Small, medium enterprises to benefit from 5G technology – MCM

https://youtu.be/nsMRP2wD3kg KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 (NNN-Bernama) — The advent of 5G technology is expected to improve digital entrepreneurship and e-commerce for the small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs), said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairman Al-Ishsal Ishak. 5G is the fifth generation mobile technology, operating with a 5Ghz signal,…

MAPIM to build 100 houses for Syrian refugees

ANKARA (Turkey), April 13 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian Consultative Council for Islamic Organisations (MAPIM) will work with several parties in Turkey to build 100 homes in Syria for refugees in the war-torn country. For that purpose, MAPIM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Turkish government’s waqf agency, Turkiye Diyanet…

Sudan appoints new head of transitional council

Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Burhan  take oath. Photo courtesy of Anadolu KHARTOUM, April 13 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Burhan on Friday became the new head of the transitional military council in Sudan, which has been rocked by a military coup. Earlier in the day, Defense Minister Ahmed Awad…

Trump mulling releasing migrants in ‘sanctuary cities’

WASHINGTON, APril 13 (NNN-ANADOLU) – U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he is strongly considering releasing undocumented migrants in mostly Democratic jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal deportation efforts.  “We are giving very strong consideration to having people, after a 20-day period — because legally you’re not allowed to…

Sudan coup leader resigns, protesters celebrate ‘triumph’

Photo courtesy of Apz KHARTOUM, April 13 (NN-AFRICANEWS) – Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf, the military chief who led the action that ousted long-serving Omar al-Bashir has resigned his position. The move comes barely 48-hours after the military high command announced taking power from Bashir. Reports indicate that the capital,…

Israeli spacecraft crashes during moon landing

photo for illustration purposes only. Photo courtesy of Free images/Piixalbay JERUSALEM, April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Israel’s attempt at a moon landing failed at the last minute on Thursday (Apr 11) when the spacecraft suffered an engine failure as it prepared to land and apparently crashed onto the lunar surface. “We…

Leaders of S. Korea, U.S. to meet amid stalled talks with N. Korea

WASHINGTON, April 11 (NNN- Yonhap) — The leaders of South Korea and the United States were set to hold a bilateral summit Thursday as they struggle to keep their denuclearization negotiations with North Korea from falling apart. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump were scheduled to…

Japan PM Abe vows to regain public trust after sacking Olympics minister

Japan Prime Minister Speak during press conference. Photo courtesy of Kyodo TOKYO, April 11 (NNN-KYODO) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday he will work to regain public trust in his Cabinet a day after his Olympics minister was forced to resign in the wake of remarks he made…

India election 2019: Voting begins in world’s largest election

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he is presented with a garland during an election campaign rally, ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, in Junagadh, Gujarat. Photo courtesy of PTI Photo NEW DEHLI, April 11 (NNN-PTI) – Polling began Thursday morning in 91 constituencies spread across 18 states and two…

Picture News April 10, 2019

AARSAL (LUBNAN), April 10 – Syrian refugees Albino family’s Fatimah Syamsuddin, Nurul Huda Ziyad Mahmud Raad, 12, Nagham Ziyad Mahmud Raad, 5, and her youngest brother Uday Ziyad Mahmud Raad, 3, at Ansar Bonyan camp in Arsal province yesterday. This trio siblings was diagnosed with albino disease since birth and…