Thailand Approves New Year Mega Countdown Events With COVID-19 Health Guidelines

BANGKOK, Dec 8 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), yesterday approved the holding of New Year mega countdown events, as long as health safety standards are implemented, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. National Security Council Secretary General, Natthapon Nakpanich, who is also director of the CCSA,…

Uzbek President Pardons Over 100 Inmates Ahead Of Constitution Day

TASHKENT, Dec 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Uzbekistan’s President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, pardoned 104 inmates, including 13 foreigners serving terms in Uzbek prisons, ahead of the country’s Constitution Day, Uzbek Justice Ministry said yesterday. According to a presidential decree, six people were fully released from prison, 50 were released on parole, and others…

Malaysia Suffers 78.6 Per Cent Drop In Tourist Arrivals

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 7 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia suffered a 78.6 per cent drop in tourist arrivals between January and September this year compared to the corresponding period last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The country only recorded 4.29 million tourist arrivals in that period this year compared to 20.1 million…

100th Joint Patrol On Mekong River Set To Begin

KUNMING, Dec 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Law-enforcement officers from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, will start the 100th Mekong River joint patrol tomorrow, a police officer in China’s Yunnan Province said, Sunday. Over the last nine years, officers from the four countries have jointly patrolled a total of 56,100 km along…

Space Capsule Carrying Asteroid Samples Recovered In South Australia

CANBERRA, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A space capsule, carrying samples from a faraway asteroid, has landed safely in the South Australian outback. Authorities yesterday recovered the capsule, which was sent towards Earth by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft, following a six-year, 5.25-billion-km mission, to collect rocks from the…

Evacuation Notice Issued On Australia’s Fraser Island As Bushfire Approaches

SYDNEY, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Residents on Australia’s Fraser Island were instructed to evacuate, as an out of control bushfire threatened lives, in a region known as Happy Valley. Warnings remained in place today for residents in Happy Valley to “leave immediately,” as firefighters struggled to stop the spread of…

More Than 60,000 Koalas Impacted By Devastating Bushfire In Australia

SYDNEY, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The animals impacted by Australia’s “black summer” blazes, included over 60,000 koalas, according to a report released today. The report was commissioned by environmental group, World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (WWF-Australia), recounting the devastating losses of habitats across the country. Dermot O’Gorman, CEO of…

18 Militants Killed In Afghanistan’s Southern Kandahar Province

KABUL, Dec 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 18 militants have been killed, in southern Kandahar province, the former stronghold of the Taliban outfit, said a statement by the Defence Ministry, released here yesterday. In the operations, which covered parts of Dand, Jelai and Maroud districts, since Saturday, 18 armed insurgents…

Three Policemen Killed In Nigeria Boat Mishap

ABUJA, Dec 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three policemen have been confirmed killed, after a boat carrying police officers capsized in Nigeria’s southern region, said local authorities, yesterday. The accident occurred on Friday, ahead of a by-election in two senatorial zones, in the Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State, in the…

Mexican Judge Sentences Two Men For Transporting 118 Migrants In Cargo Truck

MEXICO, Dec 6 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – A Mexican federal judge sentenced two men to nine and 12 years in prison, respectively, for transporting 118 undocumented Central American migrants, via cargo truck, through south-eastern Mexico, the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic said yesterday. According to the Mexican prosecutor’s office, the…
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