Thailand Declares State Of Emergency In Southern Province Due To Floods

BANGKOK, Nov 26 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, declared a state of emergency in Songkhla province yesterday, as severe flooding ravaged the southern region. The announcement came, as the government established a specialised command centre to coordinate rescue operations, in response to unprecedented rainfall and flooding, which has…

Egypt’s SCzone Attracts 11.6-Billion-USD Investments In Three And A Half Years

CAIRO, Nov 26 (NNN-MENA) – The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCzone), attracted investments totalling 11.6 billion U.S. dollars, over the past three and a half years, with Chinese investors accounting for a substantial 50 percent, chairman of the SCZone, Waleid Gamal El-Dein, announced yesterday. He made the remarks while attending…

Brunei Central Bank Launches Sustainable Finance Roadmap

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 26 (NNN-PELITA) – Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB), has launched the nation’s Sustainable Finance Roadmap (SFR) themed: “A Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Financial Sector.” The SFR, launched yesterday, serves as a strategic guide for the financial sector in adopting and integrating sustainable finance, encompassing climate adaptation and…

68 Killed, 116 Injured In Fire Accidents In Myanmar In Jan-Oct

YANGON, Nov 25 (NNN-MNA) – Sixty-eight people were killed and 116 were injured in fire accidents in Myanmar, during the first 10 months of this year, according to the country’s fire services department, today. From Jan to Oct this year, a total of 850 fire accidents occurred, damaging 2,644 houses,…

Arms, Munitions Discovered In N. Afghanistan

KABUL, Nov 25 (NNN-BNA) – Personnel of the national army, have uncovered arms and munitions in the northern Afghanistan Balkh province, reported the state-run Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA), today. The weaponry, which included six stock of Kalashnikov assault rifles, a pistol, four hand grenades, and hundreds of bullets…

Türkiye, S. Korea Eye Closer Cooperation On Nuclear Energy

ANKARA, Nov 25 (NNN-TRT) – Türkiye and South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), yesterday, during South Korean President, Lee Jae Myung’s visit to Ankara, aiming to strengthen cooperation in the nuclear energy sector. At a joint press conference with the South Korean president, Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,…

Iran Pledges Retaliation For Israeli Assassination Of Senior Hezbollah Commander

TEHRAN, Nov 25 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), yesterday vowed a “crushing response” to Israel, over the assassination of senior Hezbollah commander, Haytham Ali Tabtabai. In a statement on its official news outlet, Sepah News, the IRGC condemned Israel’s “brutal crime,” saying, Tabtabai was targeted in Beirut’s…

Myanmar Inaugurated New Agriculture, Livestock Breeding University

YANGON, Nov 24 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar inaugurated a new agriculture and livestock breeding university, in the town of Maubin, in Ayeyarwady region, also known as the delta region, the state-owned daily, The Mirror, reported today. The University of Agriculture and Livestock Breeding (Maubin), operated under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock…

Vietnam banks to ban passport-based transactions

HANOI, Nov 24 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnamese citizens will no longer be able to use passports for domestic transactions from Jan 1, next year, it was reported today. The new regulations, outlined in circulars issued by the State Bank of Vietnam, mandate that customers present chip-based ID cards or e-IDs for…

Japan’s Flu Cases Hit Warning Level At Fastest Pace In 10 Years

TOKYO, Nov 24 (NNN-NHK) – The average number of influenza patients reported at designated medical institutions across Japan has hit warning levels, at the fastest pace in 10 years, according to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. During the week from Nov 10 to 16, 145,526 flu patients were…