Fire Damages Indonesian Embassy Building In Bangkok

BANGKOK, Oct 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – A fire damaged a two-story building in the Indonesian embassy compound in Bangkok, on Friday. No casualties were reported. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s emergency services said, the blaze began around noon in a residential building, but no one appeared to have been inside. The emergency…

Thai Police Nab Vietnamese Crypto-Currency Scammer At Airport

BANGKOK, Oct 12 (NNN-TNA) – Thai police announced that, Thai authorities have arrested a Vietnamese crypto-currency suspect, at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport, for allegedly scamming many Thais into believing they could make purchases of digital currency called OneCoin instead of Thai baht. Police said OneCoin was a fake digital currency.…

Cambodia’s Economy Remains Robust, Around Seven Percent This Year: IMF

PHNOM PENH, Oct 12 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s economic activity has been strong, and growth is expected to remain around seven percent in 2019, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. The statement was released after an IMF team, led by Jarkko Turunen, visited Phnom Penh from Sept 30 to Oct 11.…

Thai Government To Establish Counter-Fake-News Centre In Nov

BANGKOK, Oct 12 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai Digital Economy and Society Ministry, announced that, 40 state officials will be manning a newly-established “Counter-fake-news centre” in Nov. Digital Economy and Society Minister, Buddhipongse Punnakanta said, the centre’s staff would monitor news sources, including social media, verifying facts and responding to sources…

Brunei Youth Unemployment Highest Among ASEAN Countries: IMF

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 12 (NNN-BB NEWS) – The latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2019 country report, indicated that youth unemployment in Brunei poses a concern and needs to be addressed, which is now highest among ASEAN countries. In the report, IMF recommended a need for strong economic growth and…

Afghanistan Shuts Consulate In Pakistani City Over Market Ownership Dispute

ISLAMABAD, Oct 12 (NNN-PPI) – The Afghan government, shut down its consulate in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, over the removal of the Afghan national flag by Pakistani authorities, from a marketplace, which the Afghan embassy said belongs to Afghanistan. The Afghan embassy said, the police in Peshawar, capital of…

Iran Expresses Concern Over Oil Spill From Damaged Oil Tanker

TEHRAN, Oct 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, expressed concern over oil spill from the damaged Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea, which might result in environmental pollution. “The perpetrators of this dangerous adventurous action are responsible for all the consequences, including the pollution caused to the environment,” Foreign…

British Official Says Britain To Maintain Military Support For Lebanon

BEIRUT, Oct 12 (NNN-NNA) – British Secretary of State for Middle East and North Africa, Andrew Morrison, assured that, Britain will maintain its military support for Lebanon, a statement by the presidency’s office reported. “I have visited the northern borders of the country and followed up on the activities of…

Car Bomb Goes Off In Syria’s Qamishli, Killing Four

DAMASCUS, Oct 12 (NNN-SANA) – At least four people were killed on Friday, when a car bomb went off in Syria’s Qamishli city, in northeast Syria. The explosion rocked Munir Street in Qamishli, near a restaurant, which left many people wounded as well. Meanwhile, eyewitnesses said, a huge explosion was…

Iraq To Prosecute Nine High-Ranking Officials Over Corruption

BAGHDAD, Oct 12 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi authorities said, nine high-ranking officials have been referred to the judiciary, for trial over charges of corruption, as part of the government’s reforms, after a wave of anti-government protests over unemployment, corruption and lack of public services. The Iraqi Supreme Anti-Corruption Council, referred…