NEW DELHI, Sept 24 — Pakistan on Friday tried to calm creditor fears after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made a desperate plea for "substantial debt relief" from rich countries.

BANGKOK, Sept 23 — Travellers to Thailand will no longer require proof of vaccination to enter the kingdom starting next month.

JAKARTA, Sept 23 — Asean foreign ministers will convene here next month for the preparatory meeting in the run-up to the November group summit in Cambodia, Indonesia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

GENEVA, Sept 23 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday warned again against complacency in fighting Covid-19, urging for coordinated action and political commitments to save lives and prevent economic and health damage from the ongoing pandemic.

TOKYO, Sept 23 – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 briefly struck the southern part of Japan's Ibaraki prefecture on Friday, authorities said, shaking buildings in Tokyo.

REUTERS, Sept – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday his country will ease Covid-19 border control requirements next month, a key step in fostering a recovery in Japan's tourism sector, which is eager to take advantage of the yen's slide to a 24-year low.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Asean should accelerate pre-emptive action to heighten energy security in the region, taking a cue from the current energy crisis in Europe unleashed by the fallout from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

DHAKA, Sept 23 — The United States on Thursday announced additional humanitarian assistance of more than US$170 million for Rohingya inside and outside Myanmar as well as for host communities in Bangladesh.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 – Globally, the data of 2,566 organisations were leaked on the dark web, an 85 per cent increase since the previous year, with posted organisations’ names and proof of compromise, said cybersecurity expert Palo Alto Networks.

BANGKOK, Sept 22 — The Election Commission (EC) of Thailand on Tuesday announced the coming general election could be held on May 7, 2023, if the House of Representatives completes its full four-year term that expires on coming March 23.

NEW YORK, Sept 22 – World leaders on Tuesday called for solidarity to tackle global challenges in their speeches during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly.

LONDON, Sept 21 — The dollar jumped to a new two-decade high on Wednesday, as comments from Russia's President Vladimir Putin rattled markets ahead of another likely aggressive rate hike from the US Federal Reserve.

BANGKOK, Sept 21 — In bid to boost tourist arrivals during the tourism high season, starting October 1, travellers from 64 countries and territories on the visa exemption list including Malaysia will get to stay in Thailand for up to 45 days compared to 30 days at present.

THE HAGUE, Sept 21 — The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Tuesday that despite falling Covid-19 cases in Europe, the pandemic is not over yet and countries should prepare for a new wave.

JAKARTA, Sept 20 — Indonesia's House of Representatives passed a data privacy bill on Tuesday, Minister of Communication and Information Technology Johnny G.

LOS ANGELES, Sept 20 — Nearly 24,000 monkeypox cases had been confirmed in the United States (US) as of Monday, according to the latest data of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

REUTERS, Sept 19 — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Taiwan on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Siesmological Centre said.

SINGAPORE, Sept 19 — Dealmakers, fund managers and CEOs are flocking to Singapore for a slew of high-profile conferences this month, as the city-state burnishes its credentials as a major global financial centre.

TAIPEI, Sept 18 — A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island's weather bureau said, derailing train carriages, causing a convenience store to collapse and trapping hundreds on mountain roads.

PARIS, Sept 18 — Alain Robert, the free climber dubbed the "French Spiderman", scaled a 48-storey skyscraper in Paris on Saturday, fulfilling a goal he had set for himself once he reached the age of 60.