Israel army says two Thai hostages held in Gaza are dead
The Israeli army said on Thursday that two Thai hostages earlier believed to be alive in Gaza were killed in the October 7 attack and their bodies are being held in the Palestinian territory.
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Nepal’s top cricket star has his 8-year sentence for rape thrown out and is cleared of all charges
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A high court in Nepal on Wednesday overturned an eight-year prison sentence for rape for the country’s star cricket player and former captain of the national team, and cleared him of all charges.
With Chinese loans looming, Maldives gets IMF warning over ‘debt distress’
The International Monetary Fund warned the Maldives against looming “debt distress” on Monday, as the small but strategically placed luxury tourist destination looks set to borrow more from main creditor China.
11 killed, dozens injured in Indonesia after bus carrying students loses control, slams into traffic
The bus carrying 61 students and teachers was returning to a high school in Depok outside Jakarta, the capital, late on Saturday from the hilly resort area of Bandung after a graduation celebration, said West Java police spokesman Jules Abraham Abast.
Bus Crash in Indonesia Kills 11, Including Students, After Graduation Celebration
A bus carrying students and teachers returning from a graduation celebration crashed in Subang, Indonesia, on Saturday evening, killing at least 11 people, many of them students.
Buddha’s birthday: When is it and how is it celebrated in different countries?
The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, known as Vesak in several countries, celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century B.C. This is a holy occasion for all Buddhists, but is celebrated on different dates depending on the school of Buddhism or country to which one belongs. In several Asian countries, it is observed on the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunisolar calendar, which this year falls on May 15. In several South and Southeast Asian countries, it is celebrated on the first full moon of May, which falls on May 23.
At least 11 dead, mostly students, in Indonesia bus crash after brakes apparently failed, police say
BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) — A bus slammed into cars and motorbikes after its brakes apparently malfunctioned in Indonesia’s West Java province, killing at least 11 people, mostly students, and injuring dozens of others, officials said Sunday.
‘Scary’ polarisation is Malaysia’s greatest challenge, PM Anwar’s daughter Nurul Izzah warns
Squabbles over culture have flecked Prime Minister Anwar’s time in office, after a national election in 2022 that ended without a clear winner but brought the rise of a powerful Malay-nationalist minority bloc to parliament.