Laos, Vietnam To Cooperate In E-Government, Cyber Security

VIENTIANE, Laos, March 13 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao and Vietnamese governments have agreed to continue cooperation in the development of cyber security, e-government solution, and postal service. The commitment to ongoing cyber security, e-government solutions and postal cooperation was made in the Lao capital Vientiane between Lao’s Ministry of Post…

New Zealand Suspends Operation Of Boeing 737 Max 8 Jets

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, March 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand announced today (Wednesday), it has suspended the operation of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to or from New Zealand, after Sunday’s deadly crash in Ethiopia. The move currently affects only one operator, Fiji Airways, said the statement, released by New Zealand’s…

Six Killed After Car Falls Into Canal In Southern India

NEW DELHI, India, March 13 (NNN-PTI) – Six members of a family were killed Wednesday, after a car carrying them skidded off the road and fell into a canal, in southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, officials said. The accident took place near Pollachi in Coimbatore, about 535 km south-west…

Wife, Children Commit Suicide After Arrest Of Alleged Terrorist Husband In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – The wife and children of an alleged militant, blew themselves up earlier today (Wednesday), in their house in Sibolga town of Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, after anti-terror police nabbed the husband, local media reported, quoting national police spokesman.– NNN-ANTARA

S.Korea’s Money Supply Growth Hits 4-Month Low On Falling Household Debt

SEOUL, S. Korea, March 13 (NNN-KCNA) – South Korea’s money supply growth hit the lowest in four months, on falling household debt, central bank data showed today. The M2, called broad money, grew 6.5 percent in Jan, from a year earlier, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). It was…

Pakistani Forces Arrest Two “Important Terrorists”

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 13 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani army, said that, anti-terrorism officials have arrested two “important terrorists” in the north-west area of the country. An army statement said, the security forces, along with officials from the counter-terrorism department, conducted an intelligence-based operation in Mahnshera district, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,…

2020 Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay In Japan To Start At Soccer Centre In Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan, March 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Japan’s torch relay of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will kick off on March 26, 2020, at a soccer facility in Fukushima Prefecture, that was stricken by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, president of the organising committee, Yoshiro Mori, said. The move…

Authorities In Malaysia’s Johor State Close Down 13 Schools Over Chemical Pollution

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Authorities in Malaysia’s southern Johor state announced that, 13 schools will be indefinitely closed due to chemical pollution. Johor Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee chairman, Sahruddin Jamal, said, the state government had activated its disaster management committee, to coordinate and monitor the situation.…

Kiev – Ukraine Detains Israeli Accused Of Running Drug Network

KIEV, Ukraine, March 13 (NNN-ITAR TASS) – Ukraine has detained an Israeli man, who it says, heads a massive global drug trafficking network, that markets illegal drugs through the internet, the country’s security service said. The SBU security service did not name the man, in keeping with its normal practice,…

Jerusalem – Cannabis Constituency? Israeli Election Rivals Warm To Pot

JERUSALEM, March 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Marijuana has become an election issue in Israel, now that an upstart far-right party that favours legalising the drug seems to be drawing voters away from conservative Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Opinion polls originally showed the party, Zehut, would fail to win even a single…