One Dead, 25 Injured In 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake In North Sumatra

JAKARTA, Oct 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – One died, 25 others were injured, and about 950 houses were damaged, in a 6.0-magnitude earthquake, in Indonesia’s North Sumatra on Saturday, local government officials confirmed yesterday. Head of the North Sumatra Province Regional Disaster Management Agency, Abdul Haris Lubis said yesterday that, the injured…

Singapore Reported 2,863 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore reported 2,863 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the country’s total tally to 1,914,280. Of the new cases, 281 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 2,582 through ARTs (antigen rapid test), according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.…

Cambodia’s Famed Angkor Registered 20-Fold Increase In Int’l Tourist Arrivals In First Nine Months

PHNOM PENH, Oct 3 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park, attracted 134,152 foreign tourists in the first nine months of this year, an increase of 2,075 percent, compared to the same period last year, said a press statement yesterday. The ancient park earned 5.36 million U.S. dollars in revenue…

FIFA Says “This Is A Dark Day” For Football After Indonesian Stadium Tragedy

GENEVA, Oct 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – FIFA released a statement yesterday, from president Gianni Infantino, saying, “this is a dark day” for football, after a tragedy took place in a football stadium in Indonesia. The tragedy occurred on Saturday night, at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, Indonesia’s East Java province, right…

Sri Lanka Plans To Earn Three Billion USD Through Indigenous Medicine: Official

COLOMBO, Oct 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka plans to earn three billion U.S. dollars in foreign exchange within three years, by exporting indigenous medical products and services, State Minister of Indigenous Medicine, Sisira Jayakody, said. “This is one of the main areas where we can earn foreign exchange, since a…

Nearly 9,000 Vehicles Used Cambodia’s First Expressway On Day Of Trial Opening

PHNOM PENH, Oct 3 (NNN-AKP) – Nearly 9,000 vehicles travelled on Cambodia’s first-ever expressway, on the first day of its opening for trial use on Saturday, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) said, in a news release yesterday. “From 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (local time) on Saturday,…

Iran Freed Iranian-American On Humanitarian Grounds: Official

TEHRAN, Oct 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran released Baqer Namazi, a dual Iranian-American citizen, on humanitarian grounds, a senior Iranian judicial official was quoted as saying. Namazi, who was staying at his own home in Tehran, not in prison, for nearly four years, because of his health problems, was allowed to…

Roundup: UN Envoy Announced Failure Of Truce Renewal In Yemen

SANAA, Oct 3 (NNN-YPA) – UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, announced yesterday no agreement has been reached to renew the expired truce between the Yemeni warring parties. “The UN Special Envoy regrets that an agreement has not been reached today (yesterday), as an extended and expanded truce would…

Update: Nearly 1,700 People Killed, Over 12,800 Injured In Pakistan’s Monsoon Rain, Flood

ISLAMABAD, Oct 3 (NNN-APP) – The death toll from this season’s monsoon rain and flood, since mid-June has risen to around 1,695, along with 12,865 others injured in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said yesterday. According to a report released by the NDMA, 630 children and 340 women…

Death Toll Of Security Troops Rose To Five In “Terrorist” Attack In SE Iran

TEHRAN, Oct 3 (NNN-IRNA) – At least five security troops were killed, in Friday’s “terrorist” attack in south-eastern Iran, a statement by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said. In addition, 32 members of the IRGC and Basij voluntary were injured in the incident, in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, according…