Iraqi Airstrike Destroyed Daesh Hideout In E. Province, Killing Militants

BAGHDAD, Aug 23 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi military announced yesterday that, it had conducted an airstrike in the eastern province of Diyala, destroying a Daesh hideout and killing all militants inside. Based on intelligence reports, the Iraqi military sent F-16 fighter jets to attack the Daesh hideout in the Hamrin…

Fire Broke Out At Bucheon Hotel, S.Korea, Leaving One Dead, Four In Cardiac Arrest

SEOUL, Aug 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – A fire broke out at a hotel in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province of South Korea, leaving one dead and four in cardiac arrest, police sources said. The fire broke out at a nine-story hotel in Bucheon, about 20 km south-west of the capital city, Seoul, at…

Five Chinese Nationals Died In Plane Crash In Thailand

BANGKOK, Aug 23 (NNN-TNA) — Five Chinese nationals were confirmed dead, in a small plane crash in Thailand’s eastern province of Chachoengsao, yesterday, the Chinese embassy in Thailand said, citing Thai authorities. A search and rescue operation is underway, after the charter flight, carrying two pilots and seven passengers on…

Flash Floods Killed 10 In Afghanistan

KABUL, Aug 22 (NNN-ANA) – Ten people have been killed, due to flash floods across Afghanistan recently, an official from the country’s national disaster authority said, last night. According to Mullah Janan Saeq, spokesman for the authority, in recent days, 10 people have lost their lives and eight others sustained…

Three Teens Charged With Alleged Assault In Australia

SYDNEY, Aug 22 (NNN-AAP) – Three teenage boys aged 16 to 17, have been charged following an alleged assault of a man, in Australia’s State of New South Wales (NSW). NSW police said in a statement today that, the three teenagers and a 19-year-old man entered an abandoned building in…

Cambodia Celebrates Return Of 70 Looted Artefacts From Abroad

PHNOM PENH, Aug 22 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia, today, celebrated the return of 70 stolen Khmer ancient artefacts to the nation, from abroad. Recently, a total of 70 Khmer cultural objects have been repatriated to the kingdom, through a range of different processes, including voluntary returns, negotiations, seizures, and legal proceedings,…

Indian Domestic Flight Gets Bomb Threat, Lands Safely

NEW DELHI, Aug 22 (NNN-PTI) – Security paraphernalia in southern India went into a tizzy this morning, after a phone call was received, regarding a bomb being placed inside a flight flying from Mumbai to Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the southern state of Kerala. The flight, belonging to the…

Singapore’s Temasek To Issue 2.7 Billion Offshore Chinese Yuan Bond

SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore’s state investment firm, Temasek, will issue 10-year and 30-year offshore Chinese yuan bonds, with a total worth of 2.7 billion yuan (379 million U.S. dollars), according to the latest announcement from the firm. The one billion 10-year bond’s yield to maturity is 2.75 percent…

Indonesia Ready To Export Electricity To Singapore

JAKARTA, Aug 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government said yesterday that, the country is ready to begin supplying electricity to neighbouring Singapore. Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, said that, Singapore would off-take or buy electricity from Indonesia’s solar power plants in Batam, Bintan and Karimun islands. “We…

Cambodia Discovers Two War-Left U.S. Aerial Bombs In Southern Province

PHNOM PENH, Aug 22 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia has found another two war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bombs, in southern Kandal province, a mine clearance chief said, yesterday. Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) Director-General, Heng Ratana, said, the two aerial bombs were spotted in a pit in Kandal Steung district. “These aerial…