China To Provide Kyrgyzstan Free COVID-19 Vaccines

BISHKEK, Feb 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Chinese government will provide Kyrgyzstan with free COVID-19 vaccines, Chinese Ambassador, Du Dewen said, during a meeting with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister, Ruslan Kazakbaev. During the meeting, Du noted that China and Kyrgyzstan are good neighbours and all-round strategic partners, the Chinese embassy said. “The…

Brunei Reports One New Imported COVID-19 Case, 181 Cases In Total

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 6 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported one new imported case of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the national tally to 181. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, Case 181 is a 36-year-old man, who arrived in Brunei on Jan 22 from Europe via Kuala Lumpur. The contact tracing for…

Natural Gas Burst At Boarding School In Pekanbaru, Indonesia Are Toxic And Potential To Burn

PEKANBARU, Feb 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – Teams from the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Riau, together with gas company EMP Bentu Ltd., are handling the incidents of natural gas gushing, on Thursday, at the Al-Ihsan Islamic Boarding School in Pekanbaru. “The teams visited the location, to ensure that the…

Two Killed, Three Injured In Bomb Explosion At Rally In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 6 (NNN-APP) – Two people were killed and three others injured, when a bomb went off near a rally in Quetta city, Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province yesterday. The blast happened when the rally was passing by the office building of the city’s deputy commissioner, spokesman, Liaquat Shahwani, said.…

Philippines Logs 1,894 New COVID-19 Cases, Travel Rules For Foreigners To Be Further Eased

MANILA, Feb 5 (NNN-PNA) – The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported 1,894 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 533,587. The death toll climbed to 11,058, after 61 more patients died from the disease, DOH said. It added, 397 more…

Feature: Lion Dance Parade Brings Sydney’s Chinatown To Life Under Pandemic

SYDNEY, Feb 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – With plenty of drumming and cymballing, a lion dance troupe marched through Sydney’s Chinatown, bringing joy and vitality to both businesses and passers-by. On the three past Sundays, Sydney Choy Lee Fut lion dance team, performed in extreme heat or rain, in order to promote…

26 Killed In Fighting In N. Afghanistan

KUNDUZ, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 26 people, including 16 pro-government militiamen and 10 Taliban militants were killed, in fighting in Khanabad district, of Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province today, deputy to district chief, Qutratullah Safi, said. “In the clash, 16 pro-government militiamen, including their commander, Abdul Hakim, and 10…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,802,591 With 12,408 New Cases

NEW DELHI, Feb 5 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,802,591 today, as 12,408 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the health ministry. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 154,823, as 120 COVID-19 patients died since yesterday…

Myanmar Resumes Vaccination Programme Against COVID-19

YANGON, Feb 5 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar resumed the vaccination programme against COVID-19 across the country today, according to an announcement from the Health and Sports Ministry. The country started vaccinating about 103,142 frontline medical staff and volunteers, since Jan 27, as the first phase of the nationwide vaccination programme, the…

Cambodia To Launch COVID-19 Inoculation Drive On Feb 10, With Chinese Vaccines

PHNOM PENH, Feb 5 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said today that, an inoculation drive against COVID-19 will start from Feb 10, after the first batch of China-donated Sinopharm vaccines is due to arrive in the kingdom on Sunday. “At 8:30 a.m. (local time) on Feb…