Saudi Arabia Executes 81 Convicts

RIYADH, Mar 13 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry announced yesterday, the execution of 81 convicts on different charges, including terrorism, espionage, and murder. The convictions also include targeting government personnel and vital economic sites, the killing of law enforcement officers and maiming their bodies, and planting land mines to…

Bhutanese Newspaper Reveals Troubles In Bhutan-India Joint Hydropower Projects

KATHMANDU, Mar 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Bhutanese newspaper, recently published a report reviewing its coverage on troubles in Bhutan-India joint hydropower projects since 2012. In its story published in Apr, 2013, the Bhutanese focused on The Punatsangchu I project, which was beset with higher project costs, after relocating the dam…

Singapore Reports 12,632 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Mar 13 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 12,632 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 929,735. Of the new cases, 2,210 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 10,422 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of…

Malaysia’s Leading Coalition Wins Another Key State Election

JOHOR BAHRU, Mar 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, led by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), scored another key election victory late last night, winning over control of Johor state. The coalition took 37 out of 56 state assembly seats, granting it a two-thirds majority in the…

Turkish, Armenian FMs Discuss Ways To End Decades-Old Hostilities

ANTALYA, Turkey, Mar 13 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, met his Armenian counterpart, Ararat Mirzoyan, yesterday in Antalya, a south-western resort city of Turkey, to discuss ways of ending decades-old hostilities. The two ministers attended a joint press conference after they met on the sidelines of the ongoing…

Iran Ready To Supply Required Oil For World Market: Official

TEHRAN, Mar 12 (NNN-IRNA) – The head of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said yesterday, Iran is ready to supply required oil for the world market and stabilise prices. The Iranian government has made every effort to regain Iran’s oil share in the market, and to increase it, Mohsen Khojasteh…

UN Warns Of Impending Famine In War-Ravaged Yemen Due To Economic Collapse

ADEN, Mar 12 (NNN-YPA) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), warned that, millions of Yemeni people are at risk of famine, as a result of the country’s years-long military conflict and sharp deterioration of its economy, calling for urgent action. “Children in Yemen are starving not because of a…

Cambodia Donates 10 More Vaccine Vans To Neighbouring Laos

PHNOM PENH, Mar 12 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia today provided 10 more vaccine vans, to help neighbouring Laos fight the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. Cambodian health ministry’s secretary of state and spokeswoman, Or Vandine, handed over the vehicles to Lao health minister, Bounfeng Phoummalaysith, at the Trapeang Kriel international border checkpoint,…

Fire In Delhi Claims Seven Lives

NEW DELHI, Mar 12 (NNN-PTI) – At least seven people were charred to death, after a major fire broke out in Delhi, early this morning, a senior Delhi Fire Services official confirmed. According to the official, the fire broke out in as many as 60 huts, located near Gokalpur village,…

Sri Lankan Schools Further Relax COVID-19 Restrictions

COLOMBO, Mar 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan Ministry of Education, issued a circular summoning all students to schools from Mar 14. Schools can be conducted as they were before the pandemic, according to the circular, issued on Thursday, by Kapila Perera, secretary to the Ministry of Education. This marks…