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PM Lee has accepted the resignations of the Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, and another MP Cheng Li Hui.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol also vowed to ‘completely overhaul’ the country’s approach to extreme weather from climate change, after dozens were killed by recent flooding and landslides.

Some experts also caution of lower barriers of entry to Sri Lanka’s power and energy markets for foreign firms, in view of the stability of the nation’s political future.

For a decade the tourism sector was fuelled by China but official data from four Southeast Asian countries shows a weak recovery with the number of Chinese visitors in May at least 60 per cent lower than the same month in 2019.

Modi and Xi have not had an in-person meeting since 2019 and the ongoing border dispute has only served to inflame tensions. But next month’s BRICS meeting and India’s G20 summit may provide an opportunity to engage.

How the government responds to industry complaints about cheap imports will reveal much about its plans for India’s manufacturing sector. New Delhi cannot afford to go slow in creating a better business environment or looking to grow in the country.

Chris Hipkins said that China’s rise and how it seeks to exert that influence is a major driver of the increasing strategic competition, particularly in the Indo-Pacific.

Australia wants to protect its online content from foreign interference, which China cannot object to, having long walled off its internet. It is normal for a country to debate what kind of content can and cannot be consumed within its borders, but this should be separate from the discussion over data privacy.

British climber Kenton Cool, who holds the record for the most ascents of Everest by anyone born outside Nepal, says some operators are putting profits ahead of safety.

Yoon had bilateral meetings with leaders from 13 Nato countries and a visit to Zelensky in Ukraine, which were hailed a success, while back home disaster struck when torrential rain killed at least 36 people and caused thousands to evacuate their homes.

In 2003, Hambali was arrested in Thailand and handed over to US authorities. He was then sent to CIA black sites where he was allegedly tortured, before being transferred to Guantanamo Bay where he remains awaiting trial.

Malaysia ranked first in a list of the 10 safest places to retire in Asia, based on the country’s peace index score and average monthly cost of living, according to US-based financial services corporation Nasdaq.

He’ll be ‘sorely missing’ his 14 million followers on Facebook, a platform he often used to spread vitriol, after quitting over a row with Meta.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s frequent stops in India – her third trip in nine months – signal the importance Washington places on that relationship at a time of tensions with China.

Japan is hoping to boost cooperation in hydrocarbon and decarbonisation, and environmentally friendly energy technologies, with Middle East countries.

South Korea has been pounded by heavy rains since July 9 forcing nearly 6,000 people to evacuate and left thousands without electricity the past several days while flooding or destroying dozens of homes.

California’s Death Valley, one of the hottest places on Earth, is also likely to register new peaks on Sunday, with the mercury possibly rising to 130F (54C).

Threats by conservatives towards a newly engaged lesbian ex-lawmaker highlights how a resurgent religious lobby is shifting Malaysia away from personal freedoms.

Amid growing concern about dollar risks, a stable, reliable non-Western alternative currency system would benefit a multipolar world and be a major milestone towards an Asian century

The opposition leader was sentenced to two years in prison for comments he made in 2019 which a court ruled were insulting to PM Narendra Modi. Gandhi filed an appeal asking the Supreme Court to stay his conviction, one of his lawyers said on Saturday.