Gas Leak Affected Dozens Of Workers At Malaysia’s KLIA Airport

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – A gas leak at an aircraft engineering facility, in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport, affected 39 people, authorities said. The leak occurred at the aircraft engineering facility, separate from the passenger terminals, and affected staff from several companies working in the area, Selangor state…

Record Number Of Japanese Are Living Alone: Survey

TOKYO, Jul 6 (NNN-NHK) – Japan saw a record number of people living alone last year, while households with children under the age of 18 reached an all-time low, a government survey showed, yesterday. Single-person households in the country totalled 18.5 million, as of Jun, 2023, comprising 34 percent of…

Single Vehicle Crash In Australia Causes Teenager’s Death, Three Others Injured

SYDNEY, Jul 6 (NNN-AAP) – A single vehicle crash that occurred in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW), caused the death of a 16-year-old boy, and three other teenagers, one aged 14 and two aged 17, injured, last night. The NSW Police Force said in a statement today that, emergency services…

Indonesia Clarifies Tariff Plan Amid Speculations

JAKARTA, Jul 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, clarified the nation’s proposed 200 percent import tariff, amid rising speculations, yesterday, noting that, the tariff is not aimed at any particular country. Luhut emphasised the importance of aligning Indonesia’s policies with its national…

India’s Assam Flood Death Toll Rises To 52 As 2.1 Million People Remain Affected

NEW DELHI, Jul 6 (NNN-PTI) – The ongoing floods in India’s north-eastern state of Assam, have affected over 2.1 million people and so far, killed 52, officials said, yesterday. The situation continues to be grim in the flood-hit 29 districts of the state. On Thursday six more deaths due to…

Laos, China Agree To Jointly Promote Lao Tourism

VIENTIANE, Jul 6 (NNN-KPL) – Laos’ Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, and Shanghai-based Trip.com Group Limited, a leading online travel agency in China, on Thursday, inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and promote the tourism sector in Laos. The signing ceremony was attended by Lao Minister of…

Pakistan Announces Schedule To Host Int’l Cricket Series

ISLAMABAD, Jul 6 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), yesterday, unveiled details of the upcoming home international season, to be held in 2024 and 2025, including Test series, as well as, a tri-nation One Day International (ODI) series. The PCB said in a statement that, the country would host…

Iran, Hungary Urge For Refrainment From Tension Escalation In West Asia

TEHRAN, Jul 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Hungary, yesterday, highlighted the necessity to refrain from the escalation of tension in the West Asia region. In a phone call, Iranian Caretaker Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, and Hungarian Foreign Minister, Peter Szijjarto, exchanged views on regional issues of common interest and…

Seven More Palestinians Killed In Zionist Attack On Jenin In Northern West Bank

RAMALLAH, Jul 6 (NNN-WAFA) – Seven more Palestinians were killed by Zionist airstrikes and gunfire, in Jenin city and its refugee camp, in the northern West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli sources said yesterday. A Zionist drone targeted a group of young men in the Jenin camp, and their forces surrounded…

Re-Elected Mongolian PM Urges Legislators To Prioritise National Development Over Politicisation

ULAN BATOR, Jul 6 (NNN-APA) – Following his re-election, Mongolian Prime Minister, Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene, called upon the country’s newly elected legislators, yesterday, to avoid politicising issues crucial for national development. Oyun-Erdene was re-elected for another term as the country’s prime minister, yesterday, with his ruling Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) securing…