13.2 Kg Heroin Seized In Myanmar’s Central Region

YANGON, Sept 14 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 13.2 kg of heroin in Mandalay region, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC), yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, the joint anti-narcotic police force, made a seizure in Pyin Oo Lwin township, yesterday morning. Heroin worth…

Latest: India’s COVID-19 4,846,427, Death Toll Nearly 80,000

NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (NNN-UNI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 4,846,427, and the death toll surged to 79,722, as 92,071 new cases and 1,136 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, revealed the latest data released by the health ministry today. Still, there are 986,598 cases across the…

Pakistani Security Forces Kill Terrorist Commander, Three Others

ISLAMABAD, Sept 14 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani military said, the security forces killed a terrorist commander, along with three others, in the Waziristan area of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. An army statement said, “In a major breakthrough, terrorist commander, Ihsan Ullah alias Ihsan Sanray, along with three other terrorists were…

New Zealand To Relax COVID-19 Restrictions In Most Regions Next Week

WELLINGTON, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand will relax its COVID-19 restrictions, by moving to Alert Level 1, and decide on whether to lower Auckland’s alert level on Sept 21, Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, said today. Currently, Auckland remains at Alert Level 2.5, with the rest of the country at…

S. Korea Reports 109 More COVID-19 Cases, 22,285 In Total

SEOUL, Sept 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 109 more daily cases of COVID-19, as of midnight Sunday, raising the total number of infections to 22,285. The daily caseload stayed below 200 for 12 straight days, but continued to grow in triple digits since Aug 14. It was attributed to…

Singapore Reports 49 New COVID-19 Cases, 57,406 In Total

SINGAPORE, Sept 14 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 49 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 57,406. Of the new cases, eight are imported cases, one is a community case and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers.…

Indonesia Reports 3,636 New COVID-19 Cases, 73 New Deaths

JAKARTA, Sept 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 3,636 within one day, to 218,382, with the death toll adding by 73 to 8,723, the Health Ministry said yesterday. According to the ministry, 2,552 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients…

Protesters Clash With Police In Australia As Lock-Down Tensions Flare

SYDNEY, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Hundreds of protesters clashed with police, in the Australian state of Victoria yesterday, as frustration over an ongoing COVID-19 lock-down boiled over. In the capital city of Melbourne, 74 people were arrested and 176 infringement notices issued, for violating lock-down regulations, which require residents to…

Myanmar Reports 136 New COVID-19 Cases, Four More Deaths

YANGON, Sept 14 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported four more COVID-19 deaths yesterday, bringing the death toll in the country to 20 in total, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry. According to the release, a 75-year-old man, a 90-year-old woman, a 74-year-old woman and another 90-year-old woman,…

Jordan PM Warns Rise In Local COVID-19 Infections

AMMAN, Sept 14 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Prime Minister, Omar Razzaz, warned that the continuous rise in the number of local cases of COVID-19, poses risks of community transmission to the country. During an online address, the prime minister said, Jordan’s ability to combat the pandemic and continue the opening of…