Bangladesh Plans Linking More Int’l Payment Gateways To Help Local Entrepreneurs

DHAKA, Dec 4 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s central bank governor, Ahsan H. Mansur, said yesterday that, steps are underway to integrate more international payment platforms, to boost global market access for small entrepreneurs. “We want SMEs to get payments seamlessly through platforms like PayPal,” he said, while addressing the Annual Conference…

Thai PM Outlined Proactive Security Strategy, Targeting Cyber-Crime, Illicit Drugs

BANGKOK, Dec 4 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, yesterday, outlined a plan for its security agency, to shift from defensive to proactive operations by next year, prioritising the fight against cyber-crime, illicit drugs, and environmental hazards. During a policy meeting at the Government House, Anutin, who is also…

Five More Palestinians Murdered In Israeli Airstrike In S. Gaza

GAZA, Dec 4 (NNN-WAFA) – At least five more Palestinians were murdered yesterday, in an Israeli airstrike on a tent, sheltering displaced people in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, according to Gaza’s Civil Defence. Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defence, said, the airstrike targeted the tent in…

China Film Night Held In Jeddah

JEDDAH, Dec 4 (NNN-SPA) – The “China Film Night in Jeddah” was held last night in Jeddah, featuring a screening of the Chinese film The Lychee Road. Co-hosted by the China Film Administration and the Chinese Consulate General in Jeddah, and organised by the China Film Archive and the Red…

Houthis Released 10 Sailors Through Omani Mediation, Including Nine Filipinos

SANAA, Dec 4 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis, yesterday, released 10 sailors, including nine Filipinos, nearly five months after they were detained, following the sinking of the cargo vessel, Eternity C, in the Red Sea, off western Yemen. Al-Masirah TV, the Houthi-run channel, reported that, the “crew of the Eternity C…

Two Dead, Two Hospitalised Following Car-Motorcycle Collision In South-East Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Dec 4 (NNN-AAP) – Two people died and two others have been hospitalised, after a car and a motorcycle collided in Melbourne’s south-east suburbs last night. A police statement today said that, the collision occurred on a highway in Mentone, 20 km south-east of central Melbourne, shortly after 9.00…

Ex-President Zelaya Accused Trump Of Meddling In Honduras’ Elections

TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Former Honduran President, Manuel Zelaya, yesterday, accused U.S. President Donald Trump of “foreign interference” in Honduras’ presidential elections, after Trump publicly backed the conservative National Party’s candidate and pardoned another former president from the same party. Zelaya, who serves as the general coordinator of the…

ADB Approves 300-Million-USD Loan For Road Project In Indonesia

MANILA, Dec 3 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), today announced that, it has approved a 300-million-U.S.-dollar loan to construct approximately 72 km of disaster-resilient roads, along the southern coast of Java, Indonesia, aiming to improve connectivity and spur economic development in the island’s southern regions. According to the…

Brunei Highlights Need To Unlock Mineral Potential For Sustainable Growth

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 3 (NNN-PELITA) – Brunei recognises the increasing importance of understanding the nation’s mineral potential, and the opportunities for sustainable downstream and midstream industries, a Brunei government official said. Hajah Sarimah Haji Awang, an official of the Ministry of Development, said, such efforts are crucial to diversifying…

Sri Lanka Extreme Weather Death Toll Rises To 410

COLOMBO, Dec 3 (NNN-LNW) – The death toll from extreme weather conditions hitting Sri Lanka has risen to 410, while 336 people remain missing, the country’s Disaster Management Centre said.– NNN-LNW