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Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:41:07 +0800China punishes 10 people over Nepal-Tibet disaster ‘rumours’ amid misinformation crackdown
Cyberspace authorities have vowed to crack down on “false disaster information” that could mislead members of the public and “disrupt online order”.
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0800
South Korea court sentences Unification Church leader to jail in political influence case
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:41:00 +0800
Four areas in Sarawak record 'hazardous' air quality; East Malaysian state prepares for possible haze emergency
Sarawak’s Serian district recorded the worst Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 475 at 9am on Monday (Aug 31). But moderate air quality in Putrajaya enabled Malaysia’s National Day celebration in the administrative capital to proceed as schedul...
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:38:00 +0800
‘Hazardous’ levels of air quality in parts of Indonesia’s Borneo
Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan was the most polluted city in the archipelago, with an air quality index (AQI) of 780 as of noon on Aug 31. Meanwhile, a Japan Self-Defense Force transport ship is enroute from Hiroshima to Indonesia to aid in firef...
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:49:00 +0800
Nepal toll surges as rescuers struggle through 'unimaginable' disaster
In Nepal, the disaster agency raised the total number of people missing on its side of the border to 4,247, with 903 bodies recovered.