Myanmar police seize 1.51 tons of meth, 6.15 million stimulant tablets in Bago region on June 9

Syrian authorities seize 600,000 Captagon pills and arrest two suspected traffickers in Homs and Idlib

Syrian authorities arrested two suspected drug traffickers and seized 600,000 Captagon pills during a security operation in the central province of Homs and the northwestern province of Idlib, according to interior authorities. Forces also confiscated light and medium weapons, RPG launcher rounds, ammunition and various types of grenades.

Chinese banks curb retail precious metals trading channels, tighten risk controls amid market concerns

Major Chinese banks are restricting retail precious metals trading services and tightening risk controls amid risk concerns.

China's LineShine supercomputer tops latest TOP500 ranking with 2.198 EFLOPS, first system to sustain over 2 EFLOPS on HPL benchmark, Shenzhen center says

China's domestically-developed LineShine supercomputer has topped the latest TOP500 list with 2.198 EFLOPS of sustained double-precision performance, becoming the world's first supercomputer to sustain more than 2 EFLOPS on the High Performance Linpack benchmark, according to the National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen.

Indonesia weighs scaling back Prabowo's flagship free meals program with another $2B+ budget cut, reducing kitchens and beneficiaries.

Indonesia is preparing to scale back President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program, with officials weighing another budget cut of more than $2 billion along with reductions in kitchens and beneficiaries.