Malaysia Unveiled National Budget Eyeing Food Security, Flood Mitigation

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, unveiled an expansionary budget for 2026, yesterday, the largest in the country’s history, aimed at developing high-value economic activities, while improving the people’s living standards. The budget allocates 470 billion ringgit (111.3 billion U.S. dollars), reflecting the government’s commitment…

Japan Ruling Party’s Junior Ally Komeito To End Coalition

TOKYO, Oct 11 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Komeito, said yesterday that, the political party plans to terminate its coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and will not vote for new LDP chief, Sanae Takaichi, as prime minister, citing differences over their response to political funding issues, local media reported.…

Terrorist Attacks On Military Posts In NW Pakistan Killed Eight Troops

ISLAMABAD, Oct 11 (NNN-APP) – Eight Pakistani soldiers were killed and five others injured, when militants opened fire on an army post and a security patrol in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, early yesterday morning, security sources said. The incident happened at about 4:30 a.m. local time (2330 GMT Thursday)…

Polish National Charged Over Cocaine Seizure At Australian Airport

SYDNEY, Oct 10 (NNN-AAP) – Police have charged a Polish national with a drug smuggling offense, after about four kg cocaine was allegedly found in his luggage on arrival in Western Australia (WA). The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF), said in a joint statement today that,…

S. Korea’s Imported Car Sale Logged Double-Digit Growth In Sept

SEOUL, Oct 10 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s imported car sale logged a double-digit growth last month, due to strong demand for U.S. electric vehicles and German luxury models, industry data showed, today. The number of imported vehicles sold here soared 32.2 percent from a year earlier to 32,834, in Sept,…

Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Hit Southern Philippines

MANILA, Oct 10 (NNN-PNA) – An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5, struck Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines this morning, prompting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology to issue a tsunami warning for coastal areas in Mindanao. In a report, the institute said, the quake, which…

Hundreds Take Refuge As Powerful Typhoon Batters Tokyo’s Izu Islands

TOKYO, Oct 10 (NNN-NHK) – Powerful Typhoon Halong, passed the Izu island chain, south of Tokyo yesterday, prompting Japan’s weather agency to temporarily issue a special heavy rain warning, and forcing hundreds of residents in the region to take refuge, local media reported. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), downgraded the…

Meanwhile, Zionist Israel Strikes Gaza Building, Killing At Least Four

JERUSALEM, Oct 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Despite the ceasefire, the Zionist Israeli military, yesterday, struck a building in the northern Gaza Strip, killing at least four people and wounding dozens. Many were still missing under the rubble, raising fears that the death toll could rise, according to Gaza’s health authorities. An…

Economists Foresee Steady H2 For Malaysia’s Economy

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s economy is poised to maintain a steady growth trajectory, in the second half of the year, bolstered by resilient consumer spending, and a strong labour market, steady investment activity, and supportive domestic policies. TA Securities said in its recent report that, Malaysia’s gross…

Loud Explosions Heard In Afghanistan’s Capital

KABUL, Oct 10 (NNN-BNA) – Two loud explosions were heard, in downtown Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, at around 9:50 p.m. local time (1720 GMT), last night. Shockwaves from the explosions were felt in the capital. Many Kabul residents posted on social media saying, they heard blasts, and some local…