ASEAN to bid for the right to host 2034 World Cup

20 Sept 14:14 Key points summarised by AI

ASEAN foreign ministers have proposed a joint bid for the regional bloc to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.
The proposal, initiated by member countries' football associations, awaits endorsement from ASEAN leaders at the 34th ASEAN Summit before the bidding process commences.

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.