Sudanese Military, Protest Leader Sign Transition Deal

KHARTOUM, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Sudan’s Transitional Military Council and protest leaders have signed a historic power-sharing agreement in the capital, Khartoum. The pact opens the way for the two factions to form a joint military and civilian council that will lead Sudan for three years until elections are held…

MATRADE urges local firms to continue involvement in export activities

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) has urged local entrepreneurs to continue to participate in export activities even though the current global trade situation is somewhat challenging following the trade war between the United States and China. Chief executive officer Datuk Wan Latiff…

Govt to look into people’s concerns over Lynas plant — Dr Mahathir

AssetsherePowered by Embed YouTube Video SEPANG, Aug 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has given his assurance that the government will look into the people’s concerns over the Lynas Malaysia rare earths plant in Gebeng, Kuantan even though investigators had declared that the facility is not dangerous. The Atomic…

Bukit Aman records Zakir Naik’s statement

AssetsherePowered by Embed YouTube Video KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Controversial Muslim preacher Dr Zakir Naik was questioned for about five hours at Bukit Aman h under Section 504 of the Penal Code for intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of the peace. He arrived at Bukit…

Merdeka Bridge historic link to WWII

KEPALA BATAS, Aug 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Perhaps many are unaware that the Jambatan Merdeka here is a very historic bridge. For Penang and Kedah folks, the bridge is a common route to connect two districts, Kepala Batas and Sungai Petani. Not only as a link between the two areas, the…

Deforestation accelerates in Brazil’s Amazon region, NGO says

BOGOTA, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon region increased by 15 per cent over the past year, a non-governmental organization said on Friday. About 5,054 square kilometres of rainforest were hacked down between August 2018 and July 2019, according to the Amazon Institute of People and the Environment…

US issues warrant to seize Iranian supertanker Grace 1 as it prepares to sail

WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) -The US Justice Department unveiled a last minute warrant on Friday to seize the Iranian oil supertanker Grace 1 just a day after Gibraltar ruled the detained vessel could be released. It comes after a six week international standoff appeared to have come to an end…

N. Korea says it has no intention to talk with S. Korea

SEOUL, Aug 16 (NNN-Yonhap) — North Korea said Friday that Pyongyang has no intention to talk with South Korea again, calling it a “senseless” hope to expect talks to be resumed when Seoul’s joint military exercise with the United States is over. The spokesperson of the North’s Committee for the…

Bolton says N.K. missile launches violate U.N. resolutions, threaten allies

SEOUL, Aug 15 (NNN-YONHAP) — U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton has said that North Korea’s recent short-range missile launches violate U.N. resolutions and pose threats to South Korea, Japan and American troops in Asia, the Voice of America (VOA) reported. Since July 25, the North has launched a series…

Gibraltar to Release Iranian Oil Tanker Grace 1 on Thursday

Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored after it was seized in July by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar, southern Spain. Photo courtesy of IRNA LONDON, Aug 15 (NNN-SPUNTIK) –…