INDO DAILY
NEWS FROM THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
Monday, September 28, 2026
IndoDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)

Tolls mount in Thailand, Myanmar floods

Heavy rains have killed eight people in Thailand since mid-September, the government said Monday as Bangkok battled flooding for a fourth consecutive day, with at least eight more confirmed dead in neighbouring Myanmar.

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IndoDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Two dead, 14 missing after avalanche on Nepal's Himlung peak

At least two people have been killed and 14 remain missing after an avalanche at Nepal's Himlung peak, an official said on Monday,...

IndoDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Myanmar military airstrike kills 33 in market area

A military airstrike on a market in western Myanmar killed 33 people on Monday and wounded 36 more, a rebel faction which controls...

IndoDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Floods in India's Uttar Pradesh kill 81: new toll

The death toll from floods triggered by heavy rain in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh rose to 81, the government's disa...

SinoDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Shein says operating profit fell 50% in first half of 2026

Fast-fashion giant Shein reported Monday that its operating profit, or adjusted earnings before interest and taxes, dropped 50.4 p...

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IndoDaily CHINA Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal's hydropower ambitions face climate reality check

Nepal's hydropower boom has long been touted as a cornerstone of economic growth and renewable energy, but the devastating flood in August exposed its vulnerability.

IndoDaily CHINA Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal tunnel survivor wants to help post-flood rebuild

Pulled alive 10 days after catastrophic floods trapped him in a tunnel, Nepali hydropower worker Kabir Maharjan is determined to help rebuild his country despite his own harrowing ...

IndoDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
Drought declared in three-quarters of India's richest state

Drought has hit three-quarters of India's richest state of Maharashtra, the government said on Saturday, after prolonged low rainfall in the region home to the megacity of Mumbai.

IndoDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 25, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal PM says floods 'a warning to the world' about climate change

Nepal's catastrophic flooding last month "was a warning to the world" about the rising dangers of climate change, Prime Minister Balendra Shah told the United Nations on Thursday, ...

SinoDaily MILITARY Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
US says no China arms sale plans after envoy cites Trump offer

The United States said Monday that it has no plans to sell arms to China, after a US envoy said President Donald Trump asked Xi Jinping if he would like to buy American weapons.

SinoDaily MILITARY Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Trump offered to sell arms to China: US ambassador to Fox News

US President Donald Trump offered to sell arms to Beijing in response to concern over weapons sales to Taiwan, the US ambassador to China said in a Fox News interview that aired Su...

PolicyDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Iran has no plans to negotiate with US: state media

State media in Iran on Monday reported that Iran's delegation to the UN General Assembly had no talks planned ...

PolicyDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Sudan rejects Ethiopia's rebel support claims

Sudan's military has rejected allegations made by Ethiopia's army commander that Khartoum is backing armed gro...

PolicyDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
What we know about US sanctions on Iranian aviation

As the United States celebrates the success of its sanctions on Iran's aviation sector, Iran in turn boasts th...

PolicyDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon PM pushes for further implementation of Israel deal in Rubio meeting

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Monday called for the further implementation of a framework agreement w...