JAKARTA -- Thousands of people have fled their homes in the Indonesian province of Central Java as floods devastated the region over the weekend, the local disaster mitigation agency reported on Monday.

The worst affected area is Demak regency with more than 22,000 people reportedly taking temporary shelter due to the floodwater. (Indonesia-Flood)

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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he does not intend to dissolve the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, before punishing lawmakers of his ruling party involved in a political funds scandal.

In a parliamentary committee session, Kishida, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said he will reprimand the scandal-hit lawmakers, including heavyweights who belong to the party's biggest faction formerly led by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during the current Diet session. (Japan-LDP-Kishida)

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WELLINGTON -- Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met here Monday with both sides pledging further efforts to strengthen cooperation and relations.

Wang, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, is currently on a tour from March 17 to 21 for an official visit to New Zealand and to Australia. (New Zealand-China-Wang Yi)

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KABUL/ISLAMABAD -- Eight people have been killed in an operation by Pakistani security forces from Sunday to Monday, the Pakistani military said in a statement.

The Pakistani security forces conducted the intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan district on the reported presence of "terrorists", the Pakistani military's media wing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in the statement. (Afghanistan-Pakistan-Attack) Enditem

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