PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia has sent a diplomatic note to Thailand, proposing to hold the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Commission on Demarcation for Land Boundary for the first week of January 2026 in Cambodia's Siem Reap province, according to a Monday press release from the State Secretariat of Border Affairs.
The proposed meeting aims to discuss how to resume joint survey and demarcation work along the shared border to achieve lasting border peace. (Cambodia-Thailand)
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JAKARTA -- Indonesian police are conducting identification procedures for 16 people killed in a fire that broke out at a nursing home in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, local authorities said on Monday.
The victims' bodies are being identified at Bhayangkara Hospital of the North Sulawesi Regional Police (Polda Sulut), according to Alamsyah P. Hasibuan, head of public relations of Polda Sulut. He said the identification process is aimed at establishing the victims' full identities before further coordination with their families. (Indonesia-Fire-Deaths)
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SEOUL -- South Korea's special counsel on Monday finalized investigations into corruption charges of former impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife.
The team of independent counsel Min Joong-ki said in a statement, unveiled after wrapping up the 180-day probe, that it filed charges against a total of 76 people, including 20 indicted under detention. (South Korea-Impeached President)
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CANBERRA -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday announced the terms for an independent review of the Bondi Beach terror attack, but he again resisted calls to launch a royal commission.
The review, led by former intelligence chief Dennis Richardson, will assess whether multiple agencies, including the Australian Security Intelligence Organization and the Australian Federal Police, operated as effectively as possible prior to the attack. (Australia-Shooting-PM) ■
