Iran denies US claim it was behind oil attack in Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Iran on Sunday denied accusations by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that it was responsible for a drone attack on major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. Pompeo’s insinuations were absurd and inexplicable, and therefore of no effect, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi told the ISNA news agency.…

Protesters return to Hong Kong streets despite march ban

HONG KONG, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Anti-government protesters were due to return to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday afternoon with a religious procession, despite a police ban on a march that was set to follow a similar route.  Police were already stationed around transit points in central Hong Kong along the…

Adequate mechanism to counter provocations in the country

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The country has various mechanisms to control the spread of provocative information or terrorism, said a media and information lecturer. Senior lecturer at the Centre for Media and Information Warfare Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UITM), Dr Noor Nirwandy Mat Noordin said existing laws such…

Never let harmonious relations threatened by racial polarisation

Lee Lam Thye. Photo courteys of Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysians should never allow the harmonious relations among the various races to be threatened by racial polarisation which remains a serious issue in the country. In stating this, Malaysia Unity Foundation trustee, Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye…

Sept 16 meaningful day for Sarawak

KUCHING, Sept 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Sept 16, 1963 is a very important day for the people of Sarawak as it was the day that the state, together with Malaya, Sabah and Singapore formed a country called Malaysia, says Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He noted that Malaysia…

Polls open in Tunisia’s crowded presidential election

TUNISIA, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Tunisia goes to the polls today with little certain other than that the race for President is sure to be tight. In the build up to the vote, rumours from private polling provided little certainty of how the country’s seven million registered voters may swing.…

Malaysia’s economy to be restructured in more progressive direction

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The country’s economy will be restructured in a more progressive direction based on high technology adoption, innovation, and research and development, the Economic Affairs Ministry said. This is in order to achieve the Shared Prosperity Vision goal of achieving a decent standard of living…

Anti-Brexit party gains seat as Conservative switches sides

LONDON, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Sam Gyimah, who once served in the governments of Theresa May and David Cameron, has switched sides in the British parliament from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats over Brexit. Gyimah, who supports a second referendum on leaving the European Union, was introduced as the latest Tory to…

Update: Saudi Arabia oil production plummets by over half after attacks

RIYADAH, SEpt 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on two Saudi Arabian oil production facilities cut the kingdom’s oil output by more than half, in an incident that has escalated already high tensions in the Gulf region and raised concern over global oil supplies.  Saudi Arabia – the world’s…

Saudi Arabia oil facilities ablaze after drone strikes

RIYADH, Sept 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two sites of Saudi petroleum company Aramco were attacked by drones early Saturday, causing fires that were later brought under control, local media reported. The sites are located in Buqyap, some 330 km northeast of the capital Riyadh, and the Khurais oil field, said the…