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South Korean students spend much of their time preparing for a highly competitive school-leaving exam
South Korea bans phones in school classrooms nationwide
SINGAPORE — South Korea has passed a bill banning the use of mobile phones and smart devices during class hours in schools — becoming the latest country to restrict phone use among children and teens.The law, which comes into effect from the next school year in March 2026, is the result of a bi-partisan effort to curb smartphone addiction, as more research points to its harmful effects.Lawmakers, parents and teachers argue that smartphone use is affecting students' academic performance and takes away time they could have spent studying.The ban has its sceptics, including students, who question how it would work, its wider implications and whether it is addressing the root cause of addiction.The bill passed convincingly on Wednesday afternoon, with 115 votes in favour out of 163...
August 27, 2025

South Korea bans phones in school classrooms nationwide

Luang Phor Alongkot is famed for establishing a HIV-Aids hospice at a central Thailand temple in 1992
Buddhist monk arrested for alleged embezzlement in Thailand
SINGAPORE — A Buddhist monk who set up a hospice in Thailand for people with HIV/Aids has been arrested for alleged embezzlement of donations to the care home.Luang Phor Alongkot, 65, was arrested Tuesday at his temple in the central province of Lopburi. He denied wrongdoing.Alongkot is the abbot or head of Wat Phrabatnampu temple, where he established a HIV/Aids hospice in 1992 and raised his profile as a humanitarian. The hospice also takes in people with other illnesses and provides education for its patients' children.Police also arrested Seksan Sapsubbsakul, an influencer who had helped to raise funds for the temple.The investigation on alleged misuse of temple donations started with Seksan and was later expanded to include Alongkot.Alongkot resigned from his post last week as...
August 27, 2025

Buddhist monk arrested for alleged embezzlement in Thailand

Rescue workers evacuate villagers from a low-lying area due to rising water level in the Sutlej River in Pakistan's Punjab province, 26 August, 2025
Evacuations under way in eastern Pakistan as India releases water from swollen rivers
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has evacuated tens of thousands of people to safer areas after neighbouring India released water from overflowing dams and swollen rivers into low-lying border regions, officials said on Tuesday.The move came a day after New Delhi alerted Islamabad about possible cross-border flooding, marking the first public diplomatic contact between the two nuclear-armed rivals in months.Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said it had issued an advance alert to its Punjabi counterparts about a surge in the Sutlej River and the risk of flooding and that evacuations from various districts in the eastern Punjab province were underway.In a statement, it said rescuers evacuated more than 14,000 people from Kasur, a district in Punjab province, while over 89,000...
August 27, 2025

Evacuations under way in eastern Pakistan as India releases water from swollen rivers

Police deploy hundreds of personnel deployed to find the suspect.
Manhunt under way after two police officers shot dead in rural Australian town
SYDNEY — A huge manhunt is under way for a "heavily armed" male suspect after two Australian police officers were shot dead and one injured in an ambush at a property in a small rural town in the state of Victoria.Police described the situation in Porepunkah in the Australian Alps — some 300km (186 miles) north-east of Melbourne — as an "active incident" with hundreds of personnel deployed to find the suspect.Officers were attacked as 10 of them attended the property to serve an arrest warrant, which Australian media said was for historical sex offences.Police say the suspect escaped by running into the bush alone after the shooting. Officers are still trying to find the man's wife and children.Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush said that 10 officers...
August 26, 2025

Manhunt under way after two police officers shot dead in rural Australian town

President Donald Trump (R) meets with President of South Korea Lee Jae Myung in the Oval Office at the White House on August 25, 2025
Trump tells South Korean president he wants to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump is willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he told his South Korean counterpart during a meeting on Monday where they discussed peace in the Korean Peninsula and Pyongyang’s nuclear weapon capabilities.South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who was elected in June, asked Trump to help establish peace between the two Koreas during his visit to the White House – claiming the situation had been more stable during Trump’s first term in office.“I think you are the first president to have so much interest in the world’s peace issues and actually made achievements,” Lee said. “So, I hope you would make peace on the Korean Peninsula ... and meet with Kim Jong Un.”He added that he would “actively support” Trump if he wanted...
August 26, 2025

Trump tells South Korean president he wants to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

A man rides a motorbike on a road before Typhoon Kajiki makes landfall in Vietnam, in Nghe An province on August 25, 2025
Thousands evacuated, flights canceled as Vietnam braces for Typhoon Kajiki to make landfall
HANOI -— Vietnam closed schools, airports, and evacuated thousands of people as it braced for powerful Typhoon Kajiki to make landfall Monday, threatening the country’s northeast with destructive winds and storm surges.The typhoon downed trees and soaked China’s southern Hainan island on Sunday before moving over the Gulf of Tonkin overnight with sustained wind speeds of 166 kph (103 mph), according to Vietnam’s national weather forecast agency, the equivalent to a Category 2 Atlantic hurricane.More than 40,000 people had been evacuated in low-lying coastal communities as of Monday morning, according to the state-run VN Express. Residents have been told not to leave their homes between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. local time, the state Vietnamese News Agency (VNA) reported.Kajiki is the...
August 25, 2025

Thousands evacuated, flights canceled as Vietnam braces for Typhoon Kajiki to make landfall

Rescuers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa clawed through rubble by hand to find survivors
Climate funding in focus as floods keep ravaging Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — As villagers carried out the bodies of two children, soaked in mud, the large crowd looked impassive.They had gathered in a small village in the Swabi district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after a flash flood washed away several houses, trapping dozens underneath the rubble.Some of them watched on as the dead children were taken away, others continued their conversations, and the rest — along with a few rescue personnel and soldiers — kept searching for survivors with their tools and bare hands.There were no tears, there was no panic. But there was anger.For many villagers it was the fact that the floods came with no warning."Why didn't the government warn us sooner?" was the overwhelming sentiment.But there was also rage at a perceived lack of support from local...
August 25, 2025

Climate funding in focus as floods keep ravaging Pakistan

The storm is already dumping large amounts of rain in Hainan, China
More than 500,000 ordered to evacuate as typhoon heads for Vietnam
HANOI — Vietnam has ordered more than 586,000 people to be evacuated ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Kajiki.The storm is already packing winds of 166km/h (103mph) and is expected to strengthen further before making landfall early on Monday, weather forecasters said.People from the central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri, Hue and Da Nang have been ordered to leave their homes. Flights have been cancelled and boats told to stay ashore.The storm is skirting past Hainan in China, where the country's weather agency said up to 320mm (12.6in ) of rain was forecast.Storm surges of 2-4m (6.6-13ft) are also expected.Authorities have told people in the projected path not go outdoors after 14:00 GMT on Sunday. Soldiers have been deployed to help, they said."The situation is extremely...
August 25, 2025

More than 500,000 ordered to evacuate as typhoon heads for Vietnam

Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong made the statements while speaking at an event in Delhi on Thursday
Beijing opposes steep US tariffs on India
MUMBAI – Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong has said that Beijing "firmly opposes" Washington's steep tariffs on Delhi and called for greater co-operation between India and China.Xu likened the US to a "bully", saying that it had long benefitted from free trade but was now using tariffs as a "bargaining chip" to demand "exorbitant prices" from other nations."US has imposed tariffs of up to 50% on India and even threatened for more. China firmly opposes it. Silence only emboldens the bully," Xu said on Thursday.Earlier this month, Trump imposed a 25% penalty on India in addition to 25% tariffs for buying oil and weapons from Russia. The new rate will come into effect on 27 August.Delhi's increased imports of cheap Russian crude...
August 22, 2025

Beijing opposes steep US tariffs on India

The man allegedly defrauded 17.7 billion won ($13m; £9.5m) from 1,300 people
Crypto scam fugitive caught after littering in Seoul
SINGAPORE – An alleged cryptocurrency scammer's five years on the run ended after he was arrested for littering near a train station in Seoul, police said Friday.Police said they only intended to arrest the man for throwing a cigarette butt, but they got suspicious when he begged them to let him go "just this once" and tried to escape.The man also refused to show his ID, pretended to take a phone call and offered police money in exchange for letting him go.Upon questioning, police found that he was wanted for allegedly defrauding 17.7 billion won ($13m; £9.5m) from 1,300 people through a cryptocurrency scam.The man, who is in his 60s, has a standing arrest warrant for 10 charges relating to the alleged cryptocurrency scam, including fraud.The man has since been handed over...
August 22, 2025

Crypto scam fugitive caught after littering in Seoul

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