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JAKARTA -- Indonesia welcomed a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that supports the archipelago nation in its dispute over "palm oil discrimination" by the European Union (EU), government ministers said on Friday.
"This victory demonstrates that in the case of palm oil and biodiesel, Europe is recognized for discriminating against Indonesia. So, the biodiesel that we are now taking as a policy, the world has to accept," Airlangga Hartarto, coordinating minister for economic affairs, said. (Indonesia-EU-WTO-Palm Oil)
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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was convicted in Al-Qadir University Trust case with a 14-year jail term on Friday for misconduct and misuse of authority.
Spokesperson of Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said in a statement that the National Accountability Court had also handed a seven-year jail term to the former prime minister's wife Bushra Bibi. (Pakistan-Former PM-Imprisonment)
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SEOUL -- South Korea's joint investigation unit, including the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), on Friday sought a separate warrant to detain arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol for up to 20 days.
The unit, composed of the CIO, the National Office of Investigation (NOI) and the defense ministry's investigative agency, said in a short notice that it requested the warrant to the Seoul Western District Court. (South Korea-President Arrest)
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HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Friday raised the outbound travel alert level for the southeastern regions of Myanmar to red, signaling "significant threat," in view of the recent resurgence of trapped residents in Southeast Asian countries.
Residents were advised to adjust travel plans or avoid non-essential travel under the red alert. The HKSAR government maintained an amber alert for the rest of Myanmar, which suggests greater caution for Hong Kong residents regarding their visits to those regions. (Hong Kong-Myanmar-Alert) Enditem
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