March 12, 2019

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, March 12 – South Korean President Moon Jae-in (second from L) attends a welcome ceremony hosted by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei (third from L) to mark Moon’s state visit to Brunei on March 11, 2019. South Korean President Moon Jae-in began his state visit to…

March 11, 2019

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, March 11 – South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife, Kim Jung-sook, disembark Korean Air Force One after arriving in Brunei on March 10, 2019 for a three-day state visit. Moon Jae-in was set to hold a summit with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on Monday to…

March 10, 2019

March 10, 2019- This image provided by NASA shows SpaceX’s Dragon capsule carrying a test dummy splashed down into the Atlantic ocean off the Florida coast. It marks the first time in 50 years that a capsule designed for astronauts returned from space by plopping into the Atlantic. Photo courtesy…

March 9, 2019

Bangkok, Thailand, March 9 -Contestant Jazell Barbie Royale, a community leader and HIV activist, edged out 19 other candidates from around the world. American contestant Jazell Barbie Royale was crowned “Miss International Queen” in Thailand on Friday at a beauty pageant for transgender women, becoming the first person of colour…

March 7, 2019

Baghouz, Syria, March 7, 2019 – A member of U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) watches over people who were evacuated out of the last territory held by Islamic State militants, outside Baghouz, Syria. Photo courtesy PTI Photo Algiers, Algeria, March 7, 2019 – Algerian police forces block a tunnel where…

March 8, 2019

Srinagar, March 8 – A man takes photographs after authorities sealed the main headquarters of Jamaat-e-Islami, at Batamaloo in Srinagar. After the central government on February 28 banned Jamaat-e-Islami (J-K) under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for a period of five years, authorities on Thursday sealed the Jamaat-e-Islamia Central Office…

Russian firms eye wider cooperation with Malaysian counterparts

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 (NNN- Bernama) — Russian business entities are exploring opportunities to intensify their interaction with Malaysian businesses and go beyond primarily military-technical cooperation relations. Russian Rostec State Corporation deputy chief executive officer Nikolay Volobuev said the two countries had had a long and fruitful cooperation in many…

Malaysian PM Dr Mahathir guest-of-honour for Pakistan Day parade

Photo courtesy Bernama ISLAMABAD, March 23 (NNN – Bernama) — Pakistan on Saturday celebrated Pakistan Day, with the main feature of the day being a military parade where Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was the guest-of-honour. Pakistan Day commemorates the ‘Lahore Resolution’ of March 23, 1940, also known…

Trump cancels new sanctions on N. Korea

WASHINGTON, March 23 (NNN- Yonhap) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he has ordered the withdrawal of new sanctions on North Korea, possibly signaling an intention to continue denuclearization negotiations with the regime. Trump was apparently referring to sanctions the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed on two Chinese…

North Korea withdraws from inter-Korean liaison office

This file photo shows an inter-Korean liaison office in North Korea’s border city of Kaesong. Photo courtesy of Yonhap SEOUL, March 22 (NNN- Yonhap) — North Korean officials withdrew from an inter-Korean liaison office in the country’s border city of Kaesong on Friday as the peace and denuclearization process reached…