Myanmar’s Police Destroy Over 500 Acres Of Opium In Eastern Myanmar

YANGON, Jan 7 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s police have destroyed 563 acres of opium fields in eastern Myanmar’s Shan state, the state-run daily, Myanma Alinn, reported today. The fields were located in Panglong town in Loilem township of Shan state, it said. The opium fields, which were grown in hilly areas…

Earthquake Jolted Nepal, No Damage Reported

KATHMANDU, Jan 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – A strong earthquake was felt in the Kathmandu Valley, this morning, however, police said, no damage has been reported yet. Nepal Police spokesperson, Bishwa Adhikari, told Xinhua that, police nationwide have been told to find what had happened, and so far there has been no…

Nine Trapped In India’s Coal Mine, Rescue Work Yet To Begin

NEW DELHI, Jan 7 (NNN-PTI) – Rescue work was yet to begin, at the coal mine in India’s north-eastern state of Assam, where at least nine workers were trapped, after underground water gushed into it, a local police officer said, today. The incident occurred late last night, in the Dima…

Road Accidents Killed 436 During New Year Travel In Thailand

BANGKOK, Jan 7 (NNN-TNA) – A total of 436 people died and 2,376 others were injured, in 2,467 road accidents across Thailand, during the New Year travel from Dec 27 to Jan 5, official data showed, yesterday. The 10-day high-risk travel period saw the number of road traffic accidents and…

Yemen’s Houthis Targeting U.S. Aircraft Carrier In Red Sea, Israeli Regime Sites

SANAA, Jan 7 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis said in a statement yesterday that, it targeted the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the northern Red Sea with two winged missiles and four drones, as well as, sites in the Israeli territories. The Houthis “carried out a qualitative military operation……

Lebanese PM Raises Israeli Regime’s Ceasefire Violations As U.S. Reaffirms Israeli Withdrawal

BEIRUT, Jan 7 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, yesterday demanded that Israel halt its violations of the ceasefire agreement, as the Israeli regime’s forces continued their withdrawal from southern Lebanon. Mikati reiterated “the demand to stop the Israeli security violations of the ceasefire, the ongoing attacks on southern…

Two Israeli Zionist Soldiers Killed, Two Injured In Gaza Clash; Latest Palestinian Death Toll: 45,854

JERUSALEM, Jan 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – An Israeli Zionist deputy company commander and another soldier were killed, and two others were injured, in a clash with militants in northern Gaza, the Israeli Zionist military said, yesterday. The Zionist military identified one of the dead as Eitan Israel Shiknazi, 24, from the…

DPRK Test-Fired New-Type Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile

PYONGYANG, Jan 7 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), successfully test-fired a new-type intermediate-range ballistic missile, yesterday, with its top leader, Kim Jong Un, overseeing the event, the official report said, today. After the missile was fired northeastward from a launching ground, in a suburban area of…

Indonesia Accelerates Production At Largest Oil Refinery To Boost Energy Security

JAKARTA, Jan 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has expedited the commencement of production, at the country’s largest oil refinery in Balikpapan town of East Kalimantan province, a minister announced yesterday. Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, instructed officials at the refinery, to begin production in July, ahead…

S. Korea’s Joint Investigation Unit Seeks Extension Of Arrest Warrant For President Yoon

SEOUL, Jan 7 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s joint investigation unit, said yesterday that, it has sought the extension of the arrest warrant for the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol, over his short-lived martial law imposition. The investigation unit, composed of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), the National Office…