6.5-Magnitude Quake Jolts Eastern Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Sept 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s eastern Maluku province early today (Thursday), but there was no risk of a tsunami, the Meteorology and Geophysics agency said. The agency revised the quake’s magnitude down to 6.5 from an earlier measurement of 6.8, official at the agency,…

11 Killed, Four Missing In Rain Related Incidents In India

MUMBAI, Sept 26 (NNN-PTI) – Eleven people died and four others went missing late on Wednesday night, in rain related incidents in Pune, 150 km from Mumbai. “Eleven persons have lost their lives, of which six died due to wall collapse, while four others have been drowned in various parts…

Bangladesh’s Eastern Bank All Set To Operate In China’s Guangzhou

by Liu Chuntao, Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Sept 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Bangladesh’s leading Eastern Bank Limited (EBL), is all set to open its representative office in China’s Guangzhou province, according to the bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ali Reza Iftekhar. He said, the bank is expanding its footprint in…

Cannabis Legalised For Personal Use In Australian Capital Territory

CANBERRA, Sept 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) becomes the country’s first jurisdiction to legalise personal use of cannabis. The ACT Legislative Assembly recently voted to legalise the possession, use and cultivation of small amounts of cannabis. The law, which will come into effect on Jan 31, 2020,…

109 More Illegal Myanmar Workers Repatriated To Homeland From Thailand

YANGON, Sept 26 (NNN-MNA) – At least 109 illegal Myanmar migrant workers have been sent back to their homeland from Thailand, the Myanmar immigration authorities said today (Thursday). The migrant workers, including nine women, were handed over by Thailand’s Ranong Immigration Department, through Kawthoung border gate in southern Tanintharyi region,…

Lebanon, Jordan Sign New Energy Cooperation Agreement

BEIRUT, Sept 26 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon and Jordan signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the energy sector. “We are seeking to cooperate with Jordan in exchange of expertise in the field of energy, while getting support in building our capacities in this field,” Lebanon’s Water and Energy Minister,…

Kuwait Contributes Two Million USD For FAO’s Yemen Programmes

ADEN, Sept 26 (NNN-KUNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), announced that, Kuwait contributed two million U.S. dollars to boost FAO’s programmes in war-torn Yemen. According to a statement released by the organisation, “Kuwait has contributed two million U.S. dollars to boost FAO’s emergency agricultural interventions and improve food…

Gantz Rejects Joining Unity Government With Israeli PM

JERUSALEM, Sept 26 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival, Benny Gantz, rejected Netanyahu’s call for a unity government, in order to break the deadlocked election results, citing expected corruption indictments against Netanyahu. Gantz’s remark came, after President Reuven Rivlin tasked Netanyahu to assemble the next government. Gantz,…

Iran Ditches USD In Trade With Russia, Turkey

TEHRAN, Sept 26 (NNN-TASNIM) – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), Abdolnaser Hemmati, announced that, Iran is using national currencies and euro, in bilateral trade with Russia and Turkey. Hemmati said that, Iran currently does not use U.S. dollar in its trade with Russia and Turkey, and “this…

Five Killed In Train Derailment In Southeast Iran

TEHRAN, Iran, Sept 26 (NNN-TASNIM) – At least five people were killed and scores of others were injured, in a passenger train derailment, in the southeast of Iran on Wednesday, state TV reported. The incident took place near Zahedan city, the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan province, bordering Pakistan. In…