LONDON, Feb 22 — Supermarkets across the UK are facing empty shelves and supply issues for fresh produce, which has led to rationing of fruits and vegetables by some chains such as Asda and Morrisons.

SINGAPORE, Feb 22 — A sudden surge of foreign interest in Indonesian bonds may be reaching a peak, as investors see local interest rates holding steady while the outlook for US rates again rises.

TOKYO, Feb 22 — The Bank of Japan (BOJ) must maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy to allow time to see whether the recent rise in inflation will be accompanied by higher wages, its board member Naoki Tamura said on Wednesday.

ANKARA, Feb 22 — At least 42,310 people have been killed by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on February 6, the country’s disaster management agency said Tuesday.

SEOUL, Feb 22 — South Korea will not require travellers from China to test for Covid-19 after arrival starting next month, although they will still need to take pre-departure tests, a senior South Korean official said on Wednesday, in the country's latest relaxing of rules that were put in place after China's reopening.

SINGAPORE, Feb 21 — A self-radicalised 15-year old Singaporean was issued with an Order of Detention (OD), the youngest individual to-date dealt with the under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for terrorism-related activities here.

BANGKOK, Feb 21 — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday said he would dissolve parliament next month ahead of an election that would likely take place on May 7, a potential date previously outlined by the country's poll body.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The government will direct AirAsia to resume flights to Banda Aceh, Indonesia, following a request from the republic, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

BANGKOK, Feb 21 — The appointment of a new chief facilitator, and the resolve shown by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, bring new hope in taking the peace dialogue in southern Thailand in a positive direction — including during the sixth round of peace talks in Kuala Lumpur that began today.

LOS ANGELES, Feb 21 — The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for over 80 per cent of new Covid-19 cases reported in the United States, according to the latest estimates of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

BRUSSELS, Feb 21 — Microsoft President Brad Smith will on Tuesday seek to convince EU antitrust regulators at a closed hearing that the US software giant's US$69 billion (RM305 billion) bid for Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard will boost competition.

WASHINGTON, Feb 21 — United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that the world body is ready to provide “additional support” after two more earthquakes jolted Turkiye’s southern province of Hatay.

SYDNEY, Feb 21 — Australia's central bank, startled by the risk that inflation could prove stickier than previously thought, abandoned all thought of pausing at its February policy meeting and signalled more rate hikes would be needed in the months ahead.

Reuters, Feb 21 — The Brent crude benchmark opened slightly lower on Tuesday as the US dollar strengthened and traders waited for cues from the US Federal Reserve meeting minutes, after optimism over demand amid tightening supplies drove prices higher on Monday.

ANKARA, Feb 21 — Two earthquakes jolted Turkiye’s southernmost Hatay province on Monday, just two weeks after major quakes hit the region, the country’s disaster management agency said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Malaysia is recognised as the best example in the world in promoting the culture of peaceful living among people of various races and religions, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale struck Turkiye at 1.04am today, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department.

LONDON, Feb 20 — Nato continued its support for ally Turkiye as 600 temporary housing containers departed for the country’s quake-hit areas, the military alliance said Sunday (February 19).

ANTAKYA/KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey, Feb 20 — Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said a convoy of 14 of its trucks had entered northwestern Syria on Sunday to assist in earthquake rescue operations, as concerns grow over lack of access to the war-ravaged area.

AMMAN, Feb 19 — An Israeli rocket strike early on Sunday hit a building in central Damascus's Kafr Sousa neighbourhood near a large, heavily guarded security complex close to Iranian installations, killing five people, witnesses and officials said.