Boat Sank Off Cambodia’s Sea, Over 20 Chinese Missing

PHNOM PENH, Sept 23 (NNN-AKP) – A boat carrying Chinese nationals, sunk off south-western Cambodia’s sea, last night, the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia confirmed, today. According to the Chinese embassy, they received a notification from the Cambodian Police Department last night, saying that, the police found a sunken ship, which…

Iran Held Military Parade To Mark Iran-Iraq War

TEHRAN, Sept 23 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian armed forces, yesterday, held a military parade, to mark the 42nd anniversary of the eight-year Iran-Iraq war, beginning in 1980. During the military parade, in the capital Tehran, Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, said, Iran favours a region…

Saudi Arabia Aims To Send Astronauts To Space Next Year

RIYADH, Sept 23 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia, yesterday, launched the kingdom’s first manned space trip programme, that aims to send two Saudi astronauts, a man and a women, next year. The programme involves training Saudi qualified candidates, to undertake long-term and short-term space flights, and conduct scientific experiments and research,…

School Holidays, Bad Weather Disrupt Understaffed Sydney Airport

SYDNEY, Sept 23 (NNN-AAP) – With millions of Australians heading away for school holidays, an understaffed Sydney airport saw mass flight cancellations, due to severe weather. Severe thunderstorms saw more than 40 flight cancellations, as heavy rain hit Sydney and much of the state of New South Wales (NSW), as…

Microplastics Detected In Three Quarters Of Fish In Southern New Zealand: Research

WELLINGTON, Sept 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Scientists from the University of Otago, have found microplastics in three-quarters of commercial fish species of southern New Zealand. Fish at the bottom and surface of the sea, ingested a similar quantity, shape, size and colour of microplastics, according to the study, published in the…

Malaysia Reported 2,245 New COVID-19 Infections, 12 More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 2,245 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,826,220, according to the health ministry. There are six new imported cases, with 2,239 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 12 deaths have been…

Australia’s East Coast Sees Flash Floods, Rescue Operations Underway

SYDNEY, Sept 23 (NNN-AAP) – Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales (NSW), have seen flash floods with severe weather warnings issued yesterday, with emergency services conducting multiple rescues. The NSW State Emergency Service (SES), has been conducting rescues in the northern part of the state, where flash floods…

Indonesia Raised Benchmark Banking Interest Rate To 4.25 Percent

JAKARTA, Sept 23 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia announced yesterday, to raise its benchmark banking interest rate by 50 bps to 4.25 percent, to suppress inflation, amid the impact of rising fuel prices and uncertainty in global financial markets. The decision was made in a two-day meeting of the Board of Governors…

Brunei, S. Korea To Resume Direct Flights Soon: Envoy

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 23 (NNN-ANN) – South Korea and Brunei will resume direct flights between Bandar Seri Begawan and Incheon soon, said South Korean Ambassador to Brunei, Kim Soung-eun. According to the local daily, Borneo Bulletin yesterday, the ambassador said that, before the pandemic, South Korea ranked fifth, in…

34 Dead As Migrant Ship Capsized Near Syrian Shore

DAMASCUS, Sept 23 (NNN-SANA) – At least thirty-four people were dead and several others injured, after a ship carrying immigrants from Lebanon, capsized in the Syrian territorial water yesterday, the Syria Health Ministry announced. Twenty people onboard the ship were rescued and are currently receiving medical treatment in the coastal…