WASHINGTON, Aug 3 — US household debt topped US$16 trillion (RM71.3 trillion) in the second quarter as rising prices led to a surge in the mortgage, auto loan, and credit card balances, Sputnik quoted a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Tuesday.

PHNOM PENH, Aug 3 — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will be forced to reconsider a peace plan agreed with Myanmar if the country's military rulers conduct more executions of prisoners, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Aug 2 — US President Joe Biden announced Monday evening that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri had been killed in a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan over the weekend.

PHNOM PENH, Aug 2 — Asean senior officials have started preparing for the 55th Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-55) and relevant meetings since Monday.

JAKARTA, Aug 1 — Indonesia’s inflation rate increased 4.94 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in July 2022 against 1.52 per cent in the same month last year, the highest since October 2015.

SEOUL, Aug 1 — South Korea's new Covid-19 cases fell below 50,000 on Monday on fewer virus tests during the weekend, but the number of seriously ill patients reached a two-month high amid a virus resurgence fueled by a highly contagious omicron subvariant.

MANILA, Aug 1 — Former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, who died on Sunday (July 31), was a fighter during wars in Korea and Vietnam and a survivor in the political arena, emerging from a high-ranking security role during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr to win the vote for the nation's highest office.

JAKARTA, July 31 — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolted the province of Aceh in Sumatra Island, at 10.03am, Western Indonesian time, Sunday.

WASHINGTON, July 31 —  Authorities in New York City on Saturday declared a public health emergency over the rising monkeypox cases, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

ISTANBUL, July 31 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordered the evacuation of the city of Donetsk on Saturday amid the war with Russia, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported according to the country’s presidency.

WASHINGTON, July 31 — United States President Joe Biden's previous negative coronavirus test resulted in a positive reading Saturday, extending his quarantine, Anadolu Agency (AA) quoted local reports.

TOKYO, July 30 — To prevent monkeypox, an expert panel of Japan's health ministry on Friday approved the use of a smallpox vaccine made by KM Biologics Co, based in the southwestern city of Kumamoto.

HOUSTON, July 30 — Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk shot back at Twitter, filing a countersuit Friday against the social media company regarding Musk's decision to abandon his US$44 billion (RM195.8 billion) takeover.

TOKYO, July 29 — Japan logged 233,100 daily Covid-19 cases on Thursday, hitting a new record for the second consecutive day, raising concern about the strain on the medical system as the number of available designated hospital beds continues to decline.

BANGKOK, July 29 — Thailand reported a second monkeypox case - a 47-year-old Thai man, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.

LONDON, July 28 — There have been more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox reported globally from 78 countries, with the majority in Europe, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

UNITED NATIONS, July 28 — The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned the execution of four democracy activists by Myanmar's ruling military and called for the release of all arbitrarily detained prisoners, including President Win Myint and leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

DHAKA, July 28 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday it would discuss with Bangladesh its loan request after the country became the third in South Asia to seek such support after Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

JAKARTA, July 28 — Indonesia on Wednesday launched road tests for two types of biodiesel containing 40 per cent palm oil, hoping to conclude by the end of the year whether they are viable for public use, the energy ministry said.

MANILA, July 27 — A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with strong tremors felt in many areas including in the capital Manila.