Asia
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Sri Lanka Protests Oppose Contentious Judicial Reforms
Sri Lanka’s main opposition took to the streets on Thursday to protest against judicial reforms, including raising the retirement age for judges, that the government says are needed to reduce legal delays.
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Singapore’s DBS Bank Sued for $1 BN in 1MDB-Linked Claim
The bank did not give details about the lawsuit, but said: “It is a matter of public record that there have been global recovery efforts relating to 1Malaysia Development Berhad.”
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France, UK to Host Summit on Hormuz This Week
Britain had convened “more than 40 nations who share our aim to restore freedom of navigation” and the summit will discuss ways to protect shipping “when the conflict ends,” Starmer said.
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Thailand Floods Kill 13, Leaving People Stranded and Roads Submerged
Torrential rains since late last week inundated the tourist hub of Hat Yai and the southern region, killing 13 people in four flood-hit provinces, the department of disaster prevention and mitigation said.
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Netanyahu Refutes Claims Of Committing Genocide In Gaza
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN Friday denied accusations of “genocide” in Gaza and using “starvation” as a tactic, insisting Israel was actually feeding the people of the devastated Palestinian territory.
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Thousands take to streets as Philippines protests flood control fraud
Thousands of Filipinos marched in Manila on Sunday to vent their anger over a ballooning scandal involving bogus flood-control projects believed to have cost taxpayers billions of dollars. But a day of largely peaceful mass…
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East Timor people stage protest to oppose plan to buy vehicles for MPs
East Timor police on Tuesday clashed for a second day with protesters angry over a plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers in one of southeast Asia’s poorest nations, whose leader issued a rebuke over the…
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Nepal recaptures 200 prisoners, thousands still on the run
Nepal’s army said Thursday it has recaptured nearly 200 prisoners after mass jailbreaks during deadly protests that toppled the government, a fraction of the thousands on the run. Around 13,500 detainees escaped from prisons…
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Israel Army Directed to Execute Gov’t Orders on Gaza
The Israeli military will have to execute any government decisions on Gaza, the defence minister said Wednesday after reported disagreements over the prospect of a full occupation of the Palestinian territory.
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At least 31 killed as Bangladesh fighter jet crashes into school
A Bangladeshi fighter jet crashed into a school in the capital Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 31 people and injuring more than 170 in the country’s deadliest aviation accident in decades. Many of the…
