Cambodian PM Ordered Crackdown On All Types Of Illegal Gambling

PHNOM PENH, Sept 18 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, yesterday, ordered a nationwide crackdown on all types of illegal gambling, including lottery, cock fight and poker. “I’d like to issue a strict order to all municipal or provincial governors, to take immediate action to suppress all…

17 Dead, Five Missing In Nepal’s Landslides

KATHMANDU, Sept 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 17 people were killed and five others missing, in landslides overnight, in Nepal’s Achham district, a local official said, yesterday. Incessant rainfalls from Friday morning triggered landslides during the night, which swept away houses in three different parts of the district, in far-western…

New Zealand’s Rotorua Marathon Brought Thousands Of Runners Into Lake Tracks

ROTORUA, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 2,400 runners stepped on the picturesque tracks around Rotorua Lake yesterday, in one of the oldest sporting events in New Zealand. Home favorite, Michael Voss, won by a clear margin in 2:29:21 and became the first man to win three consecutive Rotorua Marathons,…

Cambodia Arrested Two Alleged Drug Traffickers, Seizing 7.8 Kg Of Narcotics

PHNOM PENH, Sept 18 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s anti-drug police arrested two local men, for allegedly possessing and trafficking in illicit drugs, confiscating 7.8 kg of narcotics, the National Police reported, yesterday. The two suspects were apprehended during a raid on three locations in Phnom Penh’s Boeung Keng Kang and Meanchey…

Afghans Took To The Streets To Protest Against U.S. Decision On Afghanistan’s Assets

Kabul, Sept 18 (NNN-ANA) – Hundreds of Afghans gathered in front of the former Afghanistan Human Rights Commission office, in the capital, Kabul, yesterday, to protest against the U.S. recent announcement, regarding transferring a part of Afghanistan’s national reserves to a trust in Switzerland, calling for full release of the…

Philippines Logged 2,275 New COVID-19 Cases, 35 More Deaths

MANILA, Sept 18 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported 2,275 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,918,329. The country’s Department of Health said, the number of active cases dropped to 26,271, while 35 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death…

Rain-Related Incidents Killed 22 In North India

NEW DELHI, Sept 18 (NNN-PTI) – More than 20 people died and many others were injured, in rain-related incidents, in various parts of India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, amid heavy downpour over the past few days, local media reported yesterday. The dead included over 10 people who died in…

Vietnam Reported 2,479 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Sept 18 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam recorded 2,479 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, down 601 from Friday, according to the Ministry of Health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 11,456,558. The country reported one new death from the…

Malaysia Reported 1,572 New COVID-19 Infections, Three New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 1,572 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,817,251, according to the health ministry. There are three new imported cases, with 1,569 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another three deaths have been…

Surge In Dengue Fever Continues In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 18 (NNN-APP) – A surge in dengue fever cases continues in parts of Pakistan, amid the ongoing outbreak that occurred due to floods in the country, the health authorities said, yesterday. A total of 350 new cases of dengue fever were reported across the north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province…