Since Aug 9, 500 people have been hospitalised for diarrhoea, the key symptom of cholera.

The reshuffle is the first by new BJP president Nitin Nabin who took charge in January.

The RTS Link is designed to handle 10,000 passengers per hour in each direction.

The airport handles up to 190,000 passengers per day during peak tourist seasons.

PHNOM PENH, Aug 17 - The daughter of a recently pardoned Cambodian opposition figure who was jailed for alleged treason has been appointed special envoy to Prime Minister Hun Manet, a royal decree showed on Monday, in a rare concession to the political opposition.

The role gives Kem Monovithya a rank equivalent to a minister and was granted at the request of Hun Manet.

DUBAI, Aug 17 - Iran will escalate tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and beyond, and launch an attack if the U.S. fails to implement an interim peace deal fully in a matter of weeks, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday.

Victims were paying homage to Hindu deity Shiva during the holy month of Shravan.

The move is unlikely to succeed given North Korea's closer ties with Moscow, say analysts.

MUMBAI, Aug 17 - Indian security agencies arrested more than 200 \"terror operatives\" linked to Pakistan, thwarting potential \"subversive attacks\" around the country's Independence Day last week, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday, in one of the largest such crackdowns in years.

BEIJING, Aug 17 - A landslide hit southwestern China's Guangxi region on Monday, killing at least one person while four others remained trapped, local authorities said.

Those detained include 170 people from Vietnam and 40 Chinese nationals.

AGI Bar brings developers together over cheap drinks, tech talks and free DeepSeek access.

A company is using e-sports as part of its employment support programmes.

Eden Zakaria Ezran Cheah, who weighs 2.9kg, was born at 8.48am on Aug 16.

Her delivery came two months ahead of schedule.

More than 80% of Taiwanese voice a strong preference for international vacations over domestic travel.

Aug 17 - Specialty chemicals maker Indo Amines said on Monday two people, including an employee, died on Saturday following a gas leak at its manufacturing facility in Mahad, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.

The designation comes as international tourism to Busan continues to rise sharply.

TOKYO, Aug 17 - German drone maker Helsing has enlisted Japanese e-commerce and finance firm Rakuten to help finalise a deal to sell its unmanned systems to Japan's army, a spokesperson for Rakuten said on Monday.

Thailand has an estimated 10.3m firearms in civilian possession, Asia's second-highest behind Pakistan.

They appeared in surrogate advertisements of a brand mostly associated with a banned betel nut product.

The site has become a popular spot due to its snow-like appearance.

The next phase of the programme involves 2,840 Malaysia Airlines cabin crew.

Many have welcomed the closure of some of the best-known establishments over a lack of hygiene.

Taiwan has faced calls from the US to spend more on its own defence, something Lai has enthusiastically embraced.

Aug 17 - Myanmar junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing left for Russia on Monday for his first official visit to the country since he assumed the presidency in April, according to state media.

Three judges at the Court of Appeal in Melbourne will hear two appeals.

BEIJING, Aug 17 - Top Chinese officials led by President Xi Jinping gathered in the Great Hall of the People on Monday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of late leader Jiang Zemin, who led China in a pivotal phase in its rise from a marginal economy to a global growth engine.

The Hanoi-bound aircraft circled for more than two hours to burn fuel before returning to Munich.

It wants to introduce a new political approach centred on competence and integrity rather than race.

Myanmar says it has identified 4,241 people on Bangladeshs repatriation list as involved in terrorist activities.

The airport saw three incidents in less than two weeks.

The visas allow visitors to work and travel in the country for a set period of time.

Police suspect the incident was triggered by a falling electricity pole that alarmed the crowd.

Many are preparing to sleep outside for a third night as aftershocks rumbled through the area.

It proposes action against sex-selection services and efforts to challenge long-standing preferences for sons.

So far, there are no complaints about face mask shortages.

Johan Setia is the only location in Malaysia to record an unhealthy reading at 151.