N. Korea fires two more short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea

SEOUL, Aug 6 (NNN-Yonhap) — North Korea fired two projectiles believed to be short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, in an apparent show of force against the ongoing joint military exercise between Seoul and Washington. The projectiles were fired at 5:24 a.m. and…

Article 370: India strips disputed Kashmir of special status

Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel patrol a street during restrictions, in Jammu.Photo courtesy of PTI Photo New Delhi, Aug 6 (NNN-PTI) – Rajya Sabha on Monday approved a resolution abrogating Article 370 for Jammu and Kashmir and a bill to bifurcate the state into two union territories with Home Minister Amit…

China halts purchase of US farm products in response to new tariffs

BEIJING, Aug 6  (NNN-AGENCIES) – Chinese firms are to stop purchasing US farm products in response to Washington’s latest round of tariffs on exports from China, a statement from the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing says. The statement, released early Tuesday, added that Beijing would not rule out hiking imports duties on…

Govt to introduce bamboo community farming under 12MP

Teresa Kok Suh Sim (File pic). Photo couretsy of Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (NNN-Bernama) — Bamboo community farming will be introduced by the government under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) and include in-situ processing facilities to create more value-added activities along the supply chain of the industry. Primary Industries…

No let-up in tackling human trafficking scourge – Muhyiddin

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia remains steadfast in tackling the issue of trafficking in persons, and this stance is demonstrated by the reduction in the numbers of human trafficking victims in the country over the years. In highlighting this, Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said while the…

S. Korea-U.S. military exercise begins despite N. Korea warnings

SEOUL, Aug 5 (NNN-KYODO) – South Korea and the United States began a joint military drill Monday despite warnings from North Korea, South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong Doo told parliament. The scaled-back combined command post exercise, called 19-2 Dong Maeng, will be held through Aug. 20 to test South…

India to revoke special status for Kashmir

NEW DEHLI, Aug 5 (NNN-PTI) – The government on Monday revoked Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and proposed that the state be bifurcated into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, provoking outrage from the NC and PDP and triumph from leaders of India’s…

MIDF: foreign funds sold RM601.2 mln in local equities last week

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (NNN-Bernama) — Foreign funds sold RM601.2 million net in local equities last week, the largest weekly foreign fund net outflow in 11 weeks, said MIDF Research today. In its fund flow report, it said the pace of foreign net selling on Bursa Malaysia last week accelerated…

Saudi Arabia’s Makkah route initiative benefits Malaysian pilgrims – Dr Mahathir

SEPANG, Aug 5 (NNN-Bernama) – – Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Saudi Arabia’s Makkah Route initiative has benefited Malaysian pilgrims. “On behalf of fellow Malaysians, I would like to extend our sincere appreciation to you (Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Malaysia Mahmoud Hussien Saeed Qattan) and your team for…

Zimbabwe protests US sanction against its Tanzania ambassador

HARARE, Aug 5 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Zimbabwe protested against US sanctions against its current ambassador to Tanzania for his alleged role in the repression of a post-election demonstration that killed six people last year in his country. Anselem Sanyatwe, former head of the presidential guard, is accused of commanding the soldiers…