KHARTOUM, May 4 — The Sudanese armed forces have agreed to a seven-day humanitarian truce – proposed by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Eastern Africa – from May 4-11, reported Sputnik, quoting the military on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Cambodia is ready to host the 12th Asean Para Games (APG 12) from June 3 to June 9.

BERLIN, May 3 — An annual index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) highlighted the threat to press freedom posed by fake content, reported news agency dpa.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The United States (US) has reaffirmed its support for the Philippines, a treaty ally, in light of recent harassment by China's coast guard in the South China Sea, said US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J.

YANGON, May 3 — Myanmar's State Administration Council on Wednesday pardoned 2,153 prisoners in an amnesty to mark Wesak Day, reported Xinhua.

TORONTO, May 3 — Major disruptions will occur in the job market over the next five years as more companies adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and the global economy worsens, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said in its latest report, reported Anadolu.

INCHEON, May 3 — Japan and South Korea held their first finance leaders' meeting in seven years on Tuesday (May 2), and agreed to resume regular dialogue as tensions in the wider region and slowing growth prod them to increase cooperation and mend strained relations.

BERLIN, May 2 — Football governing body Fifa has threatened not to broadcast the 2023 women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this summer to five big European countries, due to disagreements on media rights.

CANBERRA, May 2 — The Australian government decided on Tuesday to take strong action to reduce smoking and stamp out vaping, particularly among young people through stronger legislation, enforcement, education and support, reported Xinhua.

WASHINGTON, May 2 — International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday (May 1) that a shift away from the US dollar is occurring at present, but she does not see an alternative to the dollar as a world reserve currency in the foreseeable future, reported Sputnik.

WASHINGTON, May 2 — The risks of greater trade fragmentation in the Asia-Pacific region are becoming more noticeable, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, reported Sputnik.

INCHEON, May 2 — Asian finance leaders will on Tuesday look for ways to tighten safeguards to address emergency funding needs during pandemics and natural disasters, as global recession fears and volatile financial markets cloud the economic outlook.

SEOUL, May 2 — The central banks of South Korea and Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to cooperate on promoting the use of their currencies for bilateral transactions, such as current account transactions and direct investment.

ANKARA, May 2 — The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will convene in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to discuss the latest situation in conflict-torn Sudan.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Experts are evenly divided on the prospects for the global economy, with equal shares of 45 per cent saying that a global recession this year is likely or unlikely.

BANGKOK, May 1 — Thailand's leading prime ministerial candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra gave birth on Monday to a baby boy two weeks before elections, in which she hopes to return to power the populist movement her father and aunt led before army coups ousted them.

JAKARTA, May 1 — A further 363 Indonesian citizens evacuated from Sudan arrived home on Sunday (April 30) on a second flight by the country's flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, the country's foreign ministry said.

KHARTOUM, May 1 — The Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Sunday announced their commitments to a new 72-hour humanitarian truce, effective as of midnight Sunday (April 30).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — The World Economic Forum (WEF) has revealed that almost a quarter of jobs, or 23 per cent, are expected to change in the next five years via a 10.2 per cent growth in some jobs, and a 12.3 per cent decline in others as a result of technology and digitalisation, according to a publication The Future of Jobs Report 2023.

NEW YORK, April 30 — Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says 'it all went south' when Elon Musk purchased the social media company, saying Musk's timing was poor and that he should have backed out of the deal, reported the German News Agency (dpa).