ISLAMABAD -- At least 13 soldiers were killed and 29 others, including 19 civilians, injured in a terror attack on Saturday in North Waziristan district of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, security sources told Xinhua.
According to the security sources, a terrorist group attacked a military unit that was on its bomb disposal duties in the Khadi Market of the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan. (Pakistan-Terrorism Attack)
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KUALA LUMPUR -- Greater economic integration among the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is accelerating efforts to build an independent and resilient regional financial system, aimed at reducing reliance on external currencies and enhancing monetary stability across Southeast Asia, according to a Malaysian analyst.
These moves are not meant to target any specific country but rather reflect a desire to move away from external financial volatility and facilitate transactions using local currencies for intra-ASEAN trade, which will enable seamless cross-border transactions, provide greater market access for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and also boost regional tourism, Lee Pei May, a political expert at the International Islamic University Malaysia, said in a recent interview with Xinhua. (Malaysia-ASEAN-Financial Integration)
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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's Ministry of Mines and Energy has issued a statement, rejecting reports that it continued to purchase electricity from Thailand at six grid points.
"To clarify the situation, the Ministry of Mines and Energy affirms that Cambodia is not importing any electricity from Thailand," the statement said. (Cambodia-Thailand-Electricity)
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MANILA -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 hit waters off the southern Philippines on Saturday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
The institute said the quake, which occurred at 7:07 a.m. local time (2307 GMT), hit at a depth of 79 km, about 85 km southeast of Sarangani town in Davao Occidental province. (Philippines-Earthquake) Enditem
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