Trump asks China to lift tariffs on US farm products

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago, April 6, 2017, in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo courtesy PTI WASHINGTON, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – President Donald Trump said he had asked China to immediately remove all tariffs on U.S. agricultural products because trade talks were progressing well. He also…

Integrated operations nab 1,485 illegals nationwide

Photo courtesy bernama KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) – A total 1,485 illegals were detained in an integrated operation launched by the Immigration Department of Malaysia (IDM) nationwide from midnight last night. IDM director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said the detentions were the results of inspections by IDM with the…

Malaysia: Semenyih polls begin

SEMENYIH, Malaysia (NNN-BERNAMA) -A total of 24 polling centres, involving 116 streams, opened at 8am today to enable constituents in the Semenyih state to choose their new elected representative. Election Commission chairman Azhar Azizan Harun (centre) checks the ballot box at the  in Semnyih on March 2, 2019. Photo courtesy…

One dead, five missing after boat capsizes near Pulau Nunuyan

Photo courtesy bernama SANDAKAN March 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The search and rescue (S&R) operation for victims in a boat that capsized in the waters of Pulau Nunuyan two days ago continued today. According to the Sandakan Zone Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in a statement here, the S&R resumed at…

North Korea’s Kim pays tribute to Ho Chi Minh on Vietnam visit

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un in Hanoi on March 1. The DPRK Chairman is on an official friendship visit to Vietnam. Photo courtesy VNA HANOI, March…

India will no longer be “helpless” in fighting terror: PM

Arti (C holding Tricolur), wife of Squadron Leader Siddharth Vashisht who died in a helicopter crash in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, during her husband’s funeral in Chandigarh. Arti is also a Squadron Leader in the IAF. Photo courtesy PTI Photo KANYAUKUMARI, India, March 2 (NNN- PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Venezuela Denounces US Military Threat at The UN

Hoy pedimos lo que demandaría cualquier miembro responsable de la @ONU_es: la defensa de la soberanía, la independencia política, la integridad territorial, la no intervención en los asuntos internos, el derecho a la autodeterminación y sobre todo nuestro derecho a la paz. pic.twitter.com/peCqFQr62E— Samuel Moncada (@SMoncada_VEN) February 28, 2019 Venezuela’s…

IAF Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, Captured By Pak, Returns To India

Photo courtesy Twitter NEW DEHLI, India, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ending several hours of tense waiting, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman finally returned to India to a rousing welcome at the Attari-Wagah joint check-post in Amritsar on Friday night. The Indian air force officer, who was expected to return much earlier,…

Travelling the world with a wheelchair, Mykola says it’s all about will

By Tengku Faezah Tengku Yusof Mykola Podrezan is 66 year old engineer from Ukraine is a paraplegic but that has not stopped him from doing what he is passionate about travelling. The first leg of his travel “marathon” saw him visiting 35 cities in 27 countries in six continents and he is…

Malaysian police cripple drug syndicate, seize RM1.59 million worth of drugs

Selangor Police Chief, Datuk Noor Azam Jamaludin (second from right) pointing to the drugs seized under two different cases during a press conference at the Selangor Police Headquarters in Shah Alam. On the right is  Selangor Narcotics Crime Investigation Department Chief, ACP Amarjit Singh. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA/Johari Ibrahim SHAH ALAM,…