UN Migration Agency Appeals For 41.4 Million USD For Emergency Assistance To Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 30 (NNN-NINA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency, appealed for 41.4 million U.S. dollars, for emergency assistance to Iraq, IOM said in a press release. The IOM funding appeal aims to help alleviate the crisis created by the Daesh extremist group and…

Three Militants Killed In Indian-Controlled Kashmir Gunfight

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 28 (NNN-PTI) – Three militants were killed Thursday, in a fierce gunfight with government forces, in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said. The gunfight between militants and government forces broke out in Yarwan forest area of Keller, in Shopian district, about 65 km south of Srinagar city,…

Many Feared Trapped In Bangladeshi Capital High-Rise Fire

DHAKA, Bangladesh, March 28 (NNN-BSS) – A massive fire broke out on the 10th floor of a high-rise commercial building, in Dhaka’s upmarket Banani on Thursday afternoon, leaving unknown numbers of people trapped. The Fire Services personnel have reportedly rescued dozens of people from one of the building’s upper floors.–…

60 More Illegal Myanmar Migrant Workers Repatriated From Thailand

YANGON, Myanmar, March 28 (NNN-MNA) – Sixty more illegal Myanmar migrant workers have been repatriated to their homeland, under the arrangement of Thai and Myanmar authorities, according to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, on Thursday. With their visas expired, the illegal Myanmar migrant workers, including seven women, were…

Head-On Bus Crash In Bangladesh Leaves Eight Dead

DHAKA, Bangladesh, March 28 (NNN-BSS) – A head-on collision between a passenger bus and a micro-bus, left eight people dead and dozens of others injured, early today (Thursday), in Bangladesh’s Chattogram district, 242 km south-east of the capital Dhaka, a police official said. Aman, a local police official, told journalists,…

S.Korea’s Working-Age Population Expected To Drop From 2020: Government Data

SEOUL, S. Korea, March 28 (NNN-KCNA) – South Korea’s working-age population was expected to drop from next year, indicating a so-called demographic cliff coming closer, statistical office data showed Thursday. According to Statistics Office’s estimate for the country’s demographic change from 2017 to 2067, the working-age population, or those aged…

Seven Policemen Killed In Afghanistan’s Zabul Province

QALAT, Afghanistan, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Seven policemen were killed in Siory district, of the southern Zabul province, in a clash today (Thursday), head of the provincial council, Ata Jan Haqbayan, said. “The armed rebels attacked security checkpoints in Siory district early this morning, killing seven police,” Haqbayan said. The…

Sino-Philippine Ties “Very Important”: Philippine House Of Representatives Speaker

MANILA, Philippines, March 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The ties that bind China and the Philippines are “very important,” Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines and former Philippine president, said. Arroyo spoke highly of Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, for continuing “very friendly” relations between the two…

Myanmar’s Military Official Stresses Three Key Capabilities On 74th Armed Forces Day

NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar, March 28 (NNN-MNA) – A military parade to mark the 74th Armed Forces Day was held in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw, on Wednesday. At the parade, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Vice-Senior Gen. Soe Win, stressed that, three capabilities, military capability, administrative capability and organisational…

UAE Highlights Barakah Nuclear Power Plant As Key National Project

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, March 28 (NNN-WAM) – Director-General of the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), Christer Viktorsson, said that the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant is the key national project of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “FANR continues to carry out its mission as stipulated by the UAE’s nuclear…