S. Korea to send rescue unit to Laos “within 24 hours”

22 Sept 16:01 Key points summarised by AI

South Korea dispatches a disaster relief team (KDRT), comprising rescue workers and medical staff, to Laos following a massive flood and dam collapse.
An advance group will depart within 24 hours, with President Moon Jae-in instructing comprehensive aid efforts, especially as a South Korean firm is a partner in the collapsed dam project.

Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package: Myanmar govt

Today 03:08 Key points summarised by AI

Myanmar's detained Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, received a package from Britain's King Charles III, which included two gardening books, a sealed envelope, and diplomatic communication.
The event marked the first release of images of Suu Kyi in two months and saw Myanmar authorities describe her as a "special female prisoner" for the first time.
Suu Kyi, who was deposed in a 2021 military coup that triggered an ongoing civil war, remains under house arrest on charges that rights groups contend are politically motivated.