Moderate Earthquake Hit Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Nov 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.5 magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku early this morning, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The quake occurred at 1:46 a.m. Jakarta Time (1846 GMT Thursday), with the epicentre at 158 km north-west of Kepulauan Tanimbar (Maluku Tenggara Barat)…

Tehran, IAEA Working On “Good, Robust” Agreement: FM

TEHRAN, Nov 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said, Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are working towards the achievement of a “good and robust” agreement. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a phone call with EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell. Amir-Abdollahian referred to the efforts…

Lebanon Launched National Strategy For Wheat Cultivation

BEIRUT, Nov 3 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Agriculture Minister, Abbas Hajj Hassan, yesterday launched a national strategy for wheat cultivation, amid concerns of a wheat crisis in the country, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to evolve. “We developed a plan for distributing seeds to farmers and monitoring the seasons by seeking…

Tropical Storm Nalgae Death Toll In Philippines Rose To 150, 36 Missing

MANILA, Nov 3 (NNN-PNA) – At least 150 people have died in the severe tropical storm Nalgae, that battered the Philippines over the weekend and triggered flash floods and landslides in many parts of the country, the government said today. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said, 94…

India Successfully Test-Fired Interceptor Missile

NEW DELHI, Nov 3 (NNN-PTI) – India yesterday, successfully conducted the maiden flight test of Phase-2 Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor, “AD-1 missile,” local media reported. The missile test, with a “large kill altitude bracket” was carried out from Abdul Kalam Island, off the coast of the eastern state of…

More Airlines Will Resume Flights To Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Nov 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan Minister of Tourism, Harin Fernando, said, Russia’s largest charter airline, Azur Air and the flag carrier of France, Air France, will resume flights to Sri Lanka this week. The minister said that, Azur Air will commence flights to Sri Lanka from today, and…

Malaysia’s Manufacturing Sector Lost Further Momentum In Oct

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – S&P Global Market Intelligence said, the seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), slipped from 49.1 in Sept to 48.7 in Oct, indicating a slight moderation. The research house said in a statement, the latest PMI reading is representative of approximately…

Bangladesh’s Oct Exports Fell 7.85 Percent

DHAKA, Nov 3 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh exported goods worth 4.36 billion dollars in Oct, which was 7.85 percent lower than the same month a year ago, according to the latest official data, yesterday. However, the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data, showed that, Bangladesh’s total exports in the first four months…

Singapore’s Manufacturing PMI Declined To 49.7 In Oct

SINGAPORE, Nov 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Singapore purchasing managers’ index (PMI), an early indicator of manufacturing activity, dipped 0.2 points from the previous month, to post the second month of continued contraction at 49.7. The latest PMI reading was attributed to a faster contraction in the key indexes of new…

Malaysia Reported 3,969 New COVID-19 Infections, Two New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 3,969 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,909,846, according to the health ministry. There are two new imported cases, with 3,967 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Two new deaths have been…