Cambodia, Thailand Express Firm Commitment To Resolving Border Issues Peacefully

PHNOM PENH, Sept 11 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Thailand, yesterday, expressed their firm commitment, to resolving border disputes peacefully and preventing clashes, said a press statement released by the Cambodian defence ministry. The commitment was made during the first Special General Border Committee (GBC) Meeting, which was held in Cambodia’s…

Girl Died After Car Crashed Into Eastern Australian Dam

SYDNEY, Sept 11 (NNN-AAP) – A girl died, after the vehicle she was in, crashed and became submerged in a dam, over 500 km north of Sydney, in eastern Australia. Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW), said in a statement today that, emergency services were called to…

Death Toll From Floods In Indonesia Rises To 19

JAKARTA, Sept 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – Floods triggered by days of heavy rains have killed at least 19 people, and left 10 others missing, on Indonesia’s Bali Island and in East Nusa Tenggara province. Gusti Ayu Ketut Wijayanti, spokesperson for the Bali office of the National Search and Rescue Agency, said…

Rain Front To Bring Heavy Downpours To Many Parts Of Japan

TOKYO, Sept 11 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency said today that, atmospheric conditions are very unstable in many parts of the country, due to an autumn rain front, with torrential rain already hitting the Shikoku region in western Japan, earlier in the morning. Bands of rain clouds developed over the…

12 Killed As Floods Hit Indonesia

JAKARTA, Sept 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 12 people were killed, after flash floods struck Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, and the resort island of Bali, officials said, yesterday. In East Nusa Tenggara, six people were confirmed dead and four others remained missing, said Gasper Losa Manisa, head of the…

China Opposes E3 “Snapback” Move Against Iran, Calls For Greater Diplomatic Efforts

VIENNA, Sept 11 (NNN-APA) – China explicitly opposes the move by France, Britain and Germany (E3), of using the snapback mechanism, to reinstate sanctions on Iran, and calls for further diplomatic efforts on the Iran nuclear issue, a Chinese envoy said, yesterday. Li Song, China’s permanent representative to the IAEA,…

Chinese Flying Vehicle Receives Flight Permit In UAE

RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE, Sept 11 (NNN-WAM) – “Land Aircraft Carrier,” a flying car, developed by Chinese flying car company XPENG AEROHT, yesterday, received a special flight permit in Ras Al Khaimah, the northern-most emirate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The certification ceremony was attended by Sheikh Saud bin…

Nepal’s Capital Free Of Protests After Army Deployment

KATHMANDU, Sept 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Following military intervention, the streets in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu were free of protests, yesterday. Nepal soldiers took charge of security operations in the capital at 22:00 local time (1615 GMT), on Tuesday, after Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli stepped down, and curfews have…

Helicopter Carrying Four People Crashed In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Sept 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – A helicopter with four people on board, crashed yesterday, in Indonesia’s Central Papua province. The aircraft went down at around 1:40 p.m. local time, while flying from Ilaga Airport in Puncak Regency, to Mozes Airport in Mimika Regency, said I Wayan Suyatna, head of the…

Indonesia Accelerates Nuclear Power Development Target

JAKARTA, Sept 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has advanced its target for building a 250-megawatt on-grid nuclear power plant, from 2032 to 2029, a senior official said, yesterday. Yuliot Tanjung, deputy minister of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, said, regulations for establishing the Nuclear Energy Programme Implementation…