China Issues Commemorative Stamps For COP15

KUNMING, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – China Post issued a commemorative stamp yesterday, for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), that opened in Kunming, the capital of south-west China’s Yunnan Province. A total of seven million of these stamps,…

Earthquake In Indonesia Triggers No Tsunami

JAKARTA, Oct 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake that hit Bitung city, in Indonesia’s eastern province of North Sulawesi, was recorded at 5.7 magnitude, triggering no tsunami, the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said, yesterday. The epicentre of the shallow quake was located 122 km to the south-east of Bitung,…

Singapore Reports 2,263 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 12 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 2,263 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 129,229, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a press release. Of the new cases, 1,969 were in the community, 306 were in migrant workers’ dormitories, and eight were…

Maldives Parliament Speaker Returns After Injury Recovery From Terror Attack

MALE, Oct 12 (NNN-IPS) – The Maldives’ speaker of parliament and former President, Mohamed Nasheed, has returned, after spending four months abroad, recovering from injuries sustained in a terror attack, local media reported here yesterday. According to the SunOnline news, Nasheed flew back from the United Arab Emirates, and was…

Thailand Plans To Reopen To Vaccinated Visitors From Nov: PM

BANGKOK, Oct 12 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, announced yesterday, a plan to allow fully-vaccinated visitors from “low risk” countries and regions, to enter the country without quarantine from next month. “I have instructed the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) and the Ministry of Public Health, to…

Car Bomb Explosion Kills Three In Yemen’s Hadramout

ADEN, Oct 12 (NNN-YPA) – At least three people were killed yesterday, as a result of a car bomb explosion, in Yemen’s south-eastern province of Hadramout, a Yemeni government official said. “An explosive-laden vehicle, exploded on the main street of Seiyun district, in Hadramout, causing a massive blast that jolted…

Syria Condemns Israeli Plan To Increase Population In Occupied Golan Heights

DAMASCUS, Oct 12 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry, yesterday, condemned comments made by Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, who announced a plan to increase the number of Israeli settlers, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The ministry said, Bennett’s announcement is “unable to change the eternal fact that Golan was…

Jordanian, Iranian FMs Discuss Bilateral Ties On Phone

AMMAN, Oct 12 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, yesterday, received a phone call from his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, during which they discussed measures for bolstering bilateral relations. The two ministers also exchanged views on solving regional crises and beefing up efforts to strengthen ties, so as…

UN Chief Calls For Injection Of Liquidity Into Afghan Economy

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday, called for the injection of liquidity, to keep the Afghan economy afloat. In addition to humanitarian aid, the international community needs to act, to prevent the economic collapse of Afghanistan, he told reporters. Even before the Taliban takeover in…

Maldives Records Over 900,000 Tourist Arrivals This Year

MALE, Oct 12 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives received more than 905,000 tourists so far this year, local media cited the tourism ministry data as reported yesterday. The tourist arrivals are 122.5 percent higher than last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic led to prolonged border closures and restrictions on international travels…