The Latest on Ukraine crisis: Russia thwarts drone attack on Moscow

MOSCOW/KIEV, Aug 12 (NNN-TASS) – The following are the latest developments related to the Ukraine crisis: Russia’s air defence system has downed a drone that attempted to fly over Moscow, the Russian Defence Ministry said, yesterday. “This (yesterday) afternoon, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist…

Biden Admin Open To Training Ukrainians On F-16s From U.S.: Official

WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United States is open to the idea of letting Ukrainian pilots come to the country for trainings, on how to operate F-16 fighters, a spokesperson for the U.S. National Security Council (NSC) said yesterday. “Our European allies, as I said, are leading the effort.…

Update: Firefighters Continue To Battle Wildfires With At Least 55 Killed In Maui, Hawaii

LOS ANGELES, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Firefighters yesterday continued to battle the devastating wildfires that have killed at least 55 people in Hawaii’s Maui Island. Maui County said in a press release that, firefighters continued working to extinguish flare-ups and contain fires in Lahaina, Pulehu/Kihei and Upcountry Maui on the…

Over 45,000 Displaced As Floods, Landslides Hit Myanmar

YANGON, Aug 12 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Department of Disaster Management, said yesterday that, more than 45,000 people were currently in flood shelters across the country, due to floods triggered by surging river levels and intense rainfall in recent days. Daw Lay Shwe Sin Oo, director from the Department of Disaster…

Malaysia, China Pledged To Deepen Cooperation In Various Fields

GEORGE TOWN, Penang, Aug 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, met with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, here yesterday, during which the two sides pledged to deepen cooperation in various fields. Recalling his successful visit to China in March this year, Anwar said, China is a reliable…

49 Arrested For Drug Offenses In Singapore

SINGAPORE, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), announced today that, it arrested 49 men for suspected drug offenses, at a hotel villa on Sentosa Island, during a recent operation. The 49 suspects are aged between 21 and 46, of whom 35 are Singaporeans, according to a statement…

Death Toll Rises To 13 As Landslides, Floods Hit Vietnam This Month

HANOI, Aug 12 (NNN-VNA) – Landslides and floods triggered by prolonged heavy rains killed 13 people and injured eight others, in the northern region of Vietnam from Aug 2 to 10, Vietnam’s National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said yesterday. The fatalities were mostly reported in Lai…

Japan’s Smoking Rates Continued To Fall In 2022

TOKYO, Aug 12 (NNN-NHK) – Smoking rates for men and women in Japan continued to fall in 2022, with the help of a revised law to crack down on secondhand smoke, local media reported yesterday. The male smoking rate fell 3.4 percentage points from the previous survey in 2019, to…

Two Terrorists Killed In Military Operation In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 12 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani military claimed to have killed two terrorists, in an operation in the Kech district of the country’s south-west Balochistan province. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement yesterday that, the security forces conducted an intelligence-based…

Emergency Medical Supplies Delivered To Laos Under ASEAN+3 Framework

VIENTIANE, Aug 12 (NNN-KPL) – A handover ceremony of emergency medical supplies under ASEAN plus China, Japan and South Korea (ASEAN+3) framework, between China and Laos, was held in the Lao capital, Vientiane yesterday. Deputy Minister of the Lao Ministry of Health, Phaivanh Keopaseuth, charge d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy…