Children ‘going to bed hungry’
The UN yesterday said that children in Sri Lanka are “going to bed hungry” because of the island nation’s economic crisis, warning other South Asian countries could be approaching similar situations.
Ex-PM loses final appeal, sent to jail
Malaysia’s top court ordered former prime minister Najib Razak to begin a 12-year prison sentence yesterday after upholding a guilty conviction on charges related to a multi-billion dollar graft scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
Malaysia's ex-PM Najib fails to overturn conviction, to serve 12 years in jail
Malaysia's former premier Najib Razak on Tuesday (Aug 23) failed in his final appeal against a graft conviction, which is set to see him serve 12 years in jail for misappropriating millions of funds from a company linked to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
S Korea, US begin largest military drills in years
South Korea and the United States began their largest joint military drills in years yesterday with a resumption of field training, officials said, as the allies seek to tighten readiness over North Korea’s potential weapons tests.
Japan PM Covid positive
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said yesterday, a week before the leader was expected to attend an African development conference in Tunisia. Kishida took a PCR test “after experiencing a mild temperature and a cough” from Saturday evening, an official from the Prime Minister’s Office of Japan told AFP.
Suu Kyi could return home after verdicts, says junta chief
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 have been reached.
‘Sharia will decide foreign engagement’
The Taliban will deal with the international community in line with sharia law, Haibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the hardline Islamist group said, according to a copy of his speech given to around 3,000 tribal leaders and shared by the information ministry yesterday.
Negotiations with Suu Kyi after her trial
Myanmar’s military chief yesterday said the junta is open to negotiations with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to end the crisis sparked by its coup after her trials in a junta-run court have concluded.
Pak road crash kills 20
At least 20 people were killed and six more were injured when a bus caught fire after colliding with an oil tanker in Pakistan yesterday, police said. The passengers were a couple of hours into a long journey when their vehicle crashed on the outskirts of the central city of Multan.
UN envoy makes first visit to Myanmar
The UN’s new special envoy for Myanmar began her first trip to the country yesterday, a day after a junta court sentenced ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six more years in jail for corruption.
