Egypt To Increase Volume Of Fuel Sent To Besieged Gaza: Official

CAIRO, Dec 14 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt will increase the volume of fuel sent daily to the Gaza Strip from 129,000 to 189,000 litres, as agreed with the Israeli side, said the chairman of Egypt’s State Information Service, yesterday. Diaa Rashwan said in a statement that, since Oct 21, 4,057 humanitarian…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Surpasses 18,600 As The Zionist Israel Intensifies Firepower

GAZA, Dec 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 18,600 people in Gaza have been killed in the war, so far, most of them women and children, according to authorities there, as the Zionist Israeli regime continues to intensify its firepower in the coastal enclave.– NNN-XINHUA  

Malaysia’s Gender Equality Improved In 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia gender gap index (MGGI) scored 0.694, or 69.4 percent in 2022, as compared to 0.692 (69.2 percent) in 2021, official data showed, yesterday. MGGI identifies the gap between women and men across four sub-indices, encompassing economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and…

Indian Gov’t Orders Probe In Parliament Security Breach Incident

NEW DELHI, Dec 14 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Ministry of Home Affairs, has ordered a high-level probe into the parliament’s security breach incident yesterday, when two youths jumped into the lower house (Lok Sabha), as lawmakers were busy in normal proceedings of the day. The two youths had managed to enter…

Large Haul Of Drugs, Controlled Chemicals Seized In Myanmar

YANGON, Dec 13 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar Police Force recently seized controlled chemicals and drugs worth over 10.44 billion kyats (4.97 million U.S. dollars), in the Nay Pyi Taw area and Mandalay and Sagaing regions. Acting on a tip-off, police seized 4.2 million stimulant tablets from a vehicle, searched in a…

Four Palestinians Killed In Israeli Drone Attack On West Bank’s Jenin

JENIN, West Bank, Dec 13 (NNN-WAFA) – At least four Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone attack on the West Bank city of Jenin, a medical source said, yesterday. Wissam Baker, director of Jenin Governmental Hospital, said, the bodies of three victims, all of them young men, were transferred…

Research Houses Foresee Malaysia’s Economy To Improve Next Year

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Research houses have foreseen Malaysia’s economy to improve in 2024, underpinned by resilient domestic demand and recovery in external demand. CGS-CIMB said in its recent note that, it estimated Malaysia’s 2024 gross domestic product (GDP) growth to be at 4.6 percent. The encouraging labour…

Japan To Issue Three New Banknotes In July Next Year

TOKYO, Dec 13 (NNN-NHK) – Japan will start issuing new 10,000 yen (69 U.S. dollars), 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes on Jul 3, 2024, marking the first redesign since 2004, the government said, yesterday. The redesigned 10,000 yen bill will feature industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa, known as “the father of…

India’s Industrial Production Rises To 11.7 Percent In Oct

NEW DELHI, Dec 13 (NNN-PTI) – India’s factory activity growth, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), increased to a 16-month high of 11.7 percent in Oct, government data showed, yesterday. The growth was attributed mainly to the good performance shown by the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors. “For…

Sri Lanka Introduces Hotline For Victims Of Cybercrime

COLOMBO, Dec 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan government has introduced a hotline for victims of cybercrime to lodge complaints, a state minister said, yesterday. State Minister of Technology, Kanaka Herath, told parliament that, victims can submit complaints by dialing 101. Herath said that, the government will again present to…