No news yet of missing Indian Air Force plane

NEW DELHI, June 4 (NNN-SPUTNIK) — There has been no news yet on an Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 with 13 people on board reported to be missing soon after its take off from the city of Jorhat on Monday. The Indian Army is conducting a search and rescue operation,…

Sudan’s TMC head promises election in nine months time

KHARTOUM, June 4 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — The head of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) announced early Tuesday that elections will be held within nine months to resolve the crisis since the ouster of former President Omar Al-Bashir.  The statement by Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan follows the killing of more than 30 protesters Monday…

Lombok, a jewel in the Indonesian archipelago

By Shanti Ayadurai A breathtaking view from a coastal road leading from central Lombok to Mataram town which is further north west in the island. LOMBOK (Bernama) — Catching a sunset is always an amazing experience, but sitting atop a cliff on the island of Lombok in Indonesia and watching…

Venezuela government warns its citizens of false system in consular affairs management

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Venezuelan government warned its citizens overseas of attempts by certain quarters to create a false system in the management of its consular affairs, stressing that only Venezuelan documents accepted as valid throughout the world are issued and managed by Venezuela’s authorities. Caracas, in a communiqué issued…

Translator in spotlight after S.Korean movie Parasite’s Cannes victory

By Kim Boram South Korean actors of the Cannes award winning movie “Parasite” — Choi Woo-sik, Jo Yeo-jung, Jang Hye-jin, Park So-dam, Lee Sun-kyun and Song Kang-ho (2nd L to R) — along with director Bong Jun-ho (L) — during a publicity photo shoot in Seoul in April. The movie…

France hopes for an international agreement on biodiversity, says envoy

BUCHAREST, Romania, June 3 (NNN-BERNAMA-AGERPRES) — France is hoping that the international community will conclude an agreement to protect biodiversity in China, at the end of this year, said the Ambassador of France to Romania Michele Ramis on Sunday. The ambassador said this at a village in Luncavita in the…

Jordanian man wanted for allegedly abusing son

LAHAD DATU, Malaysia, May 31 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysian police are looking for a 43-year-old Jordanian man who allegedly abused his eight-year-old son and threatened to kill his Malaysian wife and their children. Lahad Datu district police chief ACP Nasri Mansor said the suspect, identified as Hani Mosbah Ramadan Al Ayaydeh, allegedly hit his son and injured him…

Science journalists warn about anti-vaccine activist’s visit to Split

ZAGREB, May 31 (NNN-HINA) – Members of the Croatian Journalists Association (HND) who are science journalists on Thursday warned about a coming visit to Split by a former British doctor and one of leading anti-vaccine activists, Andrew Wakefield, recalling that his discredited research paper from 1998 had launched an anti-vaccination campaign. Wakefield’s…

Wedding photography banned in China’s Qinghai Lake

Photo courtesy of Pixabay XINING, China, May 31 (NNN-XINHUA) — The administration of China’s largest inland saltwater lake has issued a statement to ban inappropriate activities, including taking wedding photos, in the Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve. However, such photos will be allowed in the allocated scenic area of the…

Japan ready to support additional Samurai bond issuance by Malaysia

By Noor Soraya Mohammad Jamal TOKYO, May 31 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) is ready to consider further support if Malaysia wishes to issue additional Samurai bonds in the future, said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today.  This is following the successful issuance of 200 billion yen (about RM7.4 billion) Samurai bonds…