Brunei Reported Hike Of Daily COVID-19 Cases

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jul 20 (NNN-ANN) – The COVID-19 cases in Brunei have shown an increase during the past week, with an average rate of 1,730 new cases per day, the country’s health ministry said, in a weekly briefing. According to local media reports yesterday, a total of 68,893 Antigen…

Cambodia Collected 3.26 Billion USD In Tax Revenue In H1, Up 22 Percent

PHNOM PENH, Jul 20 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia collected 3.26 billion U.S. dollars from all sources of taxes, in the first half of 2022, up 22 percent from 2.67 billion dollars over the same period last year, according to a statement, yesterday. The country has two institutions responsible for collecting taxes.…

Timor-Leste Seeks To Join ASEAN Under Indonesia’s Chairmanship Next Year

JAKARTA, Jul 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – Timor-Leste is hoping to be able to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), when Indonesia becomes the chair of ASEAN next year, the country’s President, Jose Ramos-Horta said, during his visit to Indonesia yesterday. Ramos-Horta, who was sworn in as the president of…

Indonesia, Timor-Leste Agreed To Strengthen Economic Cooperation

JAKARTA, Jul 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, and the President of Timor-Leste, Jose Ramos-Horta, agreed to strengthen cooperation in the economic sector, during a bilateral meeting held here at the Bogor Presidential Palace, yesterday. “We discussed various bilateral cooperation, in an open and friendly manner, and the commitment…

Raisi, Putin Vow To Expand Iran-Russia Cooperation, Ensure Regional Security

TEHRAN, Jul 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, held talks here yesterday, agreeing to further strengthen bilateral relations and expand cooperation, to ensure security in the region. The meeting was held, following Putin’s arrival in Tehran yesterday afternoon, for participation in a trilateral…

Roundup: Biden’s First Mideast Visit Only Leaves Hollow Promises: Israeli Experts

JERUSALEM, Jul 20 (NNN-PNA) – Joe Biden’s first visit to Israel and Palestine as U.S. president, left only hollow commitments and could not resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israeli experts said. Tovah Lazaroff, deputy managing editor of The Jerusalem Post, wrote that, though Biden spoke of a future of peace, he…

Egypt Launched Bike Sharing Project Ahead Of Hosting COP27

CAIRO, Jul 20 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt launched yesterday, a public bicycle sharing project, to promote eco-friendly means of transport in downtown Cairo, the capital of Egypt, the Cairo Governorate announced in a statement. The Cairo Bike project comes a few months ahead of Egypt’s hosting of the 27th session of…

Philippines Logged 1,841 New COVID-19 Cases

MANILA, Jul 20 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported 1,841 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,737,222. The Department of Health (DOH) said, the number of active cases slightly fell to 20,511 in the country. The death toll remained unchanged at…

Philippines Reported Nearly 280 Deaths From Dengue In H1

MANILA, Jul 20 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Department of Health (DOH), yesterday said, it recorded 274 deaths from dengue fever, in the last six months, as cases spiked. The ministry said, it recorded 65,190 dengue cases from Jan 1 to Jul 2 this year, 83 percent higher than a year…

Iran Says Syrian Issue In Focus Of Tehran Trilateral Summit

TEHRAN, Jul 19 (NNN-ISNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said yesterday that, the issues surrounding Syria is on the agenda of the trilateral summit in Tehran today. “We would try to stabilise the important goal of the Astana process, which was to reduce tensions in the conflict areas in…