COLOMBO -- Two people were missing and over 120,000 families affected by days of heavy rains and strong winds which lashed out across Sri Lanka, the Disaster Management Center said in a statement here Monday.

According to the latest situation update, 45 houses were fully damaged from the adverse weather while 89 houses were partially damaged. Two business enterprises in the north were also totally damaged. (Sri Lanka-Rains)

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TOKYO -- Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya apologized to Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake on Monday for the ministry's flawed geographical survey that led to the northeastern prefecture being selected as a candidate site for hosting the controversial Aegis Ashore missile defense system.

"I deeply apologize. I have instructed officials to be thorough in preventing a recurrence," Iwaya told Satake at the Akita prefectural government building on Monday. (Japan-Aegis Ashore System)

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PHNOM PENH -- The National Assembly of Cambodia on Monday adopted a long-anticipated draft law on petroleum, which was designed to manage, promote and develop the country's petroleum industry.

Some 108 lawmakers of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), who were present at the parliamentary session, unanimously approved the draft bill. (Cambodia-Petroleum Law)

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SEOUL -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States held phone talks ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Seoul later this month, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.

During her visit to Russia on Sunday night (Moscow time), South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha talked on the phone with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about Trump's visit to Seoul and the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the ministry said in a statement. (S,Korea-U.S.-Visit) Enditem

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