Thailand’s Lower House Passed Budget Bill At First Reading

BANGKOK, Jun 22 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s House of Representatives, yesterday, approved in principle the government’s budget bill for the fiscal year 2025, worth 3.75 trillion baht (102 billion U.S. dollars), in its first parliamentary vote. After a three-day debate, the 500-member lower house of the Thai Parliament passed the 2025…

“Two Countries, Twin Parks” Yields Fruits In China And Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Workers are seen at a factory of the Alliance Steel (M) Sdn. Bhd. plant at the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP) in Pahang state of Malaysia. China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park, situated in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP),…

Iran To Deploy Over 170,000 Forces To Secure Upcoming Presidential Election: Minister

TEHRAN, Jun 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Interior Minister, Ahmad Vahidi, announced that, over 170,000 forces will be deployed, to ensure security for the upcoming presidential election. Speaking on the sidelines of a weekly cabinet meeting in Tehran, Vahidi detailed the measures in place, to secure the 14th presidential election, scheduled…

Kuwait Grapples With Power Outages Amid High Temperatures

KUWAIT CITY, Jun 21 (NNN-KUNA) – Multiple areas in Kuwait faced power cuts, as scorching temperatures pushed the electricity grid to its limits during peak hours. The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy (MEWRE), said in a press release that, power generation stations struggled to meet the surge in…

Lebanon Affirms Strong Ties With Cyprus

BEIRUT, Jun 21 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese-Cypriot ties are strong, said the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants yesterday, a day after Hezbollah Leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah threatened to wage a war against Cyprus. “The Lebanese-Cypriot relations are based on a rich history of diplomatic cooperation; also, bilateral communication…

Three Daesh Militants Killed In Airstrikes In N. Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jun 21 (NNN-NINA) – Three Daesh militants were killed yesterday, in two airstrikes in the northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said. Based on intelligence reports, Iraqi warplanes carried out an airstrike at 6:30 a.m. local time (0330 GMT), in the rugged area of Wadi al-Shay, south-west of…

Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia Agree To Sign Deal To Attract Investment

COLOMBO, Jun 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia have reached an agreement to enter into a memorandum of understanding, to attract direct investment to Sri Lanka, a statement from the government’s information department said, yesterday. The statement said, it was for improving the investment environment of the two…

Iran Condemns Canada’s Blacklisting Of IRGC

TEHRAN, Jun 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Caretaker Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, yesterday condemned the Canadian government’s “provocative and irresponsible” decision, to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist entity.” He made the remarks in a post on social media platform X, while reacting to an announcement…

Another Palestinian Boy Brutally Murdered By Israeli Zionist Army In West Bank: Sources

RAMALLAH, Jun 21 (NNN-WAFA) – Another Palestinian boy was killed yesterday by the Israeli Zionist army in the West Bank city of Qalqilya, the Palestinian Health Ministry, said. The ministry said, 15-year-old Naeem Abdullah Naeem Samha, died after being hit by live bullets fired by the brutal Israeli Zionist army.…

UN Experts Call For End To Arms Transfers To Israel

GENEVA, Jun 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 30 United Nations (UN) experts, yesterday, called on countries and companies, to put an end to the transfer of weapons and ammunition to Israel. Such transfers could constitute serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, and risk state complicity in international crimes,…