83 More Illegal Myanmar Migrant Workers Repatriated From Thailand

YANGON, Myanmar, Jan 31 (NNN-TNA) – Another 83 illegal Myanmar migrant workers have been repatriated to their homeland, under the arrangement of the two countries’ authorities, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported today (Thursday). The Myanmar migrant workers, with expired border passes, returned to Kawthoung, Kayin state, by…

Vietnam Seizes 1.4 Tonnes Of Pangolin Scales, 20 Elephant Tusks

HANOI, Vietnam, Jan 31 (NNN-VNA) – Customs forces in Vietnam’s northern Hai Phong city, confiscated nearly 1.4 tonnes of pangolin scales, and 20 elephant tusks, weighing more than 100 kg, hidden in a container, shipped from Nigeria. The 20-foot container, registered as carrying timber, arrived at Lach Huyen port in…

Chinese New Year Celebration Held At Bangladeshi University

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 31 (NNN-BSS) – A Chinese New Year celebration was held in Bangladesh’s Dhaka University here, on Wednesday night. Hundreds of people, including students, academicians and dignitaries attended the ceremony, to greet the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb 5. The…

Myanmar, UNICEF To Continue Collaboration In Immunisation Programme

YANGON, Myanmar, Jan 31 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), will continue to collaborate in Myanmar’s immunisation programme, it was reported on Thursday (today). Under an agreement signed recently, between Myanmar’s Ministry of Health and Sports and UNICEF, in Nay Pyi Taw, on “The Vaccine Independence…

S. Korean President’s Approval Rating Inches Down To 47.5 Pct: Poll

SEOUL, S. Korea, Jan 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in’s approval rating, inched down this week, as a close politician to Moon was sentenced to a two-year imprisonment, over his alleged involvement in online opinion rigging, a weekly poll showed today (Thursday). According to the Realmeter poll, support…

Parliamentary Election To Be Held In All Palestinian Territories: Abbas

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Jan 31 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, announced on Wednesday, that, the Palestinian parliamentary elections will be held in all Palestinian territories. Abbas’ announcement was made, when he met with a high-ranking Russian delegation at his office, in the city of Ramallah, said the report, adding…

Saudi Arabia Refers 56 Corruption-Related Suspects To Public Prosecutor

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Jan 31 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday, referring 56 individuals to the Public Prosecutor for corruption-related cases. The announcement was made in a report, submitted by the anti-corruption committee, to the Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The report said that 381 individuals have…

North Lebanon Governor Calls For Syrian Refugees’ Return To Homeland

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan 31 (NNN-NNA) – North Lebanon Governor, Ramzi Nohra, warned Wednesday, of a “social disaster” threatening the community’s structure in North Lebanon, due to the high number of Syrian refugees in the area, local media reported. “We call upon the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), to…

U.S. Consulate Employee In Turkey Convicted Of Terror Charges

ANKARA, Turkey, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A Turkish court, on Wednesday, convicted a local employee of the U.S. consulate, of terror charges, then ruled his release for time served, local media said. Hamza Ulucay, a translator at the U.S. consulate, in the southern province of Adana, was sentenced to four-and-a-half…

Houthi Rebels Shell Government-Controlled Factories In Yemen’s Hodeidah

ADEN, Yemen, Jan 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Fighters of the Shiite Houthi group shelled factories controlled by government forces, in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, on Wednesday, a military official told Xinhua. “Mortar shells fired by Houthi rebels randomly landed on factories seized by government forces in the eastern…