysians hail jailing of ex-PM Najib Razak

-- 2022-08-24 16:16:05

Najib Razak has become Malaysia’s first former prime minister to go to prison after the country’s top court upheld his corruption conviction and 12-year jail sentence, in a case linked to...

Thai court suspends PM Prayuth from official duties

Thai court suspends PM Prayuth from official duties

-- 2022-08-24 16:07:55

Thailand's Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha from official duties on Wednesday, after it decided to hear a petition to review his legally mandated eight-year term limit....

Japan to waive pre-departure COVID tests for vaccinated travellers

Japan to waive pre-departure COVID tests for vaccinated travellers

-- 2022-08-24 12:31:05

Japan will waive pre-departure COVID-19 tests for vaccinated travellers to the country, but daily caps on entrants will remain in place, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday. The requiremen...

China faces more climate havoc despite cool-off in some regions

China faces more climate havoc despite cool-off in some regions

REUTERS 2022-08-24 10:59:45

Extreme heat in China played havoc with crops and power supplies on Wednesday despite lower temperatures in some regions, with authorities across the Yangtze river basin scrambling to limit the damage...

Thai capital braces for protests over PM's term limit

Thai capital braces for protests over PM's term limit

-- 2022-08-23 18:39:19

Thai authorities ramped up security in the capital on Tuesday ahead of protests calling on the prime minister to resign, as a court considers whether to take up a petition to rule on when his constitu...

Pakistan court summons Imran Khan on August 31 in contempt case

Pakistan court summons Imran Khan on August 31 in contempt case

-- 2022-08-23 18:10:11

A court in Pakistan has a show-cause notice to Imran Khan, a former prime minister of the country, and summoned him in his personal capacity on August 31 in contempt of court proceedings against him....

Indian farmers resume protests, break barriers to enter New Delhi

Indian farmers resume protests, break barriers to enter New Delhi

-- 2022-08-23 16:46:12

Protesters broke barricades and shouted slogans against India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Monday, after thousands of farmers gathered to protest against...

Malaysia top court upholds ex-PM Najib’s conviction in 1MDB case

Malaysia top court upholds ex-PM Najib’s conviction in 1MDB case

-- 2022-08-23 15:26:40

Malaysia’s top court has upheld former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s conviction and 12-year jail sentence for corruption in the 1MDB financial scandal. Prosecutors have said some $4.5 bill...

Taiwan saw off China before and retains resolve to defend itself, president says

Taiwan saw off China before and retains resolve to defend itself, president says

REUTERS 2022-08-23 10:31:28

Taiwan saw off China's military six decades ago when its forces bombarded offshore Taiwanese islands and that resolve to defend the homeland continues to this day, President Tsai Ing-wen told a visiti...

Afghanistan flash floods kill 20 people in 48 hours

Afghanistan flash floods kill 20 people in 48 hours

-- 2022-08-22 16:45:38

At least 20 people have been killed in flash floods in central Afghanistan over the last 48 hours, a disaster management official said on Monday, with heavy rain destroying thousands of homes and dama...

Pakistan police charge ex-PM Imran Khan under terrorism act

Pakistan police charge ex-PM Imran Khan under terrorism act

-- 2022-08-22 10:53:29

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan has been charged under the anti-terror law over his 'provocative comments' at a rally in Islamabad. Khan, who has been in the spotlight for his outspoken c...

South Korea, US begin largest military drills in years amid North Korea backlash

South Korea, US begin largest military drills in years amid North Korea backlash

REUTERS 2022-08-22 10:10:42

South Korea and the United States began their largest joint military drills in years on Monday with a resumption of field training, officials said, as the allies seek to tighten readiness over North K...

Pakistan regulator bans live telecast of Imran Khan’s speeches

Pakistan regulator bans live telecast of Imran Khan’s speeches

-- 2022-08-21 19:52:58

Pakistan’s media regulatory body has imposed a ban on live telecast of Imran Khan’s speeches with immediate effect after the former prime minister criticised police and other state institu...

Singapore will decriminalise sex between men, prime minister says

Singapore will decriminalise sex between men, prime minister says

-- 2022-08-21 19:47:32

Singapore will decriminalise sex between men, the prime minister said on Sunday, adding that society in the city-state was becoming more accepting of gay people. But he added the government had no in...

Nine Pakistani soldiers killed in Kashmir road accident 

Nine Pakistani soldiers killed in Kashmir road accident 

-- 2022-08-21 19:31:14

At least nine Pakistani soldiers were killed and four injured when their truck plunged into a ravine in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Sunday morning, military and witnesses said.  The truck -...

Japan PM Kishida infected with COVID, recuperating

Japan PM Kishida infected with COVID, recuperating

-- 2022-08-21 15:20:24

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday. Kishida, just returned from week-long vacation, was due...

New Zealand to temporarily boost worker intake amid shortfall

New Zealand to temporarily boost worker intake amid shortfall

-- 2022-08-21 15:15:07

New Zealand will make temporary changes to immigration rules, a minister said on Sunday, aiming to lure 12,000 workers over the next year with a working holiday scheme designed to fill labour gaps as...

Indonesia announces its first case of monkeypox

Indonesia announces its first case of monkeypox

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-21 13:58:52

A man in Indonesia has tested positive for monkeypox, making him the country’s first confirmed case of the disease, authorities said late Saturday. The 27-year-old who lives in the capital, Jak...

Floods, landslides kill 33 in India

Floods, landslides kill 33 in India

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-21 11:51:23

Heavy rains pounded several Indian states. In Himachal Pradesh, 22 people died, including eight members of a family At least 33 deaths were reported on Saturday after heavy rains pounded several Indi...

Japan considers deploying long-range missiles to counter China: Yomiuri

Japan considers deploying long-range missiles to counter China: Yomiuri

-- 2022-08-21 10:29:34

Japan is considering the deployment of 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to boost its counterattack capability against China, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, Reuters reports. The missi...

‘17 Chinese aircraft, five ships operating around Taiwan’

‘17 Chinese aircraft, five ships operating around Taiwan’

-- 2022-08-20 21:00:24

Taiwan's defence ministry said 17 Chinese aircraft and five Chinese ships were detected operating around Taiwan on Saturday as Beijing continued military activities near the island. It said this incl...

Indonesia confirms first monkeypox case

Indonesia confirms first monkeypox case

-- 2022-08-20 17:02:53

Indonesia has confirmed its first monkeypox infection, the health ministry said on Saturday. Neighbouring Singapore reported its first case of monkeypox last month and had confirmed 15 as of Aug 5. E...

Market blast in north Syria kills 15 people

Market blast in north Syria kills 15 people

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-20 12:05:22

A rocket attack on a crowded market in a town held by Turkey-backed opposition fighters in northern Syria killed 15 people on Friday and wounded dozens, an opposition war monitor and a paramedic group...

IMF eyes creditor assurances as it prepares Sri Lanka visit

IMF eyes creditor assurances as it prepares Sri Lanka visit

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-20 11:42:50

The International Monetary Fund said it will need "adequate assurances" from Sri Lanka's creditors for a new programme as it prepares a visit to Colombo later this month. The goal of the visit is to...

Suu Kyi could return home after verdicts, junta chief says

Suu Kyi could return home after verdicts, junta chief says

-- 2022-08-19 22:47:36

Myanmar's junta chief said on Friday he would consider allowing deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest from prison but only after verdicts in a litany of cases against her h...

North Korea tells South Korean president to ‘shut his mouth’ after offer of aid

North Korea tells South Korean president to ‘shut his mouth’ after offer of aid

-- 2022-08-19 16:25:04

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Friday that South Korea's president should "shut his mouth" after South Korea reiterated that they were willing to provide...