* U Khin Yi, a member of parliament from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), was elected as the new Speaker of Myanmar's Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) in a parliament session held in Nay Pyi Taw on Monday, according to state-owned Myanmar Radio and Television.
* India's wholesale price index (WPI) rose to 2.13 percent in February, data released by the federal ministry of commerce and industry on Monday said.
* The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has approved 35 new investment projects, which are expected to create over 5,000 jobs, the state-owned daily Myanma Alinn reported on Monday.
* Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, Air India and its budget carrier Air India Express on Monday announced the cancellation of all its flights to and from Dubai, officials said.
* A fuel tanker carrying 38,000 metric tons of petroleum products arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday, with unloading scheduled to begin after inspection procedures at the Colombo Port, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation said.
* Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health said nearly 3 million people suffering from malnutrition received treatment across the country over the past 11 months, according to a report by Tolo news on Monday.
* Twenty Thai crew members of the cargo ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz arrived in Thailand on Monday, with their three colleagues still missing, according to the owner of the vessel.
* Australia will not send navy ships to protect oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, a senior government minister said on Monday.
* Japan began releasing oil from its reserves Monday to ease supply concerns amid the escalating Middle East conflict and ensure stable distribution of petroleum products, local media reported.
* U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has "demanded" about seven countries heavily reliant on Middle East oil join a coalition to escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which about 20 percent of the world's oil passes.
* Hungary and Slovakia have agreed to build a new pipeline to transport gasoline and diesel between the two countries, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said on Monday.
* U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday that NATO would face a "very bad" future if its allies fail to take action to help Washington keep the Strait of Hormuz open, Financial Times reported.
* Israeli forces launched ground operations on Monday against Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, opening a new front in a widening regional conflict.
* Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Sunday night reiterated his country's demand for compensation from its "enemy."
* Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) on Sunday said in a statement that it will reopen the Rafah Crossing, a main lifeline for residents in the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.
* The United States and Israel may have misjudged the prospect of a quick military operation against Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.
* Greece has no plans to participate in any military operation in the Strait of Hormuz, government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said on Monday, stressing that the country has no intention of becoming involved in war.
* German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Monday rejected a U.S. demand for military support in the Strait of Hormuz, saying Germany would not become militarily involved in the region.
* British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that Britain is working with allies on a "viable plan" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that restoring freedom of navigation in the key waterway is "not a simple task."
* Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that the fate of the nuclear non-proliferation regime is a source of grave concern amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
* The Russian Defense Ministry said Monday that Russian air defense systems shot down 145 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight, including dozens targeting the Moscow region.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the United States has reached out to Ukraine several times regarding the expertise in intercepting Iranian-made Shahed drones, the Ukrinform news agency reported on Sunday.
* United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud discussed regional developments during a phone call on Monday, including escalating military actions and their impact on regional and global security.
* The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority on Monday announced a further 72-hour extension of the country's airspace closure, citing ongoing regional tensions.
* A drone struck a building in the emirate of Umm Al Quwain on Monday, sparking a fire but causing no casualties, the emirate's media office said.
