First Tracks Laid For Malaysia’s Mega Rail Project

KUANTAN, Malaysia, Dec 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a mega rail project in Malaysia, being built by the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) has seen its first tracks being laid yesterday. Malaysian King, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, is among the guests to witness the historic…

Türkiye, Greece Step Up To Build 2nd Bridge At Ipsala: Media

ANKARA, Dec 12 (NNN-TRT) – Türkiye and Greece have agreed to build a new bridge at the Ipsala-Kipoi border crossing, on the Maritsa River that divides the two countries, the daily, Milliyet reported, yesterday. The existing bridge on the border river dates back to 1958, the Turkish newspaper quoted Turkish…

U.S. F-16 Fighter Jet Crashed In S. Korea

SEOUL, Dec 12 (NNN-YONHAP) – A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed in western South Korea, with no casualty being reported, a local broadcaster, YTN, reported, yesterday. The fighter jet of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), crashed yesterday morning, near the Kunsan Air Base in Gunsan, around 180 km south of…

Egypt’s Presidential Election Turnout Reaches 45 Percent: Authority

CAIRO, Dec 12 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s National Election Authority (NEA), announced yesterday that, the turnout in the ongoing presidential election until noon yesterday reached approximately 45 percent of the total eligible voters. There is a high voter turnout at polling stations across all provinces, especially at some 360 non-resident ones…

Myanmar To Hold 16th Flower Festival

YANGON, Dec 12 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s 16th Pyin Oo Lwin flower festival, will be held at the National Kandawgyi Gardens, in the namesake township of the central Mandalay Region, from this Dec 16 to Jan 14, next year, an official from the National Kandawgyi Gardens said, yesterday. This year’s event…

Kyrgyzstan Issues Storm Warning Amid Bad Weather

BISHKEK, Dec 12 (NNN-KNA) – The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan, issued a storm warning yesterday, due to bad weather. The ministry said, because of the fallen and forecasted precipitation, snow avalanches, snow drifts, snow run-up and ice conditions are expected until tomorrow (Wednesday), in the mountainous regions and…

Japan’s Top Gov’t Spokesperson Faces No-Confidence Motion

TOKYO, Dec 12 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s main opposition party, submitted a no-confidence motion against Chief Cabinet Secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno, yesterday, amid unfolding political fund scandals. Jun Azumi, the Diet affairs chief of the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, told reporters, keeping Matsuno, a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) member,…

Huge Fire Erupts At Mini-Refinery With Reservoirs Explode In E. Iran

TEHRAN, Dec 11 (NNN-TASNIM) – A huge fire broke out yesterday morning, at an oil refinery in the eastern Iranian province of South Khorasan, leading to the simultaneous explosion of several gas condensates reservoirs. The fire started at one of the reservoirs of the mini-refinery, which is located in Birjand…

133 Palestinians Killed By Israeli Attacks In Gaza In 24 Hours

GAZA, Dec 11 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 133 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others were injured yesterday, as Israel’s air and artillery attacks continued on the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian medical source said. The source said that, over the past day, the bodies of at least 133 Palestinians, who…

Two Lebanese, Six Israelis Injured In Confrontations On Lebanese-Israeli Borders

BEIRUT, Dec 11 (NNN-NNA) – Two Lebanese civilians and six Israeli soldiers were injured yesterday, in confrontations between Hezbollah and the Israeli army, on the Lebanese-Israeli borders, sources said. “In support of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the Islamic Resistance fighters launched a drone attack today (yesterday), on…