Cambodia’s Ex-PM Hun Sen Elected As Senate President In 5th Mandate

PHNOM PENH, Apr 3 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s former Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen was, elected as the president of the Senate, in the fifth mandate, today, the state-run National Television of Cambodia reported. All 62 senators present at the first session of the upper house of the parliament unanimously…

30 Percent Of Mongolian Territory Still Covered By Snow

ULAN BATOR, Apr 3 (NNN-APA) – Over 30 percent of the Mongolian territory is still covered with snow of up to 40 cm thick, the National Emergency Management Agency, said today. Last winter, Mongolia saw record snowfall, the largest since 1975, and around 90 percent of its territory had been…

Fire Engulfed 450 Shops, Nine Houses In Market In Southern Myanmar’s Bago

YANGON, Apr 3 (NNN-MNA) – A devastating fire swept through a municipal market in Kyauktaga Township of Myanmar’s Bago region, engulfing shops and houses, an official from the Bago region Fire Services Department, said today. No casualties have been reported in the fire, which broke out at around 6.00 p.m.…

School Kids Among Four Dead As Bus Overturned In North India

NEW DELHI, Apr 3 (NNN-PTI) – Three school children aged between 12 and 14 years and one more person died, when a bus they were travelling in, overturned in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh yesterday, a local policeman said. Three others were injured. Among the dead was the bus…

Egypt’s President Sworn In For Third Term In New Capital

CAIRO, Apr 3 (NNN-MENA) – Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, took the constitutional oath yesterday, as president of Egypt for a third consecutive term in office, serving until 2030, the Nile TV reported. In an aired ceremony, held at the headquarters of the Egyptian Parliament in the New Administrative Capital, Sisi vowed to…

Tsunami Warnings Issued For Japan’s Okinawa Islands, 30-CM Waves Observed

TOKYO, Apr 3 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency, this morning, issued a tsunami warning for islands of the southern Okinawa prefecture, with waves having already reached some areas. A 30-centimetre tsunami was observed at the island of Yonaguni, at 9:18 a.m. local time, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).…

Banks In Yemen Ordered To Move Headquarters From Houthi-Controlled Capital

ADEN, Apr 3 (NNN-SABA) – The Central Bank of Yemen (CBY), yesterday, gave all banks operating in the country a 60-day deadline, to move their headquarters from the Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa, to the country’s southern port city of Aden. In a decision announced on the bank’s website, CBY Governor, Ahmed…

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet Approves Amendments To Domestic Violence Act

COLOMBO, Apr 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan Cabinet of Ministers, has approved amending the existing Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, and presenting a new bill to Parliament, State Minister of Women and Children Affairs, Geetha Kumarasinghe, said yesterday. Addressing a press conference at the Presidential Media Centre, she said,…

Over Half Of ASEAN Respondents Favour China Over U.S.: Survey

SINGAPORE, Apr 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – China emerged slightly ahead of the United States, as the preferred choice among Southeast Asian nations, if countries were forced to choose between the two major powers, a recent survey found. According to a report titled “The State of Southeast Asia 2024” by the Yusof…

DPRK Successfully Test-Fired Intermediate-Range Hypersonic Ballistic Missile

PYONGYANG, Apr 3 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), yesterday, successfully test-fired an intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile, with its top leader guiding the event on the spot, it was reported today.– NNN-KCNA