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1. 123 dead in Sri Lanka after floods, mudslides

   The death toll from heavy floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka rose to 123, with 130 people still missing, authorities said Saturday. Nearly 44,000 people have been displaced and are in temporary shelters, the South Asian country’s disaster management centre said. The death toll is expected to rise. Social media posts on Saturday showed several areas affected by overnight...

2. ‘Utmost inspiration’: Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia in ‘very critical’ condition

   Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia’s health deteriorated since being admitted to hospital, prompting her family and party members to urge citizens to pray for her speedy recovery on Saturday. Zia, 80, was admitted to hospital on November 23 with symptoms of a lung infection and was currently undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit, members of her party said. Mirza Fakhrul...

3. In ‘Schrodinger’s Pakistan’, the young feel sidelined by the state

   In Pakistan, a nation where power often seems to serve itself above all else, the latest constitutional overhaul has been received with a weary sense of resignation. Pushed through parliament on November 13 with barely a murmur of opposition, the 27th amendment to the country’s 1973 constitution made two major changes: splitting the Supreme Court into separate appellate and constitutional...

4. China set to benefit as South Africa looks to diversify away from US

   South Africa is looking to new export markets in Asia – particularly China – and Europe to diversify away from the United States, as its relations with Washington rapidly deteriorate. America boycotted last weekend’s Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg after Washington accused Pretoria of persecuting Afrikaner farmers, labelling the situation “white genocide” – a claim the South African...

5. Japan security guard’s bond with cat moves many; museum honours feline’s memory

   A special bond that was formed between a museum security guard and a black cat that died last year continues to move countless people online. The feline called Ken-chan visited the Onomichi City Museum in Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture for the first time in 2017, during a special exhibition themed on cats. He tried to enter the museum but was gently stopped by the guard, Sadao Umayahara. Instead...

6. China gives disputed Scarborough Shoal a clean bill of health

   Coral reefs at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea are healthy and resilient to climate change, but growing thermal stress poses a potential bleaching risk, according to a Chinese environmental assessment. The report rated the atoll’s maritime environment as excellent, with no signs of cyanide in seawater, sediment or fish samples. Scarborough Shoal, known as Huangyan Island in...

7. Hotelier races to shelter Hong Kong fire victims using Grenfell experience

   This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. A hotelier is drawing on her experience sheltering survivors of London’s Grenfell Tower disaster to spearhead a relief operation at a former Covid-19 isolation centre in Hong Kong as she...

8. ‘Sad but glad to help’: Hong Kong fire teaches children lesson in empathy

   Beneath the podium at Kwong Fuk Estate in Tai Po, between rows of relief booths and supply tables stacked with bottled water and meal boxes, a group of children took a break from their volunteering duties. But they did not rest for long. As soon as they finished eating, they darted through the crowds to reach residents, their arms full of bottles of hot water, ginger tea and bags of essentials,...

9. China consumers use AI to alter product photos, claim refunds for ‘damaged’ goods

   Fake photos generated by artificial intelligence (AI) are being misused to claim refunds from Chinese online shops, sparking moral and legal concerns. As China’s Double 11 shopping festival took place around November 11, several e-commerce shop owners revealed that they received AI-generated photos of damaged products from consumers attempting to seek refunds. Some people took photographs of...

10. Peru declares state of emergency as fears of migrant influx from Chile mount

    Peru’s government declared a state of emergency at its southern border with Chile on Friday, expecting an influx of people trying to flee far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast’s potential presidency. Under the decree, Peru’s military will reinforce border control in the southern Tacna region for 60 days, past Chile’s December 14 run-off election, in which immigration hardliner Kast is facing off...