Indonesia, Canada Ink Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement To Take Effect Next Year

JAKARTA, Sept 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia and Canada officially signed the Indonesia-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (ICA-CEPA), in Ottawa on Wednesday local time, with the deal expected to take effect next year, according to a statement released by the Indonesian Presidential Secretariat, yesterday. The agreement was signed by the trade…

Indonesia To Enforce Mandatory Digital Arrival Cards On Oct 1

JAKARTA, Sept 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – All international passengers arriving in Indonesia through airports, seaports, and cross-border posts, will be required to complete arrival cards via the online All Indonesia system from Oct 1, authorities announced, yesterday. The integrated digital service platform, allows passengers to fill out their Electronic Customs Declaration…

997 Kg Of ICE Seized In Myanmar’s Yangon

YANGON, Sept 26 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar police seized 997 kg of ICE (methamphetamine) in Yangon, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) reported late last night. While patrolling the Yangon River in the early morning of Sept 16, Myanmar maritime police confiscated the narcotics from a motorboat on the…

Pakistan’s Central Bank Forex Reserves Increased By 22 Million USD

ISLAMABAD, Sept 26 (NNN-APP) – Foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan have increased by 22 million U.S. dollars, according to a statement issued by the central bank, yesterday. During the week ending on Sept 19, the total foreign exchange reserves of the bank stood at about 14.38…

13 Terrorists Killed In Military Operation In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 25 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani security forces killed 13 terrorists, during an intelligence-based operation in the Dera Ismail Khan district, of the country’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, yesterday, said the military. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement that, the…

Thailand’s New Gov’t Sworn In

BANGKOK, Sept 25 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s new coalition government of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his cabinet ministers was sworn into office yesterday, following the royal endorsement of the new portfolios last week. The 36-member cabinet under the Bhumjaithai Party-led coalition, recited the oath of allegiance before an audience with…

Iran Does Not Seek Nuclear Weapons: President

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, told the UN General Assembly yesterday that, his country does not seek nuclear weapons. “I hereby declare once more, before this assembly, that Iran has never sought and will never seek to build a nuclear bomb,” he told the General…

Iranian President Rejects European Move To Restore Nuclear Sanctions

TEHRAN, Sept 25 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, yesterday, dismissed a move by France, Britain and Germany, to reinstate United Nations sanctions on Tehran, saying, it lacked “international legitimacy.” Speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, Pezeshkian criticised the European powers’ decision last month, to trigger the…

Israel Says At Least 20 Injured After Drone From Yemen Hit Red Sea Resort City

JERUSALEM, Sept 25 (NNN-MA’AN) – A drone, launched from Yemen, struck the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat last night, injuring at least 20 people, two of them seriously, according to Israel’s emergency medical service and the military. Israel’s national ambulance service, Magen David Adom, said, the two badly wounded…

Iran Condemns U.S. Curbs On Its Diplomats At UN Assembly

TEHRAN, Sept 25 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran yesterday, condemned U.S. restrictions on its diplomats attending the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, calling them an attempt to obstruct Tehran’s participation in multilateral diplomacy. Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei said on social media platform X that, the…