1.2 Million Stimulant Tablets Seized In Myanmar

YANGON, Jan 15 (NNN-MNA) – The Myanmar authorities have seized 1.2 million stimulant tablets in Mandalay region, said a release by the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC), yesterday. The seized drugs are worth 1.8 billion kyats (about 857,142 U.S. dollars), the release said. Acting on a tip-off, the…

DPRK Test-Fires Intermediate-Range Solid-Fuel Ballistic Missile

PYONGYANG, Jan 15 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), successfully test-fired an intermediate-range solid-fuel ballistic missile, loaded with “a hypersonic manoeuvrable controlled warhead,” yesterday afternoon. The test-fire was aimed at verifying the gliding and manoeuvring characteristics of the warhead, and the reliability of the newly developed multi-stage…

Two Dead, One Missing After Severe Storms, Floods Hit Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, Jan 15 (NNN-CMA) – At least two people, including a six-year-old boy, died, and another is missing, as a result of floods and landslides, after five days of storms in the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo, Brazil, the local fire department reported. The boy drowned after being swept…

All Hostages Held By Inmates In Ecuador’s Prisons Freed

QUITO, Jan 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – All hostages held by inmates in Ecuador’s prisons have been freed, local media reported, citing the country’s prison agency, SNAI. Some 150 prison guards and administrative officials were held hostage by prisoners, since Monday week, amid a surge in violence in the South American…

Egyptian President, Chinese FM Discuss Bilateral Ties, Gaza Conflict

CAIRO, Jan 15 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, held a meeting with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, yesterday, during which the two sides discussed the ways to strengthen bilateral ties, and stressed the importance of implementing an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Wang, also a member of…

U.S., Britain Launch New Strike On Yemen’s Hodeidah: Media

SANAA, Jan 15 (NNN-SABA) – The United States and Britain conducted a new strike on Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, last night, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The strike targeted the Jad’a mountain in the Alluheyah district, in the northern part of the city, the report said, adding,…

Strong Winds, Heavy Snow Expected In Japan’s Quake-Hit Region

TOKYO, Jan 15 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency, yesterday said that, an intensifying winter pressure pattern is expected to bring high winds and heavy snow, to the areas hit by the powerful earthquake that rocked central Japan. Due to the low-pressure system with a front, very strong winds and rough…

No Peace In Sight As Israel-Hamas Conflict Enters 100th Day

GAZA/JERUSALEM, Jan 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Tens of thousands of families in both Israel and Palestine are still grieving the loss of their loved ones yesterday, 100 days after Hamas’s unexpected attack on southern Israel triggered a massive Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip. Despite the repeated calls from the…

Iraqis Rally In Baghdad To Protest Against U.S.-Britain Strikes In Yemen

BAGHDAD, Jan 15 (NNN-NINA) – Hundreds of Iraqis held a rally on Saturday, in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, in protest against the U.S.-Britain strikes against some Houthi military sites in Yemen. The protest was held in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, where demonstrators chanted anti-U.S. slogans and raised banners denouncing Israel…

Philippines’ Approved Investment Projects Up 73 Percent In 2023

MANILA, Jan 14 (NNN-PNA) – Approved investment projects in 2023, amounted to 1.26 trillion pesos (roughly 22.5 billion U.S. dollars), 73 percent higher than in 2022, Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) said, today. Citing an updated report of Board of Investments (BOI), the DOF said in a press release that,…