HONG KONG -- Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Monday said at a press conference that a spate of extremely violent incidents have been pushing Hong Kong to a very dangerous situation.

Lam called on Hong Kong citizens to express demands in a peaceful manner and not to undermine Hong Kong's future of prosperity and stability. The press conference was also attended by other senior officials of the HKSAR government. (HK-Violence)

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned and rejected India's decision to revoke the Article 370 of the Indian constitution which guarantees a "special status" to Indian-controlled Kashmir, said a statement from Pakistani foreign ministry.

"No unilateral step by the Government of India can change this disputed status, as enshrined in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions. Nor will this ever be acceptable to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan (Indian-controlled Kashmir)," said the statement. (Pakistan-India-Kashmir)

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BANGKOK -- Thai government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat said on Monday that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was closely watching the latest investigations into last week's Bangkok bombings and had instructed authorities to arrest the culprits quickly.

Narumon said the prime minister had asked National Police Chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda to gather as much evidences of the masterminds behind the bombings. (Thailand-PM-Bombings)

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Monday called for joint efforts to combat terrorism in the region following multiple bomb blasts in neighboring Thailand last week.

Speaking at a graduation ceremony of more than 1,400 students at the Police Academy of Cambodia in southern Kandal province, Hun Sen said Cambodia does not allow any terrorist group to use its territory as a shelter. (Cambodia-Anti-Terrorism)

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SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday called for creating a peace-driven economy through cooperation with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) during a meeting with his senior secretaries.

The appeal was made after Japan's removal of South Korea last week from its whitelist of trusted trading partners that are given preferential treatment for export, according to the presidential Blue House. (S.Korea-DPRK-Japan) Enditem

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