All set to herald the new Malaysian king

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlsApFqh1HE&ebc=ANyPxKpJEZ5Aat9y3OAbut2N0eVi5TxIe2_ERs82keiPy0bf9GO-b0s3G6JOUVU-dxl6uXouFjcRFC6OLPR2Fmydn0Oy2L1Now KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (NNN-Bernama) — The installation of Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong is set to take place today in a ceremony steeped in royal Malay customs and tradition at Istana Negara, a historic event under the country’s unique system of…

Brazil jail riot in Para state leaves 52 dead as gangs fight

BRASILIA. July 30 (NNN-TELESUR) – At least 52 inmates died, with 16 decapitated, in a prison riot Monday in the northern Brazilian state of Para, the state’s prison authority said, underlining the struggle Brazil’s far-right government faces to restore order in the country’s jails State authorities said the riot began around 7 a.m.…

Iran plans new steps cutting nuclear deal in September

MOSCOW, July 29 (NNN-ANADOLU) -Iran plans new steps cutting the Iran nuclear deal in early September, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov.  Following a meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Vienna, Ryabkov told reporters on Sunday that Iran plans to implement the third step…

Rohingya, Myanmar talks in Bangladesh end in deadlock

Rohingya Muslims, fled from oppression within ongoing military operations in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, wait for Bengali soldiers to come and take them to refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar in December, 2017. Photo courtesy of Fırat Yurdakul – Anadolu Agency DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 29 (NNN-ANADOLU) -The second phase of talks between a high-level delegation…

Tear gas, rubber bullets fired at Hong Kong protesters near Beijing’s office

HONG KONG, July 29 (NNN-KYODO) – Clashes between protestors and police erupted Sunday following another march in central Hong Kong against a controversial extradition bill. Hundreds of thousands of people, without police approval, marched in the afternoon from the Chater Garden in Central toward the shopping district of Causeway Bay,…

Mike Pompeo says Tehran declined his proposed visit to speak to the Iranian people

WASHINGTON, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that the Iranian regime declined his offer to travel to the country and speak to its people. In a tweet, he said: “I recently offered to travel to Tehran and speak directly to the Iranian people.…

US approves $125 million for Pakistan military support

US President Donald J. Trump (R) and Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan (L) during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, United States on July 22, 2019. photo courtesy of Pakistani Prime Ministry Office / Handout – Anadolu Agency ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 28…

87 killed, 168 wounded in Sudan’s deadly crackdown

KHARTOUM, July 28 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – The head of a Sudanese investigation into the violent break up of a protest by security forces said on Saturday that 87 people were killed and 168 wounded in the June 3 incident in Khartoum, citing a higher death toll than previous official estimates. Fath…

Honey jackfruit, swiftlet nests under discussion for export to China

PONTIAN, July 28 (NNN-Bernama) — The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry is holding discussions with China on exporting Malaysia’s honey jackfruit and swiftlet nests following the success of its frozen whole musang king durian and MD2 pineapple export to that country. Minister Datuk Salahuddin Ayub said currently, the procedures and…

No absolute winner in a trade war

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 (NNN-Bernama) — “When two elephants fight, the grass gets stomped” is the least repercussion that the world wants to see from the ongoing US-China trade war, which started on March 22, 2018.  Since then, the cloud has been gloomy for the global economy and it has…