TOKYO, March 31 — Japan and China engaged in an "expert dialogue" yesterday on the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, marking their latest collaborative effort to tackle the ongoing dispute surrounding the issue.

JAKARTA, March 31 — The head of the Roman Catholic Church Pope Francis will visit Indonesia on September 3, said its Indonesian Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas.

BOGOR, March 31 — A massive fire at an ammunition depot near Indonesia's capital was extinguished early today, with the military sweeping nearby residential areas to collect materials which had possibly flown out during explosions.

SINGAPORE, March 29 — Some 510,000 travellers cleared through Singapore’s Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints on Thursday (March 28), ahead of the Good Friday long weekend.

THE HAGUE, March 29 — In a landmark ruling, judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) have unanimously ordered Israel to take immediate and effective action to guarantee the delivery of basic food supplies to the beleaguered Palestinian population in Gaza.

JAKARTA, March 29 — Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has said that Indonesia is dominating global palm oil exports, accounting for 54 per cent of world palm oil supplies.

HANOI, March 29 — Vietnam's gross domestic product in the first quarter grew 5.66 per cent from a year earlier as exports boomed, government data released on Friday showed, despite higher shipping costs due to turmoil in the Red Sea.

RAMALLAH, March 29 — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas approved a new government Thursday led by Mohammad Mustafa, making it the 19th in the country's history.

MOKOPANE, March 29 — A bus crash in South Africa's northern province of Limpopo resulted in 45 deaths and one serious injury, South Africa's Department of Transport said on Thursday.

BENGALURU, March 29 — Apple's overseas suppliers have increased production of the company's new iPad models and plans to launch them in early May, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday citing people with knowledge of the matter.

THE HAGUE, March 29 — Judges at the International Court of Justice on Thursday unanimously ordered Israel to take all the necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies arrive without delay to the Palestinian population in Gaza.

SINGAPORE, March 28 — Organised crime rings fuelling an "explosion" of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the pandemic have expanded from Southeast Asia into a global network making up to US$3 trillion (RM14.19 trillion) annually.

BANGKOK, March 27 — Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has said the Thai economy faces problems and needs a boost from a signature handout scheme worth 500 billion baht (RM60 billion), for which he is weighing options for funding.

WASHINGTON, March 27 — Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said the resignation of the communist-ruled country's second president in little over a year had not affected Hanoi's foreign and economic policies, given its collective leadership and policymaking.

JAKARTA, March 27 — Indonesia’s losing presidential candidate Anies Baswedan on Wednesday laid out his challenge in court to last month’s presidential election, calling it unjust and fraught with interference to sway the ballot in favour of one candidate.

LONDON, March 26 — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the United States (US) from the United Kingdom (UK) was put on hold today after London's High Court said the US must provide assurances he would not face the death penalty.

JAKARTA, March 26 — The Asean foreign ministers have strongly condemned the March 22 terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow, Russia, which resulted in the loss of innocent lives and multiple casualties, including children.

BEIJING, March 26 — China's national soccer association former chief Chen Xuyuan has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes, state media reported today, following one of the biggest anti-corruption probes in the sport in years.

BRUSSELS, March 26 — Apple, Alphabet's Google, and Meta Platforms will be investigated for potential breaches of the European Union's (EU) new Digital Markets Act, said European antitrust regulators yesterday, which could potentially lead to hefty fines for the companies.

WASHINGTON, March 26 — Relations between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sank to a wartime low on Monday with the US allowing passage of a Gaza ceasefire resolution at the United Nations and drawing a sharp rebuke from the Israeli leader.