Afghan Woman Builds Girls’ School In Far-Flung District

SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Feb 28 (NNN-ANA) – An Afghan woman helped, in constructing a school for girls, in the country’s northern Jawzjan province, which has been welcomed by Afghans as an initiative towards developing education in the country. In Aqcha, a far-flung district of the Jawzjan province, Hajji Bibi Nazira, built…

Kidnapper Killed, Hostage Rescued In Afghanistan’s Kabul

KABUL, Feb 28 (NNN-ANA) – One kidnapper was killed and four others arrested, after intelligence personnel of the Afghan caretaker government, busted a group on the western outskirts of the capital, Kabul, the government confirmed today. “The Kabul department of General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) rescued Abdul Ghafar from the…

Philippines Logs 951 New COVID-19 Cases, Lowest Since Dec Last Year

MANILA, Feb 28 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 951 new COVID-19 infections today, the lowest since Dec 29, 2021, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,661,997. The DOH said, 50 more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to…

Malaysia Reports 24,466 New COVID-19 Infections, 40 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 24,466 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 3,419,636, according to the health ministry. There are 246 new imported cases, with 24,220 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 40 deaths have been…

DPRK Conducts Test To Develop Reconnaissance Satellite

PYONGYANG, Feb 28 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), conducted an important test yesterday, under a reconnaissance satellite development plan, it was reported today. Conducted by the National Aerospace Development Administration and the Academy of Defence Science, the test helped confirm the “characteristics and working accuracy of…

Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force Seizes 62 Kg Drugs In Operations

ISLAMABAD, Feb 28 (NNN-APP) – The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) of Pakistan, yesterday seized 62.8 kg drugs in two separate operations in different areas of the country, according to an ANF spokesperson. The spokesperson said, a team of ANF members conducted an operation, at the cargo section of the Islamabad International…

COVID-19 Daily Spike Tops 3,000 For Sixth Day In Brunei As Anti-Pandemic Fund Allocated

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 28 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 3,962 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally to 59,447. As a country of 420,000 people, Brunei saw its daily cases exceeding the 3,000 mark for six consecutive days since Tuesday – also the latest in a series of record-breaking…

Bangladesh’s New Election Commission Formed

DHAKA, Feb 28 (NNN-BSS) – The new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), and four election commissioners of Bangladesh, took their oath yesterday, forming the new Election Commission (EC) of the country. Chief Justice, Hasan Foez Siddique, administered the oath to Kazi Habibul Awal, as the new CEC, at a ceremony at…

Indonesia To Welcome Int’l Travellers Quarantine-Free In Bali From Mar 14

JAKARTA, Feb 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government will conduct a trial on receiving international travellers without quarantine, in the country’s resort island of Bali, beginning Mar 14, under certain conditions, a senior minister said yesterday. The trial may be launched before Mar 14, if the government sees positive development…

Egypt, Jordan Leaders Hold Phone Call Over Bilateral Cooperation

CAIRO, Feb 28 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and King Abdullah II of Jordan, yesterday held a phone conversation over strengthening cooperation. During the conversation, Sisi lauded the continuous development of relations between the two countries, as well as, coordination on regional and international issues, the Egyptian Presidency said…