ASEAN Aim To Promote Interconnectivity In Energy

JAKARTA, Aug 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – Ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), declared yesterday, to push for interconnectivity in energy through the ASEAN Power Grid and Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline, including liquefied natural gas infrastructure. The declaration is made under a joint ministerial statement, during the 41st ASEAN…

Excavation Of 25 Tunnels Completed Along China-Malaysia Jointly Constructed Railway

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Twenty-five tunnels along the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), Malaysia’s mega rail project, jointly constructed with China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), have achieved a breakthrough, according to Mohd Zuki Ali, chairman of the project owner, Malaysia Rail Link (MRL). “The breakthrough of 25 tunnels,…

Palestinian Young Man Succumbs To Israeli Gunshot Wounds

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Aug 26 (NNN-WAFA) – A 20-year-old Palestinian, yesterday, succumbed to wounds he sustained during an Israeli military offensive, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin in early July, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement. Izz Aldin Kan’aan died in hospital due to a severe head injury…

Lebanon Arrested Two People Suspected Of Spying For Israel

BEIRUT, Aug 26 (NNN-NNA) – Two people, accused of spying for Israel, have been arrested in Lebanon, a Lebanese intelligence official announced, yesterday. Elias Al-Baysari, director general of General Security, said, the two suspects were assigned to carry out operations inside Lebanon, and were arrested as they attempted to leave…

UAE Port Operator Commits 510-Million-USD Investment To Build New Container Terminal In India

DUBAI, Aug 26 (NNN-WAM) – Dubai Ports (DP) World, a leading port operator in the United Arab Emirates, yesterday, inked a deal with India’s Deendayal Port Authority, to build a new container terminal on the country’s western coast. The container terminal, to be situated in India’s Gujarat state, will be…

Palestine Condemns Israeli Far-Right Minister’s “Racist Statements”

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Aug 26 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine, yesterday, strongly condemned Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir’s “racist statements.” The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said in a press statement that, it condemned in the strongest terms “the racist statements and stances of Ben-Gvir.” In an interview with Israel’s N12 News on Wednesday,…

European Diplomats Pay Solidarity Visit To West Bank Village

RAMALLAH, Aug 25 (NNN-WAFA) — Representatives of European diplomatic missions in Palestine, yesterday paid a solidarity visit to a Palestinian village in the West Bank, and condemned the Israeli settlers’ acts against the Palestinians. According to a joint statement, the European diplomats’ delegation, who visited the village of Burqa, east…

Vietnam To Tighten Management Of Planting Areas To Improve Agriculture Exports

HANOI, Aug 25 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam will develop a database and software for tightening the management of planting areas and packaging facilities to serve agricultural product export, according to its Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The ministry will also expand export markets, diversify goods, and support localities and businesses…

Security Forces Discover Weapon Cache In N. Afghanistan

CHARIKAR, Afghanistan, Aug 25 (NNN-ANA) – The Afghan security forces have discovered a weapon cache in east Afghanistan’s Parwan province, said a provincial police headquarters statement, today. Acting on a tip-off, the security personnel yesterday launched operations in Charikar city, the capital of Parwan province, and discovered several pieces of…

Sri Lanka, Thailand To Hold Political Consultations On Aug 28

COLOMBO, Aug 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The fifth round of bilateral political consultations between Sri Lanka and Thailand will be held on Aug 28, in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement today. The ministry said, the event would be co-chaired by Sri…