ISTANBUL, Nov 15 — Turkey blamed Kurdish militants on Monday for an explosion that killed six people in Istanbul and police detained 47 people including a Syrian woman suspected of planting the bomb.

BRUSSELS, Nov 15 — Qatar’s labor minister responded Monday to allegations about the conditions of migrant workers involved in construction work for the World Cup, saying a mechanism is already in place for those seeking compensation.

DOHA, Nov 14 — The original FIFA World Cup Trophy arrived in Doha Sunday (November 13) morning at the end of its global tour that included more than 50 countries and regions, a few days before the start of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, reported Qatar News Agency (QNA).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — The central banks of Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation on regional payment connectivity (RPC).

HANOI, Nov 14 — Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has added monkeypox to the Group B infectious diseases with other dangerous, infectious diseases capable of spreading quickly and possibly causing death.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — There has been no report of Malaysians affected by the explosion at Istanbul’s Istiklal Street, which so far has killed six people and injured 81 others.

MOSCOW, Nov 14 — Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu says the person who left an explosive device in Istanbul on Sunday (November 13) has been detained, reported Sputnik, quoting TRT World public broadcaster.

SEOUL, Nov 14 — The death toll from the crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighbourhood rose by one to 158, Yonhap news agency quoted the authorities Monday.

PHNOM PENH, Nov 13 — The second Asean Global Dialogue kicked off here in the capital of Cambodia on Sunday, focusing on sustainable post-Covid-19 pandemic economic recovery.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Malaysia believes there is a need for a more effective and just international monetary cooperation mechanism that could help address the realities and needs of developing countries.

NEW DELHI, Nov 12 — Asean and India have raised their relations to the level of a 'Comprehensive Strategic Partnership', according to a joint statement on Saturday.

BANGKOK, Nov 12 — Myanmar categorically rejects and dissociates itself from the said review on the Five Point Consensus (5PC) and the decision made by the nine Asean leaders at the 40th and 41st Asean Summits and Related Summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Friday.

PHNOM PENH, Nov 12 — Southeast Asian heads of government on Friday issued a 'warning' to Myanmar to make measurable progress on a peace plan or risk being barred from the bloc's meetings, as social and political chaos escalates in the country.

DILI, Nov 12 — It was as a budding diplomat in the 1970s that Jose Ramos-Horta, a man who would go on to win the Nobel prize for his fight for East Timor's independence, first raised the idea of his country joining Southeast Asia's economic and political bloc.

PHNOM PENH, Nov 12 — Southeast Asian heads of government were due to hold talks on Saturday with visiting global leaders, including US President Joe Biden, as the region tries to navigate the growing rivalry between China and Western powers.

PHNOM PENH, Nov 12 — Ukraine's foreign minister on Saturday urged Southeast Asian countries to take all measures possible to stop Russia from playing 'hunger games' over a Ukrainian Black Sea grain deal, which could expire next week.

BRUSSELS, Nov 12 — European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni warned on Friday that the outlook for next year has "weakened significantly," and that most European Union (EU) countries will be in recession in the fourth quarter of this year.

ISTANBUL, Nov 12 — Leon Messi has been named in Argentina's 26-man squad for his fifth World Cup as he bids to win the tournament for the first time, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

BANGKOK, Nov 11 — The Five-Point Consensus (5PC) shall remain as a valid reference in finding a solution for Myanmar and should be implemented in its entirety, leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) said Friday.

JAKARTA, Nov 11 — The Indonesian government is emphasising the need to implement the roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry service project between Dumai in Riau province and Melaka, Malaysia.