YANGON -- Widespread flooding in Myanmar has left 113 people dead and 64 missing, according to the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council on Sunday.

The flood has impacted Nay Pyi Taw, Kayah state, Kayin state, Bago region, Magway region, Mandalay region, Mon state, Shan state, and Ayeyarwady region, it said. (Myanmar-Flooding)

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COLOMBO -- The financial problems faced by the Maldives are temporary and there is no need to seek assistance from the International Monetary Fund, PSM, the country's state media, said on Saturday quoting the Minister of Foreign Affairs Moosa Zameer.

Zameer is currently in Sri Lanka to engage with its banks and officials as part of a broader diplomatic and economic outreach, PSM reported. (Maldives-Finance-Reserves)

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YANGON -- In the dimly lit multimedia room of the China Cultural Center in Yangon, students sat in silence with their eyes fixed on the stage as the gentle rhythm of a poem filled the air.

A tall boy in a long-sleeved white shirt stood on stage, reciting the Chinese classic poem, "A Moonlit Night on the Spring River," with a melodic voice and graceful gestures. (Myanmar-China-Mid-Autumn Festival)

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MANILA -- Tropical storm Bebinca left the Philippines with six dead and at least two missing, the Philippine government said Sunday.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said four died in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and two in Zamboanga Peninsula in the southern Philippines. (Philippines-Tropical Storm) Enditem

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