Cambodia’s Largest Ports See Growth In Revenue Last Year Despite Pandemic

PHNOM PENH, Jan 27 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s two state-owned ports, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) and Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), saw double-digit growth in revenue in 2021, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport said, in a report, today. PAS, the kingdom’s largest seaport, earned gross…

S. Korea Says DPRK Fires Unidentified Projectile Into Eastern Waters

SEOUL, Jan 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), fired an unidentified projectile, into the eastern waters, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, today. The JCS said this, in a short statement, without mentioning of any further detail of the launch.– NNN-YONHAP

Israeli Teachers Union Announces Strike Due To Change In Quarantine Policy

JERUSALEM, Jan 27 (NNN-PNA) – The Israel Teachers Union, yesterday announced, the shutdown of schools and kindergartens starting from today, in response to the government’s decision to change the quarantine policy of students. Under the government’s new outline, planned to take effect today, a student exposed to a confirmed COVID-19…

Singapore Reports 4,832 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jan 27 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 4,832 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 327,602. Of the new cases, 1,836 were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 2,996 through ART (antigen rapid test), according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health. Among…

U.S. Forces Send 130 Tankers Of “Stolen Syrian Oil” To Iraq: State Media

DAMASCUS, Jan 27 (NNN-SANA) – The U.S. forces in north-eastern Syria, sent 130 tankers of “stolen Syrian oil” to Iraq in recent hours. With the help of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, the batch of “stolen” oil was sent from Syria’s north-eastern province of Hasakah to northern Iraq, through a…

Syrian President Pardons Deserters From Army

DAMASCUS, Jan 26 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, yesterday issued a presidential decree, on pardoning military deserters. The amnesty covers desertion-related crimes of military personnel, who fled their positions to areas inside or outside Syria, the report said. The pardon covers the desertion activities that took place before Jan…

Saudi Arabia, Iraq Sign Deal To Link Power Grids

BAGHDAD/RIYADH, Jan 26 (NNN-NINA/SPA) – Saudi Arabia and Iraq, signed yesterday, a memorandum of understanding (MoU), to link the power grids of the two countries. The deal was inked via video conference by Saudi Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Saud, and Iraqi Acting Minister of Electricity, Adel Karim,…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses 40 Million

NEW DELHI, Jan 26 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 40,085,116 today, as 285,914 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, across the country, according to the federal health ministry’s latest data. Meanwhile, 665 deaths, due to the pandemic reported since yesterday morning, took the total death…

Teacher Drowned, 33 Kids Rescued As Boat Overturns In Northern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 26 (NNN-APP) – A teacher drowned, while 33 kids were rescued, when the boat carrying them overturned, in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, yesterday, local media reports, said. The teacher and the students were on a school trip to the Khanpur dam, some 47 km north-west of the…

Afghan Police Arrest Two Drug Smugglers In Samangan Province

AYBAK, Afghanistan, Jan 26 (NNN-ANA) – Police have arrested two persons on charges of smuggling illicit drugs, in northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province, said a statement, by the provincial police department, released here yesterday. The alleged smugglers, according to the statement, were arrested on Monday, for smuggling heroin and selling them…