JAKARTA (Reuters) - The number of people killed by weekend flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province has risen to 67 and 20 are still missing, authorities said on Thursday, as the government plans to relocate survivors to safer areas.
Five of the 25 previously missing were found dead, increasing the death toll from 62 reported on Wednesday, the national disaster management agency BNPB said in a statement. More than 4,000 people... (continue reading...)
By Nimesh Vora
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian rupee will open higher on Thursday after weak U.S. retail sales and cooling U.S. inflation made it more likely that the Federal Reserve will cut rates later this year.
Non-deliverable forwards indicate the rupee will open at 83.42-83.44 to the U.S. dollar, up from 83.50 in the previous session.
U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in April, fuelling hopes that... (continue reading...)
By Danial Azhar
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Meta Platforms has restored Facebook posts by Malaysian media covering Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's meeting this week with a Hamas leader, saying they were removed in error.
The removal had drawn complaints from Malaysia's government, a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause and which has warned that firm action could be taken against Meta and other social media companies if they were blocking... (continue reading...)
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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Lai Ching-te takes office as Taiwan's president on Monday, facing a China that calls him a "dangerous separatist" and has ramped up military drills, as well as a fractured parliament at home where no party has a majority.
Lai, vice president for the past four years, succeeds President Tsai Ing-wen at a time Beijing has been increasing military and political pressure to assert sovereignty -... (continue reading...)
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's state-run think tank on Thursday raised its economic growth forecast for this year and said inflation is expected to ease at a slightly slower pace, as it noted the need for gradual easing of monetary policy.
In its biannual economic forecast, the Korea Development Institute (KDI) projected the economy would now grow by 2.6% in 2024 compared to 2.2% before. In 2023, the economy grew at a three-year low of 1.4%.
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