Cambodia, Singapore Vow To Strengthen Cooperation In Post-Pandemic Era

PHNOM PENH, Feb 17 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Singapore vowed to further strengthen bilateral cooperation, in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era for mutual benefits, both sides said, in separate statements released late yesterday. The commitment was made while Singaporean Foreign Minister, Vivian Balakrishnan, paid a two-day visit to Cambodia, and called…

S. Korea Reports Record Daily High Of 93,135 Covid-19 Cases

SEOUL, Feb 17 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a record high, amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said here, today. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the country reported 93,135 more cases of COVID-19, for the past…

Malaysia Reports Highest Daily Spike Of 27,831 COVID-19 Cases

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 27,831 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, the highest daily spike since the outbreak, bringing the national total to 3,111,514, according to the health ministry. There are 118 new imported cases, with 27,713 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website…

Singapore Airlines Flight Lands In Bali For First Time In Two Years

JAKARTA, Feb 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – A Singapore Airlines flight, landed on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali for the first time, since the country closed international borders to tourism in Mar, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said yesterday. Flight SQ938 took off from Singapore’s Changi Airport and landed at…

Singapore Reports 16,883 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Feb 17 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 16,883 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 514,880. Of the new cases, 4,116 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 12,767 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of…

Indonesia To Promote Local Currency Settlement In G20 Meeting

JAKARTA, Feb 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia will promote the use of local currency settlement (LCS), in cross-border trade and investment, as an effort to reduce dependency on the U.S. dollar, the country’s Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, said yesterday. Indrawati said, she will raise the issue about the LCS scheme,…

20.3 Million People Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 In Myanmar

YANGON, Feb 17 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar has fully vaccinated over 20.3 million people against COVID-19 as of Tuesday, the country’s Ministry of Health said, yesterday. It said, over 23.1 million people in the country have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccines. Myanmar has a population of more…

Three Daesh Militants Killed In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Feb 17 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi security forces, yesterday, killed three militants of the extremist Daesh group, in the provinces of Salahudin and Diyala, security sources said. In Salahudin province, north of Baghdad, the security forces, backed by the Iraqi air force, carried out an operation in the Himreen…

Employees In India May See Highest Salary Rise Since 2016: Survey

MUMBAI, Feb 17 (NNN-PTI) – Employees in India may see an average hike of 9-9.9 percent in salaries, the highest since 2016, according to two separate studies, released by talent assessment firms yesterday. Meanwhile, the attrition figure, measuring the rate at which employees leave a company, hit a two-decade high…

Six Terrorists Killed In Military Operation In SW Pakistan: Army

ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (NNN-APP) – Six terrorists were killed during an exchange of fire with security forces, in Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province, the military said yesterday. The security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation, near the Buleda area of the province, the army’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, in…