COLOMBO -- China handed over emergency humanitarian supplies to Sri Lanka here on Tuesday.
The handover included emergency supplies ranging from tents and beds to generators and water pumps. (Sri Lanka-China-Humanitarian Supplies)
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NEW DELHI -- India on Monday objected to the United States and the European Union targeting it for importing oil from Russia, saying it was "unjustified and unreasonable."
In a written statement, a spokesman for the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said that India's energy imports from Russia were essential to ensuring affordable and predictable fuel prices for Indian consumers. (India-Russia-Oil)
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DHAKA -- Bangladeshi interim government's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said he would write to the Election Commission to organize the general election in February 2026, before Ramadan, for the first time since a mass uprising toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year. (Bangladesh-Elections)
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JAKARTA -- The Chinese consulate general in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, confirmed on Tuesday that two Chinese nationals were killed in a fast boat capsizing accident off Indonesia's Bali Island earlier in the day.
The boat was carrying 75 passengers, including 73 foreign tourists, as well as five crew members at the time. The accident left two people dead and one missing, while 77 others were rescued, according to Sidakarya. (Indonesia-Boat Capsizing)
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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia is prepared to send a monitoring team along the Thailand-Cambodia border if both countries request it, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday.
The situation along the border remains under control, although it is still tense and sensitive, he told the parliament. (Malaysia-Border-Meeting) ■
