Myanmar Reports 3,391 New COVID-19 Cases

YANGON, Feb 26 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported 3,391 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, with a daily positivity rate of 12.49 percent, up from Thursday’s 10.31 percent, according to a release from the Ministry of Health. The ministry said, 27,158 lab samples were tested yesterday and the total number of COVID-19 cases…

Singapore Reports 18,597 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Feb 26 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 18,597 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 679,795. Of the new cases, 3,186 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 15,411 through ARTs (antigen rapid tests), according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.…

Update: Strong Quake Kills At Least Two In Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Feb 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least two persons were killed and dozens of others wounded, as a 6.2-magnitude quake hit Indonesia’s western province of West Sumatra, today, an official said. Head of the Operation Unit of Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency of West Sumatra Province, Jumaidi, told the media…

Sri Lankan PM Demands Completion Of Housing Projects For Low-Income Groups By 2024

COLOMBO, Feb 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, yesterday, instructed officials of the ministry of urban development and housing, to complete the country’s all housing projects for low-income families by 2024. At a meeting, the prime minister also instructed officials to implement urban development projects, in accordance…

Brunei Unveils Legislative Meeting To Discuss Yearly Fiscal Budget

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 25 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei officially unveiled the 18th Legislative Council (LegCo) meeting yesterday, with government budget, development plans, post-pandemic recovery on the table for discussion. The annual parliamentary session was inaugurated by Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and will focus on the deliberation and approval of the…

S.Korea Reports 165,890 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Feb 25 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 165,890 more COVID-19 cases, as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 2,665,077, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was slightly down from 170,016, the previous day, falling below 170,000 in three days,…

Singapore’s Manufacturing Output Growth Drops To Two Percent In Jan

SINGAPORE, Feb 25 (NNN-CNA) – The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) said today that, the country’s manufacturing output increased two percent year-on-year, in Jan, 2022, compared to a revised 16.7-percent increase last Dec. Excluding biomedical manufacturing, the output grew 4.7 percent year-on-year in Jan, compared to a 5.9-percent growth in…

Seven Terrorists Killed In Two Separate Operations In Pakistan: Military

ISLAMABAD, Feb 25 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani army conducted two separate operations in different areas of the country yesterday, killing seven terrorists, said the military. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani army, said in a statement that, security forces conducted an operation on the reported…

Eight Polio-Vaccination Team Members In Afghanistan Slain: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United Nations is appalled by the slaying, yesterday, of eight workers on polio-vaccination teams in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz and Takhar provinces, a UN spokesman said. “We are appalled by the brutality of these killings, across four separate locations,” said Stephane Dujarric, the chief…

Undeclared Talks Between Yemeni Warring Factions In Oman End In Deadlock

ADEN, Feb 25 (NNN-YPA) – An undeclared round of UN-brokered talks between Yemen’s warring factions, failed to reach an agreement, to end the years-long military conflict in the country, a Yemeni official said, yesterday. “During the past months, the Houthi rebel militia and Yemen’s government, engaged in a series of…