Daily brief
Sri Lankan police arrested 22 Buddhist monks in connection with a 110kg cannabis haul smuggled from Thailand, marking one of the largest drug seizures involving clergy in the country.
The head of U.S. forces in South Korea called for a 'kill web' linking Seoul, Tokyo, and Manila to enhance regional deterrence.
Rising demand for rare metals is fueling vehicle thefts in Malaysia, according to a report.
Eleven men were arrested in Singapore as part of a regional police operation that detained 326 suspects in an online child abuse investigation.
China's People's Liberation Army conducted a routine patrol in the South China Sea and criticized the Philippines' so-called 'joint patrols' as destabilizing regional stability.