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Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul also called for tighter controls and "decisive penalties” for firearms offences.

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A "super" El Nino could bring drought, extreme heat and agricultural disruption across Southeast Asia. Governments are preparing, but experts warn significant vulnerabilities remain.

Indonesia's government has mobilised a multi-agency task force to contain fires that have burned about 107,000 hectares nationwide in a bid to prevent transboundary haze, said Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Djamari Chaniago.   

The two countries are concerned about restrictive trade practices that disrupt global supply chains, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Vietnamese President To Lam said in a joint statement.

The orange alert for heavy rain - the second-highest warning level - has been issued, with northwestern Hubei expected to receive as much as 250mm of rain in 24 hours.

The Vietnamese government says the project underscores its policy of developing a defence industry that is "autonomous, self-reliant, self-strengthening, dual-use and modern".

Monday's (Aug 10) mission was the Long March 7A's first failure since its unsuccessful maiden flight in March 2020.

Brent crude futures edged up to hit US$88.09 per barrel and US crude futures ticked up to US$82.52, both the highest levels since Jul 31, after the contracts rallied roughly 5 per cent on Monday.

The United States is bolstering the Japanese yen, as it did with the Argentine peso. The reasons are not solely economic, says Cornell University's Eswar Prasad.

The rains, exacerbated by tropical storms, have led to school and government office closures across the main island of Luzon and flooding in the streets of the capital Manila.

Seeking to counter concerns about Washington's reliability, the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy reiterated the US' interest in the region as he called for greater burden-sharing and "partnership, not dependency".

The kidnap-for-ransom syndicate lured the man with a job offer and later demanded S$1 million for his release, according to Malaysian media.  

Protests in Ranchi, capital of the eastern state home to more than 33 million people, began on Jul 29, days after a youth-led "cockroach" movement in New Delhi forced the resignation of the national education minister.

Destry Damayanti has been nominated as the sole candidate for the job, said a presidential spokesman.

Former Thai MP Chalong Riewrang was arrested and taken to the police station, said the Nonthaburi police chief.

Police said the suspected shooter, former lawmaker Chalong Riewrang, fired at the chairman of the Provincial Administrative Organization in Nonthaburi, which borders Bangkok, because of a disagreement over borrowed money.

Thai police are seeking to charge the bar's owner with six offences, including negligence causing death, serious injury, harm and fire, as well as criminal mischief and running an entertainment venue without a licence.

But experts warn that blanket bans could backfire, arguing that stronger platform safeguards, counselling and parental involvement may be more effective.

The prime minister, who turned 79 on Monday and has been in office since 2022, has had recurrent shoulder and back problems.

More than 120 personnel, three water-bombing helicopters, drones and some fire trucks have been deployed to put out the fires around the caldera, an official said.

Typhoon Dolphin triggered a top-level alert over the weekend, prompting over 1,000 flight cancellations and over a million evacuations.

At the centre of the crisis is Lemyethna township, where the Ngawun River embankment was breached on the night of Jul 30, sending floodwaters into villages and farmland.

The eighth victim of the home and school shooting on Friday died in hospital after suffering gunshot wounds.

It emerged in local media last week that the Korea Football Association had provided foreign referees with sexual entertainment in 2011 and 2012.

Police said the 14-year-old boy had used social media to learn how to use a firearm, before turning a gun on his grandparents, schoolmates and then himself.

The storm is expected to hit the coast on Sunday evening and into Monday with sustained winds of up to 162kmh before weakening and moving inland.

The storm is expected to continue into Monday with sustained winds of up to 162kmh before weakening and moving inland.

The ⁠raging fire has burned an area of ​around 176ha at the active volcano site that is a popular tourist destination. 

Indonesia wants to relocate families living beside railway tracks to newly built housing, starting with Jakarta before expanding the programme nationwide.

Nine people are dead and another 23 wounded in Thailand's worst mass shooting since 2022.

Fourteen people remain hospitalised, of whom seven remain in critical condition on Saturday, according to Thailand’s Health Ministry.

The Cockroach Janta Party-led protests that topple India’s education minister now leave Prime Minister Narendra Modi facing wider anger over jobs, opportunities and trust in institutions.

The typhoon recorded maximum sustained winds of 162kmh with gusts reaching 216kmh.

The 49-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday following investigations into the platform, which is purportedly based in Vietnam.

Thailand faces fresh pressure over gun laws after a 14-year-old uses his grandfather's gun to kill seven people, wound 23 and then take his own life.

Thailand faces fresh pressure over gun laws after a 14-year-old uses his grandfather's gun to kill seven people, wound 23 and then take his own life.

Lim Tean was arrested by Malaysian police in Johor Bahru on Thursday after failing to surrender in Singapore to serve jail time.

Lim Tean was arrested by Malaysian police in Johor Bahru on Thursday after failing to surrender in Singapore to serve jail time.

Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi urged Japan to boost its defence capabilities with a greater "sense of urgency and crisis" on Tuesday (Aug 4), as a government white paper highlighted growing threats from China, North Korea and Russia. 

The Lions are unbeaten in this year's tournament. 

The boy took his own life after killing a maths teacher, a Thai language teacher, a guidance counsellor, a student affairs administrator and a secretary at the school.

The agreement stipulates that an armed attack against any of the three would be regarded as an attack on all.

While newly promoted full generals have taken charge of key commands, many other senior roles appear to be filled by acting or unconfirmed officers amid a sweeping anti-graft drive, observers note.

In the second of a two-part series on China's rural revitalisation drive, CNA visits Lizu village in Zhejiang province, where young people are setting up shop rather than leaving.

The floods in Assam state have affected nearly 170,000, including thousands who have been forced into temporary shelters as swollen rivers inundate homes and farmland.

Local authorities deployed two water-bombing helicopters against the flames that have razed at least 127 hectares of the national park land to date.