Cricket

Cricket-Injured India seamer Krishna out of ODI series in NZ

NEW DELHI, ⁠Oct 30 (Reuters) - Seamer Prasidh Krishna has ⁠been ruled out of the ‌one-day international leg of India's ongoing tour of New Zealand with a hamstring injury, the ​Indian cricket board said ⁠on Friday.

Nepal

Bhutan glacial lake outburst triggers flood, no injuries reported

KATHMANDU: A flood caused by the Shintaphu glacial lake bursting its banks has washed away infrastructure at the Gasa Tshachu natural hot springs in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, media reports said on Friday (Oct 30)

Myanmar

Asean envoy ends Myanmar trip with no public Suu Kyi meeting

YANGON: Asean's special Myanmar envoy, Philippines Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, wrapped up a two-day visit to the nation Thursday (Oct 29), with no sign of meeting detained democratic ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Laos

Overseas airlines schedule new flights to Laos

VIENTIANE: Laos is set to benefit from more air links with neighbouring countries and regional travel hubs, with new and expanded services connecting Vientiane and Luang Prabang with Phnom Penh, Singapore and Bangkok.

Commodities

Oil set for fourth monthly gain as Hormuz tanker attack highlights supply risks from war

SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Friday - set for a fourth monthly gain - as an attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz highlighted the continuing supply risks from the US-Israeli war on Iran, which has entered its eighth month.

China

Kindness returned: Chinese woman helped disabled man eight years ago, now gets financial aid

BEIJING: A Chinese woman donated 500 yuan (US$75) to an 18-year-old stranger with a disability after seeing a social media post saying he was too poor to afford meals.

Cambodia

Never ending cruise residents ‘beached as’ in Cambodia's Sihanoukville as owners suspend operations

PHNOM PENH: Around 200 residents of a Nassau-flagged residential cruise liner have found themselves high and dry in Sihanoukville after the owners of the Villa Vie Odyssey declared that it was suspending operations. The US company Villa Vie Residences stated that soaring fuel costs caused by the US-Iran war forced the decision.

World

South Korea to respond firmly to North Korean breaches of border, security aide says

SEOUL, Oct 30 (Reuters) - ⁠South Korea will respond firmly to protect ⁠the military border with North Korea despite ‌claims by Pyongyang that it is conducting operations on its side of the line, Seoul's national security adviser Wi Sung-lac ​said on Friday.

Nation

MMEA detains two passenger boats off Port Klang for lacking valid documents

PETALING JAYA: Two passenger boats were detained for failing to produce valid vessel documents during a joint maritime enforcement operation in the waters off Port Klang.

Philippines

58 passengers rescued from distressed sea vessel off Real, Quezon

LUCENA CITY, (Philippines): The Philippine Coast Guard rescued 58 passengers from a roll-on/roll-off vessel that tilted to its right side about 10 meters from the port of Real, Quezon before daybreak on Friday (Oct 30).

South Korea

Smart glasses pose new threat to Korea's college entrance exam

SEOUL: South Korea's Education Ministry plans to step up enforcement against students using smart glasses to cheat on the country's annual college entrance exam, including by filing criminal complaints or requesting investigations.

Nation

PJ Police hunt foreigner after woman allegedly splashed with acid post-breakup

PETALING JAYA: A woman in her 20s suffered chemical burns when she was allegedly splashed with a liquid by her former boyfriend following a breakup.

Thailand

Thai department issues urgent evacuation warning over Phuket landslide risk

BANGKOK: The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued an urgent evacuation warning for residents in parts of Karon, Phuket, as heavy rain raises the risk of landslides and mudflows from steep slopes.

India

India's animal megacentre vows reset after criticism

JAMNAGAR, (India): Behind guarded gates resembling an Indian maharajah's palace are hundreds of elephants and big cats, giraffes grazing in a mock savannah, and chimpanzees and orangutans swinging from ropes.

Japan

Japan's beleaguered shoppers are a worry for convenience stores and the economy

TOKYO: (Reuters) Kana Sekiya, 43, used to shop near a train station in Tokyo on her way back home from work. Now she drives more than 30 minutes on weekends to a discount supermarket to buy groceries in bulk - one of a growing number of consumers shifting their shopping habits as prices rise.

Markets

Stocks slump, bonds leap as AI giants' spending spooks investors

SINGAPORE: Tech shares slumped in Asia on Friday, the yen rose and bonds surged toward their biggest monthly gain in nearly three years as investors scurried to safety against worries that huge and rising AI spending may not deliver sufficient returns.

Indonesia

Indonesia minister accuses Singapore of reselling LNG amid calls to ease bilateral tensions

JAKARTA: A senior Indonesian minister has accused Singapore of reselling some of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) it imports from Indonesia to other countries, even as other officials and business leaders called for calm amid tensions over energy supplies and transboundary haze..

Singapore

Six firms, one lawyer appointed to specialist panel tasked with probing 10 Singapore firms’ links to haze

SINGAPORE: Six firms and a lawyer have been appointed to a specialist panel that will examine and hold accountable firms linked to the fires in Indonesia that have caused haze in Singapore.

AseanPlus News

Australian woman loses appeals over deadly mushroom meal

MELBOURNE, (Australia): (Bernama-dpa) An Australian woman convicted of murder over a deadly mushroom-laced lunch she served relatives has lost her bid to overturn her convictions and instead been re-sentenced to a harsher prison sentence, reported German news agency dpa

Nation

Hold employers, syndicates accountable to stop flow of undocumented migrants, says Lee Lam Thye

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia must adopt a more comprehensive approach to tackle illegal immigration, as repatriating undocumented foreign nationals alone will not provide a lasting solution, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.