Cambodia’s Popular Water Festival Attracts 4.9 Million Visitors To Capital

PHNOM PENH, Nov 29 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s three-day Water Festival, attracted some 4.9 million locals and tourists to the capital Phnom Penh, according to a Cambodian National Police’s report today. Celebrated from Sunday to yesterday, the water festival is one of the largest festivals in the country. On the occasion,…

Malaysia’s New Visa Policy For Chinese To Benefit Ties, Trade: Business Leaders

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s decision to offer a 30-day visa-free entry to nationals from China from Dec 1, shows the government’s commitment to strengthening bilateral ties with China, according to business leaders. Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) president, Low Kian Chuan, said…

Hainan Free Trade Port Promotion Event Held In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (NNN-BERNAMA) – A promotion event of the Hainan Free Trade Port in south China, was held in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on Monday. Themed “Sharing New Opportunities of Hainan Free Trade Port, Creating a New Future of RCEP,” the event introduced the policy advantages and…

ADB Approves 180-Mln-USD Loan To Improve Urban Environment In Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Nov 29 (NNN-APP) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), has approved a 180- million U.S. dollar-loan, to improve water supply and solid waste management services, in two rapidly growing cities in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, the ADB said yesterday. Expected to benefit 1.5 million people, the Developing Resilient Environments…

Israel Receives Fifth Batch Of Hostages Released By Hamas

JERUSALEM, Nov 29 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli regime confirmed yesterday that, the fifth batch of hostages released from the Gaza Strip by Hamas has returned to Israel. The 12 hostages, including 10 Israelis and two Thai nationals, will undergo an initial medical examination, before being escorted by security forces to…

Four Children Wounded As Box Exploded In Abandoned House In Bihar

NEW DELHI, Nov 29 (NNN-PTI) – Four children were wounded yesterday, in an accidental blast at an abandoned house, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, police said. The blast took place at Pahsara village, in Begusarai district, about 155 km east of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. Six…

11 Miners Killed In Elevator Incident In South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 28 (NNN-BUANEWS) – Eleven miners died in an elevator incident, yesterday, at an Impala Platinum mine in Rustenburg, North West Province of South Africa, local media reported today. “An elevator transporting miners up and down the shaft unexpectedly dropped 200 metres,” said a report by the eNCA, a…

Snowstorm Kills At Least Five, Injures 19 In Ukraine

KIEV, Nov 28 (NNN-UNIAN) – Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said late yesterday that, at least five people have died and 19 others injured, as a result of a severe storm in the country’s southern region of Odesa. A severe snowstorm hit Ukraine overnight yesterday, causing traffic disruptions and power outages…

Qatar, Hamas Confirm Extension Of Gaza Truce For Two Days

DOHA/GAZA, Nov 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Qatar announced yesterday that, Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend the current humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip for an additional two days. In a statement carried by the Qatar News Agency, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majed Al Ansari said, his country hopes “the…

Poland’s New Gov’t Sworn In

WARSAW, Nov 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Poland’s new government, led by Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, was sworn in yesterday. Morawiecki’s cabinet is now subject to approval by the country’s lower house of parliament (Sejm), within the next two weeks. In the afternoon, Morawiecki submitted a proposal to President Andrzej Duda, for…