INTERPOL deploying team to support investigation into bombings

COLOMBO, April 23 (NNN-NEWSLK) -INTERPOL is deploying a team tomorrow (23rd) to Sri Lanka to assist the national authorities investigating the series of bomb attacks at churches and hotels which left nearly 300 dead and some 500 injured.Checks are already being made against the Organization’s Stolen and Lost Travel Documents…

Ankara in search of way out of S-400 deal with Moscow: analysts

ISTANBUL, April 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Amid claims that Turkey may hand over the S-400 air defense system to be bought from Russia to some other country under mounting U.S. pressure, analysts said Turkey is looking for a way out of the trouble. “It looks as if Turkey will back down…

Qatari oil giant provides Thailand with naphtha in 10-year deal

DOHA, April 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Qatar Petroleum said in a statement on Sunday that it had concluded a 10-year sales agreement to supply Thailand’s SCG Chemicals with a total of 3 million metric tons of light naphtha starting from this month. The agreement was made for and on behalf of…

Update1: Multiple explosions in Sri Lanka kill at least 207

Security forces inspect the scene after a blast targeting Shangri La hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019. At least 138 people were killed in multiple blasts targeting churches and hotels across Sri Lanka. Photo courtesy of Anadolu Agency COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 22 (NNN-ANADOLU) –   Multiple…

Update1: Multiple explosions in Sri Lanka kill at least 207

Security forces inspect the scene after a blast targeting Shangri La hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019. At least 138 people were killed in multiple blasts targeting churches and hotels across Sri Lanka. Photo courtesy of Anadolu Agency COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 21 (NNN-ANADOLU) – At least…

Malaysia sends palm oil economic mission to Saudi Arabia

MELAKA, April 21 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is conducting a five-day Palm Oil Economic Mission to Saudi Arabia beginning Monday to discuss the commodity issue, as well as to promote its timber and furniture, Deputy Primary Industries Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin said. He said the mission would discuss…

Monday-Thursday foreign fund net outflow at RM373.6 mln

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (NNN-Bernama) — Total foreign funds net outflow from Monday to Thursday this week amounted to RM373.6 million compared to a deficit of RM162.8 million in the same period last week. Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said foreign participation during the…

Dr. Mahatir reminds PNB not to be complacent in fulfilling its responsibility towards investors

SUNGAI PETANI, April 21 (NNN-Bernama) — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has reminded the leadership and management of Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) not to be complacent in fulfilling its responsibility and obligation in pursuing the hopes and aspirations of its investors. The Prime Minister said the responsibility shouldered by PNB is…

New ECRL route facilitates Quartz Ridge’s ratification as heritage site – expert

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (NNN-Bernama) — The government’s move to leave the Klang Gates Quartz Ridge in Gombak, Selangor, untouched under the renegotiated East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project will facilitate the ratification of the area as a national and world heritage site, a heritage expert said. Describing the decision…

Ex-lawmaker, eldest son of former President Kim Dae-jung, dies

SEOUL, April 20 (NNN-Yonhap) — Kim Hong-il, an ex-lawmaker and the eldest son of former South Korean President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Kim Dae-jung, died on Saturday. He was 71. A local fire station said that it received a report at around 4 p.m. that Kim had collapsed at…