Indonesia’s 2025 Budget Deficit Widened Over Pro-Growth Spending

JAKARTA, Jan 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s state budget deficit widened to 695.1 trillion rupiah (about 41.28 billion U.S. dollars) by the end of 2025, as the government increased spending to support economic growth, amid global headwinds, the country’s finance minister said, yesterday. Speaking at a press conference, Finance Minister, Purbaya…

Thongloun Elected General Secretary Of 12th Central Committee Of LPRP

VIENTIANE, Jan 9 (NNN-KPL) – The 12th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP), concluded yesterday in the Lao capital, Vientiane, and Thongloun Sisoulith was elected general secretary of the 12th Central Committee of the LPRP, at the 12th Central Committee’s first meeting. The three-day congress elected 73…

Syrian Authorities Impose Curfew In Aleppo, Demand SDF Withdrawal

DAMASCUS, Jan 9 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian authorities imposed a curfew across several neighbourhoods in Aleppo yesterday, and demanded the withdrawal of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from parts of the city, citing escalating security tensions. The Internal Security Command in Aleppo announced the curfew in the neighbourhoods of Ashrafieh, Sheikh…

Hostilities In Syria’s Aleppo Trigger Civilian Casualties, Displacements: UN Humanitarians

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two days of deadly hostilities in Aleppo, Syria, have led to civilian casualties and thousands of displacements, UN humanitarians said, yesterday. Authorities reported that, at least five civilians, including two women and a child, were killed and dozens more were injured. The UN Office…

Saudi Arabia Discovers Rare 465-Million-Year-Old Crab Fossils

RIYADH, Jan 9 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi Royal Commission for AlUla, announced yesterday, the discovery of horseshoe crab fossils, dating back approximately 465 million years. The discovery was included in a peer-reviewed study, published in Gondwana Research, a leading international journal, specialising in geological sciences. The fossils, discovered in the…

Four Killed In Road Accident In Northern Kazakhstan

ALMATY, Jan 9 (NNN-KNA) – Four people died yesterday, after a passenger car collided with a truck, on the Astana-Petropavlovsk highway, in northern Kazakhstan. According to preliminary data from the North Kazakhstan Region police department, the passenger car entered the oncoming lane and collided with an approaching truck. The driver…

Mt Ogi Wildfire Breaks Out In Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture

TOKYO, Jan 8 (NNN-NHK) – A wildfire broke out on Mt Ogi, in Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture, today, with no casualties reported so far, local media reported. Local residents reported smoke rising from Mt Ogi, near Uenohara City, at around 10: 45 a.m. local time. The fire continues to spread. As…

Two Policemen Killed, 30 Wounded In Clashes In SW Iran

TEHRAN, Jan 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Two Iranian police officers were killed and 30 others injured yesterday, during clashes in south-western Iran, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, as nationwide protests over economic grievances entered their 11th day. The violence erupted in the city of Lordegan, in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province,…

Türkiye, Malaysia Pledged Deeper Cooperation In Defence, Trade

ANKARA, Jan 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and visiting Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, yesterday, attended here the inaugural meeting of the Türkiye-Malaysia High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, pledging to deepen collaboration in defence, trade and other key sectors. Speaking at a joint press conference after the meeting,…

Four Killed, 23 Injured In Bus Accident In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Jan 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four people were killed and 23 others injured, in a bus accident on the outskirts of Kathmandu last night, a police official said. The bus, carrying around 40 people, plunged about 100 metres off a highway, leading to the fatal incident. Pawan Bhattarai, spokesperson for…