New Zealand Strengthens Criminal Justice System

WELLINGTON, Jun 26 (NNN-RNZ) – The New Zealand government is strengthening the criminal justice system, and reforming sentencing, to ensure criminals face serious consequences for crime and victims are prioritised. “In recent years, there has been a concerning trend where the courts have imposed fewer and shorter prison sentences, despite…

Alcohol Sales To Be Banned In Mongolia’s Capital During Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

ULAN BATOR, Jun 26 (NNN-APA) – Sales of all types of alcoholic drinks will be forbidden in Mongolia’s capital, during the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections, the city’s mayor’s press office said, today. Mongolia, with a population of 3.5 million, is expected to hold regular elections for the State Great Khural,…

U.S. Soldier In Japan Charged With Sexual Assault On Minor

TOKYO, Jun 26 (NNN-NHK) – A U.S. serviceman, in Japan’s island prefecture of Okinawa, has been indicted for allegedly kidnapping a girl under the age of 16, in Dec, and committing nonconsensual sexual intercourse, local media reported. The Naha District Public Prosecutors Office, filed charges against Brennon Washington, 25, on…

Nearly 1,000 Killed In Traffic Accidents Across Myanmar Between Jan, May

YANGON, Jun 26 (NNN-MNA) – A total of 984 people were killed, and 2,737 others injured, in 1,843 accidents, recorded across Myanmar between Jan and May this year, according to the Road Transport Administration Department, today. The number of casualties in road accidents in the cited period is down compared…

Vietnam’s GDP To Expand 5.3 Percent In Q2: Bank

HANOI, Jun 26 (NNN-VNA) – The Standard Chartered Bank, forecast Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth, in the second quarter to moderate to a still-strong 5.3 percent year-on-year, from 5.7 percent in Q1. Vietnam’s retail sales growth is predicted to ease to 8.2 percent year-on-year, in Jun, from 9.5 percent…

Delhi High Court Stays Bail Order For Indian Capital Chief Minister

NEW DELHI, Jun 26 (NNN-PTI) – In a major setback to Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, the high court in the Indian capital city, yesterday, stayed a trial court’s order, granted him bail in a money laundering case related to the excise policy. The Delhi high court, in its order…

Indonesia To Double Taxes For Textile Imports

JAKARTA, Jun 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government said yesterday that, it would issue two protection policies, namely Safeguard Measures Import Duty (BMTP) and Anti-Dumping Import Duty (BMAD), for textiles and textile products, as an effort to protect the local industry from surging imported textiles. The BMTP is a state…

Hamas Reiterates Demand For Complete Israeli Withdrawal From Gaza

GAZA, Jun 26 (NNN-WAFA) – Any ceasefire proposal for the Gaza Strip that does not guarantee a full Israeli troop pullout from the enclave “is unacceptable,” Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas Political Bureau, vowed yesterday. The Hamas movement showed maximum flexibility and accepted all proposed proposals on the condition…

Hamas Rejects Israeli Regime’s Post-War Plan For Northern Gaza

GAZA, Jun 26 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas said yesterday that, the Israeli regime’s National Security Adviser, Tzachi Hanegbi’s talk, about a “post-war day plan” in northern Gaza will not find a way to be implemented. In a statement, Hamas emphasised that, Hanegbi’s discussion on Gaza’s “post-war future” and his plan, reflect…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Attack On “Israeli” Ship In Arabian Sea

SANAA, Jun 26 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis, yesterday, claimed responsibility for launching a missile attack against an “Israeli” ship in the Arabian Sea. “The (Houthi) naval forces carried out a qualitative military operation, targeting the Israeli ship, MSC SARAH V, in the Arabian Sea, and the hit was accurate and…