Brunei Records Highest Economic Growth Rate Since 1999

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 2 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei achieved a 4.2-percent economic growth last year, its highest growth rate since 1999, Haji Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah, Brunei’s minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and second minister of Finance and Economy, said. The minister made the remarks during a speech at…

7,000-Year-Old Fire-Making Toolset Unearthed In East China

NANJING, Mar 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Archaeologists have unearthed a fire-drilling toolset, dating back about 7,000 years, at an archaeological site in east China’s Jiangsu Province, marking it as the earliest known physical evidence of fire-making technology discovered in China to date. Gan Huiyuan, a researcher at the provincial institute of…

Residential Fire Killed Two In Osaka

TOKYO, Mar 2 (NNN-NHK) – A fire broke out in a wooden two-story apartment building, early today, in Nishinari Ward of Japan’s Osaka, leaving two dead, local media reported. A resident alerted the fire department just before 5 a.m. local time, reporting that smoke was filling the first floor, according…

Update: Wildfire In Japan’s Iwate Continues To Expand

TOKYO, Mar 2 (NNN-NHK) – The wildfire in Ofunato City of Japan’s Iwate Prefecture, is continuing to spread, with the burned area expanding to approximately 1,800 hectares as of 6.00 a.m. local time today. The fire, which began on Feb 26, has affected wide areas, with the spread intensifying north…

33 Injured In Bus Accident In Eastern Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Mar 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 33 people were injured, when a bus carrying pilgrims collided with a lorry, in Muthur, Trincomalee district, in Eastern province, yesterday, police said. The bus was going from Sri Lanka’s Western province to a pilgrimage site in Eastern province. The injured have…

Myanmar Organised Fair To Mark Farmers’ Day

YANGON, Mar 2 (NNN-MNA) – An agricultural and livestock fair, to mark Farmers’ Day, kicked off in the commercial city of Yangon, yesterday, the state-run television channel, Myanmar Radio and Television, reported. The fair was organised to honour farmers working in agriculture and livestock, the report said. It showcased seeds,…

New Delhi State Gov’t Announces Measures To Curb Air Pollution

NEW DELHI, Mar 2 (NNN-PTI) – The new government of India’s Delhi state, which assumed office last week, announced yesterday that, vehicles over 15 years old will not be given fuel, effective from Apr 1. Delhi’s Environment Minister, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, announced that, a team of officials would be set…

Hamas Says Extending 1st Phase Of Gaza Ceasefire “Unacceptable”

GAZA, Mar 2 (NNN-WAFA) – The Israeli proposal of extending the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement is “unacceptable,” Hamas said yesterday. “The extension of the first phase as proposed by the occupation is unacceptable to us, and the mediators and guarantor countries are required to oblige the occupation…

PKK Declares Ceasefire With Türkiye

ISTANBUL, Mar 2 (NNN-TRT) – The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has declared a ceasefire with Türkiye, following the call of its jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, for disarmament and dissolution, local media reported yesterday. The PKK Executive Committee announced in a statement that, none of its forces would carry out armed…

Six Terrorists Killed In NW Pakistan’s Clash

ISLAMABAD, Mar 1 (NNN-APP) – Six terrorists were killed, in an exchange of fire with security forces, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, yesterday, the country’s military said. The security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation, in the North Waziristan district of the province, on the reported presence of the militants,…