Tax Operations Declared As “Essential Services” In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jul 2 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi interim government, has declared tax operations as “essential services,” in a bid to better safeguard local and foreign trade and commerce. Bangladesh’s Ministry of Labour and Employment, issued a gazette notification in this regard, yesterday. According to the notification, tax operations are declared…

Two More Palestinians Murdered By Israeli Army In West Bank: Palestinian Sources

RAMALLAH, Jul 2 (NNN-WAFA) – Two more Palestinians, including a teenager, were murdered by the Zionist army, and 45 others arrested, in the West Bank, yesterday, Palestinian sources said. Amjad Abu Awad, 15, was murdered by Israeli army fire, in the city of Ramallah, said the Palestinian Ministry of Health.…

Explainer: Why Was Thai PM Paetongtarn Suspended From Duty?

BANGKOK, Jul 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court, yesterday, suspended Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, from duty, pending a ruling on whether she violated the constitution, a decision that has plunged Thai politics into uncertainty. Here’s what we know about the court decision: The Constitutional Court’s decision was based on a…

Melbourne Childcare Worker Charged With Child Abuse Offenses

SYDNEY, Jul 1 (NNN-AAP) – More than 1,000 children have been asked to undergo testing for infectious diseases, after a Melbourne childcare worker was charged with child sex offenses. Police in the state of Victoria said today that, Joshua Brown, 26, was arrested in May, and charged with over 70…

Man In Critical Condition After Stabbing At Tokyo Building

TOKYO, Jul 1 (NNN-NHK) – A man was left in critical condition, after being stabbed at a law office, inside a high-rise building, in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district today, local media reported. According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the incident occurred around 11:50 a.m. local time, at a law office…

S. Korea’s Top Prosecutor Offers To Resign

SEOUL, Jul 1 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s top prosecutor, has offered to resign, about nine months after he took office in Sept last year, multiple media outlets said today. Prosecutor General, Shim Woo-jung, tendered his resignation yesterday, and his retirement ceremony will be held tomorrow. President Lee Jae-myung, who was…

New Gecko Discoveries Hint At Hidden Depths Of Wildlife Haven In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Jul 1 (NNN-AKP) – Several gecko species found during a series of surveys in unexplored limestone hills, in western Cambodia’s Battambang province, have been confirmed as new to science, a conservationist group said, in a press release, yesterday. The gecko species were found by a survey team, including…

Death Toll In Chemical Factory Blast In India’s Telangana Rises To 12

NEW DELHI, Jul 1 (NNN-PTI) – With the recovery of four more bodies, the death toll in yesterday’s blast at a chemical factory in the southern Indian state of Telangana, has risen to 12, officials said. Thirty-four others injured in the blast are undergoing treatment at various hospitals. The blast…

UN Security Council Extends Mandate Of Peacekeeping Force On Golan Heights

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Security Council, yesterday, unanimously adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force on the Golan Heights for six months, until Dec 31, 2025. Resolution 2782, regarding the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), stresses the obligation of both Israel and…

Leader Of Colombian Criminal Ring Captured In UAE, Says Ecuador’s Interior Minister

QUITO, Jul 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Ecuadorian-born top leader of the Colombian criminal organisation, “Border Commandos,” has been captured in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ecuador’s Interior Minister, John Reimberg, announced. The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) arrested Roberto Carlos Alvarez Vera in Abu Dhabi, Reimberg said, at a press…