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28/11/2025

Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand have faced relentless, cyclone-fueled rain over the past week, intensified by a rare tropical storm in the Malacca Strait. Sri Lanka also reported 46 deaths caused by a cyclone, adding to the region’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.

South-east Asia floods claim over 160 lives as Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka struggle with cyclone-fueled rains.

28/11/2025

Hundreds of volunteers have come together in Hong Kong to provide immediate aid to victims of the city’s deadliest fire in nearly 80 years. From distributing diapers and hot meals to offering free counselling, the community has mobilized rapidly to support those affected.

Hong Kong volunteers and organizations unite to support survivors of the city’s deadliest fire in nearly 80 years. Emergency aid, donations

27/11/2025

Malaysia is bracing for the arrival of Tropical Storm Senyar, a rare weather phenomenon detected north of Sumatra and now positioned approximately 102 kilometres southwest of Lumut, Perak. According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), the storm is moving southeast at about 24 km/h, heading directly into the Straits of Malacca and towards the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Malaysia issues urgent warnings as rare Tropical Storm Senyar approaches, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and potential floods

27/11/2025

A dramatic chapter in Bangladesh’s political landscape deepened on Thursday as a Dhaka court handed ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina a 21-year prison sentence in a series of corruption cases. The ruling comes just one week after she was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity linked to a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.

A Bangladesh court sentences ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina to 21 years for corruption, following a recent death sentence

27/11/2025

The approval follows last month’s strong recommendation by the Executive Board, which recognized Ahmedabad as the ideal host city for the centenary edition of the Commonwealth Games. The comprehensive evaluation process was overseen by Commonwealth Sport’s Evaluation Committee.

Ahmedabad has officially been awarded the hosting rights for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, marking India’s return to the global sporting

26/11/2025

In its statement, the Digital Freedom Project said the law “robs” young Australians of their implied constitutional freedom of political communication, noting that Australia does not expressly guarantee free speech. The group argues the legislation is “grossly excessive.”

Australian teens file a High Court challenge to stop the nation’s upcoming social media ban for under-16s, sparking global debate

26/11/2025

“It is as though the world is turning its back on those who need help the most, at the very moment when their survival hangs in the balance,” said Shabnam Baloch, Oxfam’s South Sudan country director.

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26/11/2025

Off-spinner Simon Harmer, exploiting the same track, turned in a career-defining spell, leaving India’s batsmen struggling to counter spin, bounce, and sharp turn. Once skipper Rishabh Pant fell for 13, the outcome was all but inevitable.

India suffers a historic home Test defeat, losing to South Africa by 408 runs. Gambhir’s tactics questioned, young players

26/11/2025

Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil shared that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has been directed to work closely with social media platforms, allowing them a reasonable timeframe to adopt the verification process.

Malaysia plans to introduce digital identity verification for social media logins by mid-2026, using eKYC with MyDigital ID, passports

25/11/2025

According to the order, these chapters “engage in or facilitate and support violence and destabilisation campaigns that harm their own regions, United States citizens, and United States interests.”

A humanized rewritten news report on President Donald Trump’s move to classify Muslim Brotherhood chapters in Egypt, Lebanon

25/11/2025

The United Nations has issued one of its starkest warnings yet: Gaza’s very survival is hanging by a thread. After two years of relentless conflict, the Palestinian territory is experiencing an economic and humanitarian collapse so deep that experts fear it may be impossible to rebuild without immediate global intervention.

A human-centered rewrite of the UN’s latest warning on Gaza’s collapse, covering the territory’s economic devastation

25/11/2025

Thirteen lives have already been lost, with nine Thai provinces severely inundated. The flooding has also spilled across borders, affecting eight Malaysian states that were similarly devastated in last year’s monsoon season.

Thailand deploys an aircraft carrier for emergency flood relief as the worst rains in 15 years submerge southern provinces, impact Malaysia