Malaysia’s Population Up 2.3 Percent On Year To 34 Million In First Quarter

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s population in the first quarter of this year was estimated at 34 million, an increase of 2.3 percent, as compared to 33.2 million a year ago, official data showed yesterday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), said in a statement that, the population…

UN Chief Appalled By Rafah Escalation

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is appalled by the escalation of military activity in and around Rafah in Gaza, by the Israeli military, said his spokesman, yesterday. “These developments are further impeding humanitarian access and worsening an already dire situation,” said Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman,…

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 40 Palestinian Civilians, Including Children, In Central Gaza Refugee Camp: Palestinian death toll has exceeded 35,000

GAZA, May 15 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 40 Palestinian civilians were killed and many others injured, after midnight Monday, by Israeli bombardment in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, Palestine TV reported. Israeli warplanes bombed a residential building, owned by the Karaja family, in the south of…

U.S.-British Coalition Conducts Four More Airstrikes On Yemen’s Hodeidah Airport

SANAA, May 15 (NNN-SABA) – Warplanes of the U.S.-British naval coalition, yesterday launched four airstrikes, on the airport of Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, which is under Houthi control, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The Houthi television did not provide further details, but local residents said on social media,…

Egypt Says Israel Responsible For Humanitarian Crisis In Gaza

CAIRO, May 15 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, said yesterday that, Israel is solely responsible for the “humanitarian catastrophe” that the Palestinians are currently facing in the Gaza Strip. According to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Shoukry made the remarks, in response to the statements by Israeli Foreign Minister,…

90 Percent Of Condotel Projects In Vietnam Recorded No Sale In Q1

HANOI, May 15 (NNN-VNA) – Around 90 percent of condotel projects in Vietnam recorded no sale, in the first quarter of this year, the property consultancy, DKRA Group, was quoted as saying. The country’s condotel market sales hit the lowest level in six years, while the demand plunged to a…

Floods Leave 40,000 Children Homeless In Afghan Province: Charity

KABUL, May 14 (NNN-ANA) – About 40,000 children have lost their homes in north Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, as heavy downpours and floods lashed the province and other regions on Friday, global charity, Save the Children, said yesterday. “Children are scared. Many have lost everything, not only their homes but their…

Police Smashed Illegal Drug Lab In Bali

JAKARTA, May 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s National Police have raided an illicit drug processing lab, in a villa on the country’s resort island of Bali, arresting three foreign nationals and an Indonesian national. At a press conference yesterday, in Badung region of Bali province, Wahyu Widada, the National Police’s head…

India Signs Deal With Iran To Operate Chabahar Port For 10 Years

NEW DELHI, May 14 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government said, it has signed a 10-year contract with Iran, to develop and operate the Chabahar port. India’s Federal Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, visited Chabahar in Iran yesterday, to witness the deal for the development of Shahid Beheshti…

Three Dead Over Multiple-Vehicle Collision On Tokyo’s Expressway

TOKYO, May 14 (NNN-NHK) – Three people were confirmed dead, following a seven-vehicle collision on an expressway in Tokyo, early this morning, according to local media reports. The collision, which involved four trucks and three passenger cars, occurred at about 7:30 a.m. local time (22:30 GMT Monday), on the southbound…