Provisional Results Out After Voting Closes At New Zealand Local Election

WELLINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-RNZ) – Provisional results for New Zealand’s 2025 local elections were released, after the voting closed at 12.00 p.m. local time yesterday. In Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, Wayne Brown was declared provisionally re-elected as mayor. The progress results showed that Brown had won 146,642 votes, which…

Afghan Police Arrested 14 Drug Smugglers

KABUL, Oct 12 (NNN-BNA) – Afghanistan’s counter-narcotics police, have rounded up 14 individuals over the past 24 hours, on charges of involvement in drug smuggling and selling, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said in a statement, yesterday. The alleged drug smugglers have been arrested from Parwan, Takhar, Kunduz, Paktia, Laghman,…

6.0-Magnitude Quake Hits 10 Km ENE Of Aras-Asan, Philippines – USGS

MANILA, Oct 12 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.0, jolted 10 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines, at 14:32:58 GMT yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 59.3 km, was initially determined to be at 8.92 degrees north latitude, and 126.40 degrees east…

Paramilitary Trooper Killed, Two Others Wounded In IED Blast In India’s Jharkhand

NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (NNN-PTI) – A paramilitary trooper, belonging to India’s Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), was killed, and two others wounded, in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast, triggered by Naxals in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, police said yesterday. The attack took place on Friday evening,…

Feature: Indonesia’s Modest Fashion Festival Showcases Creativity, Confidence, Cultural Harmony

by Hayati Nupus JAKARTA, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Models walked confidently down the runway, in long, layered outfits that combined elegance with modesty. In the audience, guests from Indonesia and abroad raised their cameras, capturing every detail of the sophisticated ensembles, that define the country’s growing modest fashion industry. Featuring…

Sri Lankan President Vows To Ensure Investor Security Under New Laws

COLOMBO, Oct 12 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lankan President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, said yesterday that, the security of investors and investments coming into the country will be ensured, under the current government. He made the remarks, during a discussion at the Presidential Secretariat, with a delegation of foreign business representatives visiting…

2025 Global Summit Of Women To Pave Way For Greater Cooperation And Gender Equality: Malaysian Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – The upcoming Global Summit of Women, which will be held in Beijing, China, will pave the way for greater international cooperation and promote gender equality towards sustainability goals, according to Malaysia’s Minister of Women, Family and Community Development, Nancy Shukri. Nancy told Xinhua in…

Egypt To Host Gaza Peace Summit Today

CAIRO, Oct 13 (NNN-MENA) – An international summit will be held in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, today, to finalise an agreement, aimed at ending the war in Gaza, the Egyptian Presidency announced. The meeting will be co-chaired by Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. President,…

UN Chief To Attend Gaza Peace Summit In Egypt

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, will travel to Egypt to attend the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace tomorrow, the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said, yesterday. “The Secretary-General is travelling to Egypt, to attend tomorrow, the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace. He…

Brunei Fosters Entrepreneurs Through Micro Bootcamp Programme

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 12 (NNN-PELITA) – The Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) will invite new participants to join its micro bootcamp cycle next month, to nurture Brunei’s entrepreneurial community, according to the BEDB, yesterday. Serving as an entry point into the BEDB’s wider enterprise ecosystem, the micro bootcamp offers…