Cambodia Records Five New-born Rare Dolphins So Far This Year

PHNOM PENH, Mac 23 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia has registered five newborn Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin calves, with two deaths, so far this year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said, in a news release today. A newborn calf was spotted today at a dolphin pool in Stung Treng province’s Siem…

Record Foreign Visitors To Japan Reported In Feb

TOKYO, Mac 23 (NNN-NHK) – The number of foreign visitors to Japan rose 89.0 percent in Feb, from a year earlier, to about 2.79 million, a record for the month, government data showed. Arrivals in Feb rose 7.1 percent from the same month in 2019, when there was no impact…

Singapore Authority Arrested 64 Drug Offenders

SINGAPORE, Mac 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), arrested 64 suspected drug offenders, including a 17-year-old student, in nationwide anti-drug operations from Mac 18 to yesterday, according to a statement published by the bureau today. The CNB seized 11,467 grams of cannabis and 1,336 grams of Ice, among…

Thailand’s Lower House Passes Fiscal 2024 Budget

BANGKOK, Mac 23 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s House of Representatives, yesterday, approved the fiscal 2024 budget bill, worth 3.48 trillion baht (95.6 billion U.S. dollars) after three days of debate. The 500-member lower house of the Thai Parliament, passed the delayed budget bill for the fiscal year that began on Oct…

At Least Three Dead In Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash In Queensland

SYDNEY, Mac 23 (NNN-AAP) – Police in Australia’s state of Queensland reported today that, at least three people died, in a fatal five-vehicle crash accident, last night, at Maryborough West, Queensland. Initial information indicates that, five vehicles crashed at the Bruce Highway and Walker Street intersection, at around 10.00 p.m.…

Pakistan Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attack In Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Mac 23 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan, yesterday, strongly condemned a recent deadly terrorist attack in Afghanistan’s Kandahar city, the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. “The government and the people of Pakistan extend their sincere condolences to the bereaved families and pray for the early recovery of the injured,” the…

6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Jolted Off East Java

JAKARTA, Mac 23 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake, measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale, struck off Indonesia’s province of East Java yesterday, without triggering a tsunami, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The undersea quake, rocked at 11:22 a.m. Jakarta time (0422 GMT), with its epicentre situated at 132…

UN Chief Calls For Probe Into Suspected Israeli Targeting Of Civilians In Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, Mac 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, calls for an investigation, into a drone footage that appears to show an Israeli attack on four civilians in Gaza, his spokesman said yesterday. “The secretary-general is deeply disturbed by the video footage that shows four Palestinians walking, apparently unarmed,…

Palestinian Presidency Condemns Israeli Settlement Projects

RAMALLAH, Mac 23 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian Presidency, yesterday, condemned the Israeli regime’s decision, to seize 8,000 dunams (eight square km) of Palestinian land, as part of its efforts to hinder the establishment of a Palestinian state. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesperson of the presidency, said in a statement, published by…

U.S.-British Warplanes Launched Airstrikes On Yemen’s Capital

SANAA, Mac 23 (NNN-SABA) – Warplanes of the U.S.-British coalition, launched multiple airstrikes on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, last night, residents and Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The Houthi television said, four airstrikes hit Attan mountain and two others hit al-Nahdayn mountain, referring to the strikes as “U.S.-British air aggression on…