Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi convicted again, her economic adviser sentenced to Three years

YANGON, Sept 30 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi and her Australian economic adviser, Sean Turnell, have been sentenced to three years each, for breaching the country’s official secrets act yesterday, a source familiar with the cases said. Aung San Suu Kyi has been on trial on multiple charges,…

Egypt Urged World To “Act Now” As It Set Out COP27 Vision

CAIRO, Sept 30 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt set out a vision for the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27), to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which aims to make it an “implementation COP” by pushing for actions across prior agreements, through all areas of climate change…

Pakistan’s Seafood Exports Up By 52 Percent In Jul-Aug

ISLAMABAD, Sept 30 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s seafood exports went up by over 52 percent in the first two months of the current fiscal year 2022-2023, compared to the same period of the last fiscal year, according to figures from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), yesterday. The seafood exports were…

Lebanese Parliament Failed To Elect New President

BEIRUT, Sept 30 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese parliament, yesterday, failed to elect a new president, to replace incumbent President, Michel Aoun, when his term ends on Oct 31. The first round of voting was attended by 122 parliament members, with 36 votes for Michel Mouawad, 11 for Salim Edde, 63…

Israeli Minister Ordered Expulsion Of Families Of Palestinian Attacker In Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, Sept 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli Interior Minister, Ayelet Shaked, ordered yesterday, the expulsion of families of a Palestinian man, who carried out an attack five years ago in East Jerusalem. Shaked said on Twitter that, she sent a notice to seven family members of Fadi al-Qanbar, who killed four…

India Appointed Anil Chauhan As New Chief Of Defence Staff

NEW DELHI, Sept 29 (NNN-PTI) – India appointed Anil Chauhan as the new chief of defence staff (CDS), who shall also function as secretary to the Indian government’s Department of Military Affairs. He will soon assume the charge of his new posting, said an official today. Chauhan will be the…

Malaysia Reported 2,445 New COVID-19 Infections, Two New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 2,445 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,837,005, according to the health ministry. There are two new imported cases, with 2,443 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another two deaths have been…

India’s Daily COVID-19 Caseload Increased To 4,272

NEW DELHI, Sept 29 (NNN-PTI) – India’s daily COVID-19 caseload, today, increased to 4,272, data from the federal health ministry showed. The cases reported today marked an increase in comparison to the daily caseload of 3,615 yesterday. With the reporting of fresh cases, India’s total tally of coronavirus infections reached…

S.Korea Says DPRK Fired Two Ballistic Missiles Into Eastern Waters

SEOUL, Sept 29 (NNN-YONHAP) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern waters, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, yesterday. The JCS said in a statement that, it detected two short-range ballistic missiles, launched by the DPRK from the Sunan…

Average Salary For Women In Japan Tops First-Ever Three Million Yen

TOKYO, Sept 29 (NNN-NHK) – The average annual salary of female private-sector workers in Japan, came to 3.02 million yen (20,867 U.S. dollars) in 2021, exceeding three million yen for the first time ever, government statistics revealed, yesterday. According to a survey, released by the National Tax Agency, the average…