Prabowo Subianto Declares Victory In Indonesia’s Presidential Race

JAKARTA, Feb 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Former general and three-time presidential candidate, Prabowo Subianto, declared victory in Indonesia’s presidential election yesterday, calling it a victory for all Indonesians. “This is a victory for all Indonesian people. But I want to say that although we win, we should not be arrogant, we…

S. Korea Established Diplomatic Relations With Cuba

SEOUL, Feb 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea established diplomatic relations with Cuba, by exchanging official letters in New York, South Korea’s foreign ministry said, yesterday. The letters were exchanged between the missions of the two countries to the United Nations, to set up their ambassador-level diplomatic ties, the Seoul ministry…

Two Confirmed Dead After Light Aircraft Crashed In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysian authorities recovered the bodies of two individuals, who were killed in an aircraft crash yesterday. The two victims are Malaysians aged 30 and 42, and had died at the place of incident, Selangor state police chief, Hussein Omar Khan, said in a statement…

Former Malaysian PM Mahathir hospitalised

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Former Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, has been hospitalised, local media reported today. Mahathir is being treated for an undisclosed infection, at the National Heart Institute, his press spokesman said in a statement. As a result of the hospitalisation, Mahathir is also unable…

Iconic Rock Formation In Malaysia’s Sarawak State Destroyed By Big Waves

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The iconic rock formation of Bako National Park, in the northern Borneo state of Sarawak, known as the Cobra Head Sea Stack, has been destroyed as a result of wave action, local authorities said today. The destruction of the natural structure was first reported…

Church Floor Collapse Killed One, Injured Over 50 In Philippines

MANILA, Feb 14 (NNN-PNA) – An 80-year-old woman died and over 50 other people were injured, after the wooden second floor of a Roman Catholic Church in Bulacan province, north of Manila, collapsed this morning, officials said. City Mayor, Arthur Robes, told reporters that, the woman was critically injured, but…

Voting For Indonesia’s General Elections Concluded, Counting Starts

JAKARTA, Feb 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – The voting process in Indonesia’s simultaneous presidential and legislative elections concluded at 1.00 p.m. local time today, and the counting of ballots has started, according to the country’s General Elections Commission (KPU). The 2019 General Elections Commission Regulation (PKPU) Number 3, mentioned that, the voting…

Growing Young Drug Abusers Worry Singapore

SINGAPORE, Feb 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore authority arrested 3,101 drug abusers last year, an increase of 10 percent from 2022, and more than half of the new abusers were below 30, according to an annual report released by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), today. The number of new drug abusers…

Hezbollah Leader Vows To Continue Attacks On Israel Until Gaza War Ends

BEIRUT, Feb 14 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said yesterday, the Lebanese armed group will not stop its attacks in border regions with Israel, until the latter’s war on Gaza ends. “Hezbollah will not stop the border offensive before the end of the Zionist war on Gaza,” said…

Gaza Ceasefire Talks In Cairo “Positive” – Egyptian Media

CAIRO, Feb 14 (NNN-MENA) – The negotiations on a ceasefire in the war-torn Gaza Strip, which are ongoing in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, are “positive,” Egyptian media reported yesterday. The talks will last for three days, al-Qahera News TV channel quoted a high-ranking Egyptian source as saying. A quadrilateral security…