Iran Faces Renewed Unrest Amid Sanctions and Soaring Inflation

Iran’s leadership is facing growing fears of renewed nationwide unrest as United Nations sanctions deepen the country’s economic crisis. Following the collapse of nuclear negotiations, the sanctions have worsened inflation—now around 40%—and caused the rial to plummet past 1.1 million per dollar. Millions have fallen deeper into poverty, with unemployment rising and trade and oil [...]

Dhaka Airport Fire Destroys Imports Hub, Losses May Top $1 Billion

A massive fire broke out in the cargo terminal of Dhaka’s main international airport, destroying the entire imports area and causing losses estimated to exceed $1 billion. The blaze, which affected around 200–250 exporting companies in Bangladesh’s crucial textile sector, left the area in ruins, with smoke still rising from the site the next day. [...]

MOE to Issue Guidelines on Smartphone Ban for Students Under 16

Malaysia’s Education Ministry (MOE) announced that it will soon issue guidelines for banning smartphone use among students below 16 years old in schools. The decision follows the government’s plan to improve safety in educational institutions, including increased police monitoring and efforts to protect children from cyber threats. The ministry also supports setting 16 as [...]

16 Human H5N1 Cases, Five Deaths Reported in Cambodia This Year

A three-year-old girl from Chek village in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, bringing the total cases this year to 16, with five deaths, the Ministry of Health said. She developed fever, diarrhoea, cough, and stomach pain and is being treated by doctors. Investigations revealed that chickens [...]

Job Turnover in Jordan Rises Sharply, Women Most Affected

Jordan’s labour market is facing a sharp rise in job turnover, according to the Jordan Strategy Forum (JSF).From 2015 to 2023, the number of people who left or changed jobs rose from 53,509 to 89,584 — with a 187.9% increase among women and a 46% rise among men. The main reasons for leaving include [...]

Rights Groups Warn of Rising Gender Discrimination in Iraq

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned Iraq’s new amendment to the Personal Status Law, saying it discriminates against women and makes them “second-class citizens.”The law, amended in January, lets people choose between religious or civil laws for marriage, divorce, and inheritance. It allows men to apply Shiite religious codes to their marriages without their wives’ [...]

Rights Groups Urge UN to Free Iranian Activist

Iranian human rights activist Reza Khandan has not been allowed to visit his wife, Nasrin Sotoudeh, a well-known human rights lawyer, for over nine months because she refuses to wear the mandatory hijab during prison visits.Khandan, who is serving a 3½-year prison sentence for opposing Iran’s hijab law, began a sit-in protest on September 30.Twelve [...]

Heavy Rains Devastate Bhutan: Floods and Landslides Wreak Havoc

Heavy rain in Bhutan on October 4–5 caused flash floods, landslides, and bridge damage across many areas, including Haa, Chhukha, Samtse, Paro, Wangdue Phodrang, and Thimphu. The floods destroyed roads, bridges, homes, and cut off several communities from help. In Haa, bridges and roads were washed away. In Chhukha, the Wangchhu River overflowed and [...]

Cambodia Reaffirms Peace Commitment Amid Ceasefire Strain

Senate President Hun Sen urged the United States to closely monitor Thailand’s erection of barbed wire along the Cambodia-Thailand border, calling it a violation of the July 28, 2025 ceasefire agreement. Speaking with U.S. Charged Affaires Bridgette L. Walker, Hun Sen emphasized Cambodia’s commitment to peace and restraint, while seeking restored border relations with Thailand. [...]

Five IKM Students Killed in Tuaran Road Tragedy

Five students from Institut Kemahiran MARA (IKM) Kota Kinabalu, aged 19–20, were killed in a fatal road accident involving a Toyota Wish MPV and a lorry trailer on Jalan Sulaman, Tuaran. According to Utusan Malaysia, a spokesman for the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department confirmed that the team received an emergency call about the accident [...]

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