Asia

Nepal Approves Investment Of S. Korean Company To Set Up Car Plant

KATHMANDU, Nepal, March 17 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – The Investment Board Nepal (IBN), a government body responsible for dealing with large-scale investment,…

Myanmar Seizes Precious Stones In Northernmost State

YANGON, Myanmar, March 17 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 22.9 kilograms of suspected uncut amber stones in Mokaung township, Kachin…

At Least 42 Killed, Dozens Missing As Flash Floods Strike Indonesia’s Papua

JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – More than 42 people were killed and dozens of others went missing, as flash…

Victim Bodies Of New Zealand Mosques Terror Attacks To Be Returned To Families: PM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, said on Sunday that, the bodies of…

Man Rams Gate Of Australian Mosque, Shouts Offensive Remarks

SYDNEY, Australia, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A drug-affected man has allegedly driven his car into the gates of a mosque…

Attacker Charged With Murder, Residents Show Solidarity Following Shootings In Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – One day after the terror attacks on two mosques in Christchurch shocked the…

Pakistan “Shoots Down” India’s Spy Drone: Military

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 17 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani Army, said that, it has “shot down” an Indian spying quad-copter along…

Cambodia Facing Power Shortage Of 400 Megawatts During Dry Season: PM

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, March 17 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said that, the country is facing…

Moroccans Hold Sit-Ins To Condemn New Zealand Terrorist Attacks

RABAT, Morocco, March 17 (NNN-MAP) – Hundreds of Moroccans held, on Saturday, two sit-ins in the capital Rabat and the…

Suu Kyi promises she will quickly tackle discrimination in issuing IDs to Hindus and Muslims

Photo courtesy Mizzima YANGOON, March 16 (NNN-MIZZIMA) – State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has promised to tackle discrimination in…