Malaysia Ratified CPTPP Trade Agreement

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia has officially ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Ministry of International Trade and Industry said, yesterday. The ratification coame, after years of detailed deliberation, extensive consultations and careful assessment by the government, with the implementation of the…

Kuwaiti Experts Called For More Cooperation With China To Tackle Climate Issues

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 5 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait Environment Public Authority is preparing an environmental project, to address climate changes, and experts here have called for more cooperation with China, a pioneer country, in their view, in combating climate-related issues. As the world is witnessing severe droughts, storms, heat waves and…

Singapore Reported 7,146 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore reported 7,146 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,924,139. Of the new cases, 444 were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 6,702 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health. Among…

S.Korea Reported 34,739 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Oct 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 34,739 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 24,882,894, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was up from 16,423 the previous day, but it was lower than 36,139 tallied…

Over 20 People Dead In Bus Crash In North India

NEW DELHI, Oct 5 (NNN-PTI) – More than 20 people were killed and 20 others injured, after a bus fell into a gorge, in India’s northern hilly state of Uttarakhand, late yesterday, local police said today. Twenty dead bodies have been recovered so far, and the injured have been admitted…

Philippine Inflation Rate Accelerated To 6.9 Percent In Sept

MANILA, Oct 5 (NNN-PNA) – Year-on-year inflation in the Philippines accelerated to 6.9 percent in Sept, from 6.3 percent in Aug, the highest since Oct, 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said today. The latest figure brings the average inflation in the first nine months to 5.1 percent. PSA head,…

Pakistani Rupee Continued Strong Recovery Against USD

ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani rupee continued to gain a strong recovery against the U.S. dollar, as the greenback was traded at 225.64 rupees in the interbank yesterday, according to the State Bank of Pakistan. The U.S. dollar closed at 227.29 rupees on Monday, and yesterday it went…

Malaysia’s Average Monthly Salaries, Wages Rose 3.5 Percent In 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The average monthly salaries and wages in Malaysia rebounded by 3.5 percent, to register 3,037 ringgit (654 U.S. dollars) in 2021, official reports showed yesterday. The median monthly salaries and wages in Malaysia accelerated by 9.1 percent to 2,250 ringgit (484 U.S. dollars) in…

Philippine Central Bank Relates Weakening Peso To Strong USD

MANILA, Oct 5 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine central bank said yesterday, the depreciation of the Philippine peso “reflects global developments,” particularly the strengthening of the U.S. dollar. “There are many reasons why financial markets worldwide have been experiencing notable changes, thus far, in 2022. Among the pronounced developments is a…

Iran “Successfully” Launched Indigenous Space Tug Into Suborbital Space

TEHRAN, Oct 5 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran launched yesterday, an indigenous space tug, capable of shifting satellites and spaceborne cargo with different energy characteristics, between orbits. The Saman spacecraft, built by the Iranian Space Research Centre (ISRC), was “successfully” launched into suborbital space by the defence ministry, the report said. In…