India’s Factory Output Contracts For 4th Straight Month In June

MUMBAI, Aug 12 (NNN-UNI) – India’s June factory output contracted by 16.6 percent from the same month a year ago, compared to 34 percent contraction in the preceding month of May on year, according to the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Tuesday. This is the fourth…

All Thai Public Schools To Resume Normal Classes Tomorrow After Gov’t Eases Lock-down Restrictions

BANGKOK, Aug 12 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Ministry of Education announced that, all state schools under the supervision of the Ministry’s Office of Basic Education Commission (OBEC), will resume in-person teaching from tomorrow onwards, but on a trial basis. OBEC said, the resumption of schools was in line with improvement in…

Cambodia’s Visions To Be Realised With Upgraded, Diversified Economy Under New Technologies

PHNOM PENH, Aug 12 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s 2030 and 2050 visions can only be realised, if the potential of new technologies has been exploited to upgrade and diversify its economy, said the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)’s new report released yesterday. In its report titled: “Adaptation and Adoption of Industry…

Afghans Slam Violence As 44 Killed Following Prisoners Swap

KABUL, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 44 fighters, with the majority of them Taliban militants, have been killed in the country, over the past 24 hours, since the conclusion of the three-day traditional grand assembly that approved the release of 400 hardcore Taliban inmates, officials said. In the latest…

UN Voices Concern Over Severe Flooding In Asia

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United Nations, yesterday highlighted severe floodings in the Asian countries of Bangladesh, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and India, and expressed its willingness to help. In Bangladesh, people are experiencing the worst and longest monsoon flooding in years. A quarter of…

Lebanese Gov’t Resigns After Deadly Beirut Blast

BEIRUT, Aug 11 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, announced the resignation of his government, after deadly explosions in Beirut that have triggered anti-government protests. Diab said, the government has decided to resign to stand by Lebanese, who are demanding for a real change. Beirut was rocked last week…

Israel “Annexes Smoothly” West Bank Under Military Training Pretext: Palestinian Officials

RAMALLAH, Aug 11 (NNN-WAFA) – Senior Palestinian officials accused Israel that it carries out “smoothly” the annexation of the West Bank lands under the pretext of military training. Sabri Saidam, a member of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement’s Central Committee, told reporters in Ramallah that, Israel is proceeding with…

Jordan To Enforce Law Of Wearing Face Masks As Local COVID-19 Infections Increase

AMMAN, Aug 11 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan will enforce a law that makes wearing face masks and gloves obligatory, as 14 local infections were reported Monday. From Aug 15, the Jordanian public security department and relevant authorities will start campaigns to enforce the law and impose fines for those who do…

Hamas Urges Palestinian Resistance Against Israeli Measures In West Bank, East Jerusalem

GAZA, Aug 11 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas, ruler of the Gaza Strip, on Monday urged Palestinians, to confront the Israeli measures in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. “The barbaric Israeli aggression against Jerusalem and its plan of constructing 1,000 settlement units in the West Bank are real dangers,” said Abdulatif…

Two Women Killed In Torrential Rain, Flash Flood In Yemen’s Sanaa

SANAA, Aug 11 (NNN-SABA) – Torrential rain and flash flood in the Yemeni governorate of Sanaa, destroyed a family home and killed two women, on Monday, residents said. Five other family members were critically wounded, in the collapse of the house in Manakhah district, about 60 km west of the…