Inmates destroyed multiple buildings inside Mahara Prison, just outside the capital Colombo, police said.

This latest death was what officials and experts had worried about amid high temperatures.

Much of the country has been placed under heat warnings, with many cities seeing temperatures climb into the high 30s.

The 67-year-old was sworn in before state ruler Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir at Istana Besar Seri Menanti on Sunday (Aug 2), Malaysian media reports said.

Western anxiety over a potential breakthrough in Chinese chipmaking gear may be rising, but home-grown machines are not the greatest threat facing industry leader ASML, according to analysts.

Beijing is stealing a march on its competitors by targeting strategic sectors, says Gillian Tett for the Financial Times.

Digital credit may be reshaping how young Indians spend, save and borrow, even as rising costs, social media and financial illiteracy also push more of them into debt and leave the country facing a growing challenge, CNA’s Insight finds.

As United States President Donald Trump seeks control of Greenland, the island’s growing Southeast Asian migrant community faces uncertainty. In part one of this series, CNA looks at how Filipino and Thai migrants are responding. 

Pakatan Harapan heavyweights such as Transport Minister Anthony Loke and caretaker chief minister Aminuddin Harun both lost their state assembly seats.

Nirmal Purja set a record for the fastest ascent of the world's 14 highest mountains and became widely known after a Netflix documentary chronicling his journey was released.

Aishah Siregar said in a video that she went to Cambodia to work as an English teacher.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said "mistakes made in youth" should be corrected through guidance rather than legal action.

Ryunosuke Animal Hospital in downtown Kumamoto, which was jolted by a powerful earthquake this week, has converted a space into temporary housing for evacuees, with separate rooms for owners of cats and dogs.

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto said his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung made the request during his last visit to Seoul in April.

Interest is centred on whether Pakatan Harapan can rebound from a dismal performance in the Jul 11 Johor state election and fend off a challenge from a partner teaming up with a rival.

A pilot scheme to offer monthly vouchers in rural South Korea is boosting local spending and attracting new residents. But officials say reversing decades of depopulation will require much more than cash incentives.

The Asian Football Confederation expressed "deep concern" about the proposed establishment of a US$20 billion commercial subsidiary, FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), to run the World Cup and FIFA's other events.

Negeri Sembilan heads to the polls on Aug 1, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan pact battling to retain power in the face of a Malay-Muslim unity narrative spun by Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional.