Cambodia Receives New Batch Of Three Million Doses Of Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine

PHNOM PENH, Sept 25 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia yesterday received a new batch of three million doses of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine. A flight carrying the vaccine, purchased from Chinese biopharmaceutical firm, Sinovac Biotech, landed at the Phnom Penh International Airport shortly before 10:00 a.m. local time, said the Ministry of…

Reconstruction Funded By Egypt Kicks Off In Gaza

GAZA, Sept 24 (NNN-WAFA) – The first phase of a reconstruction plan, which is funded by Egypt, kicked off in the besieged Gaza Strip, a Palestinian official announced. “Egyptian construction vehicles and engineers, immediately started working on the first phase of reconstructing what had been destroyed during the last wave…

Malaysia’s Inflation Up Two Percent In Aug

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), rose two percent year on year in Aug, official data showed today. The transport group continued to record a double-digit increase since Mar, and edged up 11 percent in Aug, as compared to a…

Bangladesh Receives New Batch Of Sinopharm Vaccines From China

DHAKA, Sept 24 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh received a new batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from China. A plane of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying five million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday, Health Ministry spokesperson, Maidul Islam Prodhan, said today. “We’ve received five million Sinopharm…

Philippines Posts 1.04 Billion USD Balance Of Payments Surplus In Aug

MANILA, Sept 24 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines posted a surplus of 1.04 billion U.S. dollars in overall balance of payments (BOP) in Aug, higher than the 657-million-dollar BOP surplus, recorded a year earlier, Philippine central bank data showed. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) attributed the surplus to the additional…

Protests In Australia’s Melbourne Could Accelerate COVID-19 Outbreak, Authorities Fear

SYDNEY, Sept 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – In the Australian state of Victoria, healthcare workers battling a rising number of COVID-19 cases, believe that a series of violent demonstrations in the capital city of Melbourne, could trigger an even worse spike in the disease. This morning, police riot squads, armed with tear…

Thailand Records 13,256 New COVID-19 Cases, 131 More Deaths

BANGKOK, Sept 24 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand yesterday reported 13,256 new COVID-19 cases, and 131 more deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). The spike in new cases is the highest over the past four days. Of the new infections, over 4,000 cases…

India Burns About 2,500 Rhino Horns To Mark World Rhino Day

NEW DELHI, Sept 24 (NNN-PTI) – Nearly 2,500 Rhino horns, weighing around 1,300 kg, have been set on fire, in large pyres in India’s north-eastern state of Assam. The move on Wednesday, was to mark World Rhino Day. The horns destroyed were seized from poachers and illegal traders, or recovered…

Afghanistan Wants Friendly Relations With International Community: Acting FM

KABUL, Sept 24 (NNN-ANA) – The acting foreign minister of the newly-formed administration of Afghanistan, said here yesterday that, Afghanistan wants to have friendly relations with the international community, including neighbouring and regional countries. “The Islamic Emirate wants to have friendly relations with the international community and co-exist with all…

Afghanistan Aid Operations Expand, But Most People Hungry: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (NNN-ANA) – The reach of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan is increasing, but only a fraction of the people have enough to eat, a UN spokesman said yesterday. “The UN Humanitarian Air Service is operating flights, almost daily, to different provinces, including Kabul,” said Stephane Dujarric, chief…