SYDNEY -- Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s came into effect on Wednesday, with 10 major platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and X, required to prevent them from holding accounts.
In a video message to students around Australia on Tuesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the government has made the change to support children who have grown up with algorithms, endless social media feeds and the pressure they bring. (Australia-Social Media Ban)
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BANGKOK -- Two Thai soldiers were killed in renewed clashes along the Thailand-Cambodia border on Tuesday, bringing the total number of Thai military fatalities to three in the latest round of hostilities, the Royal Thai Army confirmed.
Speaking at a press briefing on the border situation, Surasant Kongsiri, spokesperson for Thailand's Ministry of Defense, accused Cambodia of continuing to target Thai civilian areas with high-lethality weapons on Tuesday, including BM-21 rocket launchers. The attacks have forced local residents to flee their homes. (Thailand-Cambodia-Deaths)
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HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Police Force said Tuesday that they will focus on the scaffolding and protective mesh covering the seven fire-hit buildings in the residential complex Wang Fuk Court in the next phase of their forensic investigation.
The fire, which broke out on Nov. 26, has claimed 160 lives by 4 p.m. Tuesday, with six people still missing, said the police. (Hong Kong-Residential Building Fire-Investigation)
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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Sanae Takaichi apologized Tuesday for a LDP chapter led by her accepting a political donation that exceeded the legal maximum, the Nikkei reported.
At a meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives on the day, Takaichi expressed her deep regret as the chapter representative for accepting donations in violation of the political funds control law, adding that her chapter had already returned the exceeded amount, the report said. (Japan-Donation-PM)
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NEW DELHI -- Authorities in the western Indian state of Goa on Tuesday began demolishing a property, which they claim has been illegally encroached upon by the owners of a nightclub where 25 people were killed in a deadly fire, officials said.
Early Sunday, a fire tore through a popular nightclub in Arpora village of North Goa district, about 16 km northwest of Panaji, the capital city of Goa. (India-Nightclub Fire) Enditem
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