Tag: Asia
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Five dead, 41 missing in Indonesia ferry fire
A total of 225 people on the vessel were rescued, said the regional Surabaya Search and Rescue Agency, which provided the latest figures in an afternoon update.
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Indonesia urged to play more active role in global climate diplomacy
Opening the Indonesia Net-Zero Summit (INZS) 2026 at Balai Kartini in Jakarta on Saturday (Aug 1), Dino Patti Djalal, Chairman and Founder of the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), said that climate change has become “the greatest blind spot in world affairs” today.
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4 Singaporeans among foreigners arrested in Vietnam over alleged drug-laced vape trafficking ring
The group, which included ten foreigners, were arrested for allegedly operating a drug trafficking network that injected narcotic-laced e-liquid into e-cigarette pods and later sold them to customers.
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Rescuers recover climber Nirmal Purja’s body: Alpine Club of Pakistan
“The ground rescue team has reached Nims Dai (Purja) at approximately 5,700m on Broad Peak – a mountain he loved, and a mountain that has now taken him from us,” said the Alpine Club of Pakistan.
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Sri Lanka deploys troops after prison riot
Inmates destroyed multiple buildings inside Mahara Prison, just outside the capital Colombo, police said.
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UMNO’s Ismail Lasim appointed new Negeri Sembilan chief minister following supermajority win
The 67-year-old was sworn in before state ruler Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir at Istana Besar Seri Menanti on Sunday (Aug 2), Malaysian media reports said.
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Negeri Sembilan polls: Zahid declares BN-PN supermajority victory, with Anwar’s PH poised to suffer setback
Unofficial results show Pakatan Harapan heavyweights such as Transport Minister Anthony Loke and caretaker chief minister Aminuddin Harun both losing their state assembly seats.
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Famed Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, nine others, die in avalanche in Pakistan
Nirmal Purja set a record for the fastest ascent of the world’s 14 highest mountains and became widely known after a Netflix documentary chronicling his journey was released.
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India’s Modi forgives student protesters who abused him, says punishing them ‘will not change situation’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “mistakes made in youth” should be corrected through guidance rather than legal action.
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Indonesia president says willing to visit North Korea to open dialogue on request of South Korea president
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto said his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung made the request during his last visit to Seoul in April.
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