KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reminded all governments about the importance of protecting civil aviation, including airport and air navigation infrastructure, during times of conflict.

SINGAPORE, Oct 4 — A Singapore court charged a property billionaire today with obstructing justice and abetting offences by a disgraced ex-transport minister jailed a day earlier in the city-state’s high-profile government graft case.

GALVESTON, Oct 4 — Texas sued TikTok yesterday, accusing the social media platform of violating children’s privacy and state law by sharing children’s personal identifying information without consent from their parents or legal guardians.

CANBERRA, Oct 3 — The number of visa applications by international students to study in Australia has fallen by half following a government crackdown to reduce the country’s migrant intake, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — The Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has pared down its 2024 economic growth forecast for the region to 4.2 per cent, down from 4.4 per cent in July, largely driven by revised growth projections for China and Vietnam.

KAOHSIUNG, Oct 3 — Taiwan girded itself for the arrival of a weakening Typhoon Krathon today, which has killed two people so far, as the island shut down for a second day with hundreds of flights grounded and financial markets closed.

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MOSCOW, Oct 3 — Russia stands alongside China on Asian issues, including the criticism of the United States's (US) drive to extend its influence and "deliberate attempts" to inflame the situation around Taiwan, its Foreign Minister said in an interview published on Thursday.

HANOI, Oct 3 — Vietnam protested to China yesterday over what it said was an attack on a Vietnamese fishing boat three days ago in contested South China Sea waters that injured several fishermen.

MANILA, Oct 3 — Global defence contractors put their advanced hardware on display as the Philippines embarks on the latest phase of a multi-billion-dollar effort to modernise its military at a time of rising tension in the South China Sea.

JAKARTA, Oct 2 — The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ready Asean initiative, aimed at enhancing AI literacy for five million youths, educators and parents across the region, has received strong backing from Asean secretary-general Kao Kim Hourn.

ISTANBUL, Oct 2 — Oil prices surged over two per cent on Wednesday following escalating tensions in the Middle East, as concerns grew that Iran's largest-ever military strike against Israel could lead to further conflict and disrupt crude oil production in the region, Anadolu Agency reported.

JAKARTA, Oct 2 — Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has called for the immediate evacuation of Indonesian citizens in Lebanon following the escalating Israeli attacks in the Middle Eastern country, reported Xinhua.

JAKARTA, Oct 2 — Indonesia has launched the National Early Warning System for Disasters (SNPDK) which includes the Early Warning System (EWS) Digital TV system and the Disaster Prevention Information System (DPIS) to enhance the republic’s disaster preparedness.

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Oct 2 — Iran said early on Wednesday that its missile attack on Israel was over barring further provocation, while Israel and the United States (US) promised to retaliate against Tehran as fears of a wider war intensified.

NEW YORK, Oct 2 — Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance clashed over the Middle East crisis, immigration, taxes, abortion, climate change, and the economy on Tuesday at a United States (US) vice presidential debate that was heavy on policy disagreements but light on personal attacks.

WASHINGTON, Oct 2 — The United States' (US) Commerce Department announced anti-subsidy countervailing duties on solar cells on Tuesday, which are imported by companies in Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Thailand that were lower than some expected for several major Chinese producers.

WASHINGTON, Oct 2 — Former president Jimmy Carter turned 100 on Tuesday, becoming the first former US commander-in-chief to live for a century, reported Anadolu Agency.

BANGKOK, Oct 1 — At least 23 people died in Thailand when a school bus carrying more than 40 students and teachers on a field trip caught fire in the outskirts of the capital Bangkok, police said today.

TOKYO, Oct 1 — Shigeru Ishiba, leader of Japan's ruling party, was elected Prime Minister in the House of Representatives today to succeed Fumio Kishida, at a time of low public confidence in politics, a shaky economy, and mounting security threats, reported the Kyodo News Agency.