Singapore Reported 1,908 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Nov 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore reported 1,908 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the country’s total tally to 2,150,702. A total of 203 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with eight of them in intensive care units, according to statistics released by the country’s Ministry of Health. No new…

Cambodia Made Over 392 Million USD From Rubber Exports In First 10 Months

PHNOM PENH, Nov 19 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia exported 264,918 tonnes of dry rubber, in the first 10 months of this year, a slight drop of 0.58 percent from 266,470 tonnes over the same period last year, said a General Directorate of Rubber report, yesterday. The kingdom earned 392.6 million U.S.…

Laos, Thailand, Myanmar Seek Ways To Crack Down On Drug Trafficking In Golden Triangle Area

VIENTIANE, Nov 19 (NNN-KPL) – Lao, Thai and Myanmar officials, met to discuss joint efforts to crack down on transnational crime, especially drug trafficking in the Golden Triangle border area, a media report said yesterday. According to the report, issued on the website of the Office of the Supreme People’s…

China Opposed To IAEA Using Budget For AUKUS-Related Activities

VIENNA, Nov 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – China is opposed to using the budget of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for safeguards activities related to nuclear submarine cooperation under the AUKUS, which is “a sheer act of nuclear proliferation,” a Chinese envoy said here yesterday. Wang Qun, China’s Permanent Representative to the…

Intelligence Officer Killed In Stabbing Attack In Iran

TEHRAN, Nov 19 (NNN-IRNA) – An Iranian intelligence officer was killed in a stabbing attack, in the western Iranian city of Sahneh yesterday, according to local authorities. The officer, identified as Nader Beirami, was in charge of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) intelligence service in the city, semi-official Tasnim…

Pakistanis Continue To Suffer From Aftermath Of Devastating Floods: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19 (NNN-APP) – More than three months since the devastating floods hit Pakistan, the catastrophe is far from over, said a UN spokesman, yesterday. Access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene remains challenging, with the flooding and standing water having led to a rise in water- and…

Asian Political Parties Pledged To Boost Cooperation Against Global Challenges

ISTANBUL, Nov 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Political parties of the Asian region, pledged yesterday, to enhance collaboration and dialogue, to better cope with the growing global challenges, during a conference held in Türkiye’s largest city, Istanbul. The 11th General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), which runs…

6.8-Magnitude Earthquake Jolted Western Indonesia, No Casualties Reported

JAKARTA, Nov 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s western province of Bengkulu last night, without causing damages or casualties, a weather agency and an official said. The country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency, did not issue a warning for a tsunami, as the tremors of the quake did…

Australia’s Trade Agreement With Britain Moved Closer To Implementation

CANBERRA, Nov 18 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s Parliament is set to ratify the free trade agreement (FTA) with Britain, after a key committee approved it. The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties yesterday released its report on the FTA, concluding it would help Australia liberalise and diversify its trade with Britain. Under…

APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting Kicked Off On Sustainable Growth, Trade

BANGKOK, Nov 18 (NNN-TNA) – Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies, met here today, to discuss ways to promote sustainable development and facilitate trade and investment. Addressing the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, said that, the leaders would exchange views on supporting economic…