Asia

Govt’s policy on illegal immigrants firm, but fair – NGOs

By Siti Fauziah Hasan and Muhammad Ammar Syafiq Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) –Several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have come out…

Two Killed, Seven Missing As Ship Capsizes In Waters Off Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, July 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – Two people were killed and seven others went missing, as a ship went down in…

Brunei Retains High-Income Economy Status: Report

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 6 (NNN-BB NEWS) – Brunei maintains its high-income economy status, according to the World Bank’s latest…

Fiji Reports One New COVID-19 Case

SUVA, July 6 (NNN-SPI NEWS) – Fiji confirmed today, one new COVID-19 case, one month after the island nation declared…

Covid-19: WHO reports single-day increase in cases by over 212,000

GENEVA, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 212,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the…

Four Naxal Rebels Killed In Gunfight In India’s Odisha

NEW DELHI, July 6 (NNN-PTI) – Four Naxal rebels were killed Sunday in a gunfight in India’s eastern state of…

Singapore Reports 136 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, July 6 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 136 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total…

Tokyo 2020 Looks To Work Closer With Newly Elected Governor Koike

TOKYO, July 6 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo 2020 President, Yoshiro Mori, said that, the Olympic Games organising committee is looking to…

Seven People Killed In Factory Blast In North India

NEW DELHI, July 6 (NNN-UNI) – At least seven people were killed and four others injured, in an explosion at…

China Delivers Anti-COVID-19 Medical Aid To Arab League

CAIRO, July 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Cairo-based Arab League received, on Sunday, a batch of anti-COVID-19 medical aid from China.…