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Hong Kong nears end of search and rescue mission as tower fire toll rises to 94
Published on 28/11/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong fire authorities said they expected to wrap up search and rescue operations on Friday after the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years tore through a massive apartment complex, killing at least 94 people and leaving dozens still missing.
Asean re‑engagement with Myanmar difficult, says Thai minister
Reuters, Published on 26/11/2025
» The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will find it difficult to re-engage with Myanmar even after its upcoming election, Thailand’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeo said on Tuesday evening, calling for the release of the country's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Australian senator suspended for burqa stunt
Published on 25/11/2025
» CANBERRA - Australian Senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa to Parliament on Monday as a political prop in her push to ban the Muslim garment in public, sparking accusations of racism from Muslim senators.
Malaysian floods affect 11,000 people across seven states
Published on 24/11/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - More than 11,000 people in seven Malaysian states have been affected by flooding caused by torrential rain, the national disaster agency said on Monday.
Vietnam flood death toll reaches 16
Published on 20/11/2025
» HANOI - The death toll from a new round of torrential rain, flooding and landslides in central Vietnam since the weekend has risen to 16, a government report said on Thursday, with water levels rising further in already inundated towns and villages.
Landslide kills 6 bus passengers in central Vietnam
Published on 17/11/2025
» HANOI - At least six people were killed in central Vietnam when a bus carrying them was hit by a landslide on Sunday evening, state media reported on Monday, as heavy rain pounded the area.
China plays up image of reliable partner as Their Majesties visit
Published on 14/11/2025
» BEIJING - Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday rolled out the red carpet for the first Thai monarch to visit China since ties were established 50 years ago as Beijing seized the chance to portray itself as a benevolent neighbour and reliable economic partner.
US sanctions scam-linked Myanmar militia
Published on 13/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday imposed financial sanctions against a Myanmar militia group for supporting a cyber scam operation that targets thousands of people including Americans from territory it controls.
Chinese fraudster’s luxury life on the run ends in UK jail
Published on 12/11/2025
» LONDON - As Chinese police closed in on the architect of a massive Ponzi scheme that cost thousands their life savings, a woman in her mid-40s was taken by an accomplice to the Myanmar border on a moped to begin nearly seven years on the run.
Twenty troops killed in Georgia plane crash
Published on 12/11/2025
» ANKARA — Turkey's defence ministry said on Wednesday that 20 soldiers were killed in the crash of its military aircraft in Georgia a day earlier, as inspectors continued to seek clues what caused the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) member's cargo plane to go down.