PHNOM PENH -- Archaeologists have unearthed six centuries-old sandstone statues at the Ta Prohm temple restoration site in northwest Cambodia's Angkor archaeological park, the Apsara National Authority (ANA) said in a statement on Thursday.

The ANA is the government agency responsible for managing, safeguarding and preserving the Angkor archaeological park, a UNESCO-listed world heritage site, situated in Siem Reap province. (Cambodia-Angkor Park-Statues)

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SEOUL -- South Korea's parliament on Thursday approved the budget bill for next year, amounting to 656.6 trillion won (502.9 billion U.S. dollars).

The final budget package was down 300 billion won (229.8 billion dollars) compared to the government proposal. But it was up 2.8 percent from this year's budget. (South Korea-Budget)

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JAKARTA -- Rescuers were searching for a boat with at least 28 on board which had reportedly been missing since Wednesday off the coast of Mamuju regency in the eastern Indonesian province of West Sulawesi, an official told local media on Thursday.

Mamuju Search and Rescue (SAR) chief Muhammad Rizal said the boat carrying 28 wedding guests lost contact in the waters of Ambo Island. His office received a report on the incident from a local on Wednesday evening. (Indonesia-Boat Missing)

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CANBERRA -- The Australian government has announced that it will not send a warship to the Red Sea but will deploy additional troops to the region.

Richard Marles, the minister for defence, on Thursday said the Australian government had denied a request from the United States for military hardware to help protect shipping lanes in the Red Sea following attacks from Yemen's Houthi militia on commercial vessels in the area. (Australia-U.S.-Red Sea-Warship) Enditem

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