Asia

Best is to resign, Mahathir on Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam

PETALING JAYA, Oct 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said it would be best for Hong…

Indonesia Thwarts Trade Of Dozens Of Protected Birds, Nabs Four Traffickers

JAKARTA, Oct 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian authorities foiled an illegal trade of nearly 100 birds, which are on the brinks…

Afghan Air Raids Kill Eight Taliban Fighters In Northern Balkh Province

MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Oct 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of eight militants have been confirmed dead, as fighter aircraft struck Taliban…

Brunei, Singapore To Strengthen Agri-food Collaboration

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 4 (NNN-BB NEWS) – Brunei and Singapore announced the establishment of a bilateral “Co-Working Group in…

Export Of Thai Gems And Jewellery Rises Despite Turbulence In World Economy

Deputy Commerce Minister, Weerasak Wangsuphakijkosol, said that, of exports, gold alone accounted for 6.212 billion dollars, an increase of 107.16…

Bangladeshi PM Arrives In Delhi For 4-Day Official Visit

NEW DELHI, Oct 4 (NNN-PTI) – Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, arrived in New Delhi on Thursday evening, for a…

Moderate Quake Strikes Off Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Oct 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale, jolted Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua on…

Heavy Rains, Storm Suspend Operations At Delhi Airport

NEW DELHI, Oct 4 (NNN-PTI) – Flight operations at Delhi’s ‘Indira Gandhi International Airport’ remained suspended, between 19:56 to 20:22…

Six killed as typhoon lashes South Korea

Typhoon Mitag Cars are flooded in Samcheok, 290 kilometers east of Seoul, after Typhoon Mitag brought heavy rains to the…

Japan plans to pardon 600,000 to mark Emperor’s enthronement

TOKYO, Oct 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Japanese government is planning to grant pardons to about 600,000 petty criminals to mark…