Malaysia Airports’ Passenger Traffic Surpassed 100 Million Last Year

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia Airports announced yesterday that, total passenger movements surpassed 100 million in 2023, the first time since 2020, reaching 120 million passengers. The airports’ operator said in a statement that, this showed a substantial recovery rate of 84.6 percent against 2019 levels. Despite rising…

Four Chinese Tourists Injured In Sea Collision In Philippines

MANILA, Feb 1 (NNN-PNA) – Four Chinese tourists were injured in a sea collision, off Batangas province, south of Manila, yesterday, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said. The Philippine Coast Guard said, the accident happened at around 12:30 p.m. local time (0430 GMT), near Matoco Point, in Batangas City…

5.2-Magnitude Quake Hit Near West Coast Of Honshu, Japan

BEIJING, Feb 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2, jolted near the west coast of Honshu, Japan, at 2307 GMT yesterday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 37.35 degrees north latitude,…

UN Chief Calls For Urgent Steps To De-Escalate Situation In Gaza, Surrounding Areas

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday, urgently appealed for measures to reduce tensions in Gaza and its neighbouring regions. “I call for urgent steps to de-escalate the situation and spare the region from more violence before it is too late,” the top UN official told…

Halting Funds To UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Will Be Catastrophic: WHO

GENEVA, Feb 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), warned yesterday that, cutting funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), would have “catastrophic consequences” for people in war-torn Gaza. “No other entity has the capacity to deliver…

China’s Electric SUV Enters Greek Market

ATHENS, Feb 1 (NNN-AMNA) – Chinese vehicle manufacturer, Seres Group, officially launched its electric premium sport SUV, the SERES 5, in Athens yesterday, marking the entry of the first Chinese electric SUV into the Greek market. The launch also marks the start of cooperation between Seres and Spanos Group, one…

Vietnam’s Agricultural Export To China Forecast To Increase Sharply This Year

HANOI, Feb 1 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s agricultural export value to China is expected to increase sharply this year, the the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, reported yesterday. The prediction was made as China agrees to review regulations permitting exports of poultry meat from Vietnam to the market, according to…

Myanmar Appoints New Election Chief, Ministers

YANGON, Feb 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s State Administration Council, yesterday, appointed a new election chief and ministers, following an extension of the state of emergency, the official television channel MRTV reported. According to the council’s orders, U Ko Ko will become the new chairman of the country’s Union Election Commission,…

India Adds Five New Wetlands To Ramsar List, Taking Tally To 80

NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (NNN-PTI) – India has added five more wetlands to the List of Wetlands of International Importance, or the Ramsar List, taking the number of such sites in the country to 80, officials said yesterday. The announcement of adding five more sites, three in Karnataka and two…

Yemen’s Houthi Group Attacked U.S. Ship In Red Sea

SANAA, Jan 31 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi group said today that, it attacked a U.S. warship in the Red Sea with missiles, according to a statement from the group’s military spokesman. “In support of Palestinians in Gaza, and response to the aggression on our country, we fired several naval missiles…