The Indonesian president’s visit follows an Israeli airstrike that targeted Hamas leaders in Qatar's capital Doha on Tuesday (Sep 9). Prabowo then made a working visit to the United Arab Emirates.

Sushila Karki, 73, was a popular figure while serving as the court's only female chief justice in 2016 and 2017. 

More than 20 others were injured in the night-time attack on the Thayet Thapin village in Kyauktaw township, an area controlled by the ethnic Arakan Army, said an armed group and local media reports. 

China is offering interest subsidies on personal loans starting this month, in its latest bid to spur spending. But some tell CNA they fear the new subsidies may deepen debt burdens.

Floods in Pakistan since late June have killed more than 900 people and forced millions to evacuate.

The floods have killed 16 people in the province. Bali Governor I Wayan Koster denied land conversion in Denpasar caused the floods, arguing the issue stemmed from river flows from neighbouring districts.

With a mix of fortune and effort, Malaysia has what it takes to emerge as a consequential middle power, says political analyst James Chai.

The protests in Nepal mirror similar movements led by young people in Indonesia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, says an academic.