NAYPYIDAW, Aug 16 — Rescue teams in northern Myanmar have found 22 bodies following a massive landslide at the weekend near a jade mine, a rescue worker and a local journalist said on Tuesday (August 15).

MELAKA, Aug 15 — Eleven Indonesian citizens, including a woman, who were drifting in the sea near the Malaysia-Indonesia border, near Melaka, after their boat had capsized, were rescued around 12 noon today by staff of a ferry that was passing by.

SINGAPORE, Aug 15 — The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) found carbon emissions fell 83 per cent using a vegetable oil biofuel blend instead of a marine gas oil in a trial for a dual-fuel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, the centre said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd (MBNS), has accepted a term loan facility of up to RM400 million from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Malaysia Bhd (SMBC).

JAKARTA, Aug 13 — The 43rd Asean Summit, slated for September 5 to September 7, will continue discussions on strengthening the bloc's capacity and institutional effectiveness to help it respond to challenges in the next 20 years.

JAKARTA, Aug 13 — The Miss Universe Organization said it was cutting ties with its Indonesian franchisee and cancelling this year's Malaysia pageant after contestants accused local organisers of sexual harassment.

KARACHI, Aug 12 — Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz agreed on Saturday (August 11) to name Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar as caretaker premier to oversee elections, the Prime Minister's office said.

SEOUL, Aug 12 — Hundreds of South Korean activists gathered in central Seoul on Saturday (August 11) to protest against Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.

GEORGE TOWN Aug 12 — Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim met with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Friday, during which the two sides pledged to deepen cooperation in various fields, reported Xinhua.

GEORGE TOWN — China is ready to work with Malaysia to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and deliver more tangible outcomes in building the China-Malaysia community with a shared future, reported Xinhua, quoting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

SHANGHAI, Aug 12 — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the Philippines to work with China to seek an effective way to defuse tensions in the South China Sea, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday (August 11).

SINGAPORE, Aug 11 — Singapore will hold a presidential election on September 1 if more than one candidate is nominated to run for the largely ceremonial post, the government said today.

JAKARTA, Aug 11 — The European Union (EU) has said that its efforts to enhance cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are part of its strategy for stability in the Indo-Pacific.

DUBAI, Aug 11 — The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has expressed confidence that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will continue its robust economic performance in 2023, reported Xinhua quoting the official news agency WAM on Thursday.

BANGKOK, Aug 10 — Thailand is easing its visa application process by reducing approval time and required documents in a bid to attract more foreign tourists, a government official said on Thursday (August 9).

SYDNEY, Aug 10 — Malaysia has temporarily suspended live cattle and buffalo imports from Australia, the Australian government said, days after Indonesia paused some imports after lumpy skin disease (LSD) was detected in a small number of cattle after arrival.

MANILA, Aug 10 — The Philippine economy expanded 4.3 per cent in the second quarter year-on-year, bringing the real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the first semester to 5.3 per cent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Thursday.

BANGKOK, Aug 9 — The Pheu Thai Party, which won the second-highest number of seats in Thailand’s General Election, has announced an alliance with seven parties, including Bhumjaithai Party, in an attempt to break the political deadlock to form a government.

SEOUL, Aug 9 — Eight domestic and foreign carmakers in South Korea will voluntarily recall some 14,000 vehicles over manufacturing defects, Xinhua quoted the transport ministry as saying on Wednesday.

GENEVA, Aug 9 — The airlines look back on a strong June as passenger traffic grew by 31 per cent year-on-year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported in Geneva on Tuesday.