Parliament: Visits overseas are part of efforts to expand oil palm market – Ministry

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) said various efforts have been made to pave the way to export palm oil to new markets such as China’s hinterlands, Central Asian countries, Balkan states, Eastern Europe, Caribbean islands and African countries. The MPIC said this in a written…

Israeli PM Accepts Deal To Avoid New Elections

JERUSALEM, Aug 24 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced yesterday, he agreed to postpone a looming budget deadline, preventing the fourth national elections in less than two years. “Now is the time for unity, not for elections,” he said in a broadcast press conference. Netanyahu said, he will…

MMEA foils bid to smuggle 450 kg of ketum leaves in Perlis

KUALA PERLIS, Aug 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has again thwarted an attempt to smuggle out 450 kilograms of ketum leaves in Kuala Perlis waters. Kuala Perlis Maritime Zone director Maritime Commander Mohd Shafie Paing said an MMEA team conducting the Ops Benteng spotted a boat heading towards the border of a neighbouring country from the Kuala Perlis…

Tibet Helps 543,000 Farmers, Herdsmen Find Jobs

LHASA, Aug 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, helped some 543,000 farmers and herdsmen find jobs, in the first seven months of this year, local authorities said. The jobs have generated an income of more than 3.9 billion yuan (about 564 million U.S. dollars), according to the regional…

Feature: Syrian Beauty Salon Makes Fashionable Face Masks

By Hummam Sheikh Ali DAMASCUS, Aug 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some Syrians are turning to tailor-made face masks, to add a touch of style and personality to their protective wear. At a beauty salon in Damascus, Zeina Halal, the manager, came up with the idea, at…

Iran’s FM Says U.S. Has “No Right” To Restore Sanctions

TEHRAN, Aug 22 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said, in a letter to the rotating chairman of the United Nations Security Council, that, the U.S. has “no right” to restore sanctions on Iran. “The Dispute Resolution Mechanism is only open to the actual JCPOA participants,” Zarif said…

Foreign Visitors To Japan Plummets 99.9 Percent In July Amid Pandemic

TOKYO, Aug 22 (NNN-NHK) – The number of foreign visitors to Japan in July, plummeted by 99.9 percent from a year ago, for the fourth consecutive month, due to the global COVID-19 outbreak, the government said in a report yesterday. According to estimates by Japan Tourism Agency, only 3,800 foreign…

Nepali Gov’t Decides To Resume Scheduled International Flights From Sept 1

KATHMANDU, Aug 22 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – The Nepali government has decided to resume scheduled international flights from Sept 1, after nearly six months of flight suspension, a cabinet minister said yesterday. The Nepali government suspended international flights since Mar 22, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The country had earlier planned…

China To Raise Gasoline, Diesel Retail Prices Today

BEIJING, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – China will raise the retail prices of gasoline and diesel starting today, the country’s top economic planner said, yesterday. The price of gasoline will go up by 85 yuan (about 12.3 U.S. dollars) per tonne, while that of diesel will increase by 80 yuan, according…

Malaysia reports nine new COVID-19 cases, four imported – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Another nine new COVID-19 positive cases were recorded until noon Friday, of which five were local transmissions and four imported, Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. He said this brought the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the country to 9,249, while the total…
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