At least 20 dead from Typhoon Yagi

Today’s news: Former Jemaah Islamiyah leaders in Indonesia continue to hold deradicalisation meetings. The Indian government disbanded a committee that had repeatedly criticised census delays. In Pakistan, thousands of people took to the streets to demand the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. House prices continue to fall in China.

VIETNAM

At least 20 people killed in Vietnam due to Typhoon YagiThe number of injured has risen to more than 220. The headquarters of several multinational companies in the coastal city of Haiphong remained closed yesterday and extensive damage was reported. Power supplies were cut off in several areas and several highways in the north of the country were flooded.

INDONESIA

Former leaders of the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) held another awareness rally on deradicalization in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, to urge some members of the organization to surrender themselves to contribute to peace and economic development in Indonesia. “If you have weapons, hand them over to the authorities. You will not be arrested,” said Abu Rusdan, one of the JI leaders, arrested in 2021, in a video conference.

INDIA

The Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation dissolved the Standing Committee on Statistics because, according to the Indian authorities, its work overlapped with that of the Steering Committee of the National Sample Survey. In fact, the members of the organisation claim that the dissolution occurred because they pointed out the delays in carrying out the national census, on which the disbursement of state aid depends.

PAKISTAN

Thousands of people took to the streets yesterday to Call for the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khanwho has been in prison for over a year. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) organised a demonstration in the capital Islamabad with the approval of a local court (the first since Khan’s arrest), despite the city administration having blocked off major access points. Clashes with police were reported.

CHINA

House prices in China continue to fall Despite the government’s attempts to save the property market, the China Index Academy research institute said August was the 28th consecutive month of falling prices, down almost 7% year-on-year. According to experts, the measures implemented by Beijing since May are not enough to reverse the trend of the market, which has been in crisis for three years.

RUSSIA – EUROPE

According to Eurostat data, released by the Verstka agency, EU countries granted more than 115,000 residence permits to Russians in 2023, slightly less than the more than 116,000 in 2022, reaching a record of around 232,000 in the two years of war, five times more than in the previous five-year period, mainly in Germany, Poland, Spain and Cyprus.

MOLDOVA

Moldovan banks have also expressed their “indefinite” refusal to accept payments linked to Russia through the Gold Crown system, the former Soviet countries’ multilateral exchange system, and only Eurocreditbank announced that it “will try to restore services after appropriate corrections,” without specifying the deadline.