Myanmar To Hold Gems Emporium In Nay Pyi Taw

YANGON, Oct 8 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar will hold its mid-year gems emporium in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw, later this month, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper, reported. The event, organised by Myanmar Gems Emporium Central Committee, will be held from Oct 19 to 25, displaying…

Philippines Raised Alert Level At Mayon Volcano

MANILA, Oct 8 (NNN-PNA) – Mayon volcano, the Philippines’ most active volcano, in Albay province on the island of Luzon, was showing signs of “increasing unrest” yesterday, prompting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, to raise the alert status from one to two. “This means that, there is current…

Singapore Reported 5,934 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore reported 5,934 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,942,204. Of the new cases, 515 were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 5,419 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health. Among…

Malaysia’s Economy Forecast To Expand Up To Five Percent Next Year

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s Finance Ministry, forecast yesterday that, the country’s economy would expand four to five percent in 2023. The pace of economic recovery is dependent on various factors, including successful containment of the COVID-19 pandemic, support for cost of living and efforts in mitigating the…

Pakistani Rupee Continues To Get Strength Against USD

ISLAMABAD, Oct 8 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani rupee continues to get significant strength against the U.S. dollar, as the greenback was traded at 219.92 rupees in the interbank yesterday, according to the State Bank of Pakistan. The U.S. dollar closed at 221.94 rupees on Thursday, and on the last working…

Malaysia Reported 1,788 New COVID-19 Infections, Three New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 1,788 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,851,896, according to the health ministry. There are six new imported cases, with 1,782 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Three new deaths have been…

Roundup: Thailand Mourns Lives Lost In Childcare Centre Mass Shooting

BANGKOK, Oct 8 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand yesterday mourned victims of the mass shooting at a childcare centre in north-eastern Nong Bua Lamphu province, which has led to at least 37 deaths, most of them children. Yesterday morning, grief-stricken families laid white flowers on the steps of the centre, the scene…

253 Arrested In Cambodia’s Illegal Gambling Crackdown

PHNOM PENH, Oct 8 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian authorities arrested 253 people in raids across the country, in a crackdown on illegal gambling last month, according to the National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT), yesterday. “The competent authorities had inspected 9,622 suspected locations, and taken legal action against 116 illegal gambling…

Israeli Defence Minister Put Army On Alert Amid Deadlock In Border Talks With Lebanon

JERUSALEM, Oct 8 (NNN-PNA) – Israeli Defence Minister, Benny Gantz, instructed the regime’s army, to prepare for any possible escalation with Lebanon, hours after Israel rejected Lebanon’s amendments to the U.S.-brokered proposal for demarcating a maritime border. “In light of the developments in the maritime border negotiations with Lebanon, Gantz…

Tehran Summoned Danish Envoy Over Attack On Iranian Embassy In Copenhagen

TEHRAN, Oct 8 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry, yesterday, summoned Denmark’s ambassador to Iran, to protest against an attack on Iran’s embassy in Copenhagen, by an assailant holding a “cold weapon.” During the meeting, the ministry stressed that, according to the Vienna Convention, the host government’s responsibility is clear,…