Latest: 170 Dead In Nepal’s Floods, Landslides

KATHMANDU, Sept 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal’s hydropower plants and irrigation facilities were badly damaged, in floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfalls in recent days, with an estimated initial loss of 4.35 billion Nepali rupees (32.6 million U.S. dollars). Addressing a press meeting yesterday, officials at Nepal’s Ministry for Energy,…

Saudi Arabia Expresses “Great Concern” Over Escalation In Lebanon

RIYADH, Sept 30 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia is closely monitoring the recent escalation of violence in Lebanon with “great concern,” according to the kingdom’s foreign ministry, early today. The ministry underscored the necessity of safeguarding Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In light of the ongoing turmoil, Saudi Arabia reiterated its…

Urgent: Israeli Airstrike Hits Residential Apartment In Beirut: Report

BEIRUT, Sept 30 (NNN-NNA) – An Israeli airstrike hit an apartment within a residential building in Al Cola, a neighbourhood in Beirut, during the early hours of today, according to reports from Lebanese TV channel al-Jadeed. At least 105 people were killed and 359 others injured yesterday, in Israeli airstrikes…

Mideast Countries, Anti-Israel Factions Condemn Brutal Assaults In Lebanon, Killing Of Hezbollah Leader

CAIRO, Sept 30 (NNN-MENA) – Countries and anti-Israel factions in the Middle East, strongly condemned a Zionist Israeli attack that killed Hezbollah Leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. On Friday evening, Zionist warplanes launched airstrikes on Hezbollah’s main headquarters in Dahieh, which Israeli military said…

10 Killed, 24 Injured In Bus-Truck Collision In Madhya Pradesh

NEW DELHI, Sept 29 (NNN-PTI) – At least 10 people were killed and 24 others injured, after a bus carrying them, crashed into a stationary dump truck, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, police said today. The accident took place late last night, in the Nadan Dehat police…

MDEC, MATRADE Generate Over 150 Potential Business Matches At TGS 2024

From Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad TOKYO, Sept 29 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), have facilitated over 150 potential business matches for 10 Malaysian studios and companies, during the four-day Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2024, held from Sept 26-29 (today).…

Brunei’s Top Chinese School Celebrates Teachers’ Day

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 29 (NNN-ANN) – A celebration of Brunei Teachers’ Day was held at the country’s largest Chinese school in the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, yesterday. The celebration ceremony at the Chung Hwa Middle School featured an award presentation and art performances by students. Over 50 teachers, including…

Militants Gun Down Seven Labourers In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 29 (NNN-APP) – Seven labourers were killed, in an attack in Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province yesterday, the spokesperson of the provincial government, said. The attack happened at about 10:00 p.m. local time (GMT 1700), in Panjgur district of the province, Shahid Rind, the spokesperson, said. The labourers were…

Beloved Panda Pair Returns To China After 13 Years In Tokyo

TOKYO, Sept 29 (NNN-NHK) – Beloved giant pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin, left Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in the early hours of today, to fly back to their home in China, due to age-related health concerns. Yesterday, at the final public viewing day for the panda pair, more than 2,000…

Six Dead, One Injured In Philippine Capital Fire

MANILA, Sept 29 (NNN-PNA) – Six people died, including a six-month-old baby, and a one-year-old toddler, and another child was injured in a fire, that razed a house in the Philippine capital before dawn today, the Bureau of Fire Protection said. Fire Officer, Roderick Andres said, the fire broke out…