JAKARTA -- Indonesia welcomed 13.9 million foreign tourists in 2024, marking a significant increase from the 11.68 million visitors recorded in 2023, the Ministry of Tourism announced in a press release on Saturday.

Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri attributed this achievement to the effective policies implemented during President Prabowo Subianto's first 100 days in office. (Indonesia-Tourism)

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet will pay an official visit to the Philippines from Monday to Tuesday, according to the Cambodian Foreign Ministry on Saturday.

In Manila, Hun Manet will hold bilateral talks with Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos to discuss various aspects of bilateral, regional and international cooperation. (Cambodia-Philippines)

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NEW DELHI -- India's main ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday won the Delhi Assembly elections held on Feb. 5, defeating the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which had been ruling the Indian capital for nearly 12 years.

According to the website of the Election Commission of India (ECI), out of the total 70 Assembly constituencies, the BJP's candidates had either won or were ahead of their rivals in 48 Assembly constituencies. (India-Delhi-Assembly elections)

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TOKYO -- A fire broke out early Saturday morning in a two-story wooden apartment building in Japan's Osaka, leaving two people dead, local media reported.

The fire started around 5:30 a.m. local time in the first floor of the apartment complex in Shoya, Settsu City, according to national broadcaster NHK. (Japan-Fire-Osaka) Enditem

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