Asia

Bangladesh Court Orders Nobel Laureate To Pay 1.12 Million USD In Taxes

DHAKA, Jun 1 (NNN-BSS) – A High Court division bench in Bangladesh, has ordered Nobel laureate, Muhammad Yunus, to pay…

Kenya, China commit to champion children-focused empowerment programmes

Zhao Xiyuan, Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Nairobi, Edward Ngaira, a Director at the Kenyan First Lady’s Office…

Afghan Families Of Victims Killed By Australian Forces Demand Compensation

KABUL, Jun 1 (NNN-ANA) – Families of victims of a deadly raid, conducted by Australian forces in Afghanistan’s southern Uruzgan…

Sri Lanka’s Key Inflation Rate Dropped To 25.2 Percent In May

COLOMBO, Jun 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI), indicates that, Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate has eased…

Foreign Tourists Hotel Stay In Japan Top 10 Million For First Time In Three Years

TOKYO, Jun 1 (NNN-NHK) – The number of overnight stays by foreigners at hotels and other accommodation facilities in Japan,…

UN special envoy for Myanmar to end assignment in June

UNITED NATIONS, June 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — A UN spokesman on Wednesday confirmed that Noeleen Heyzer, special envoy of the UN…

Three-Year-Old Boy Died In Stabbing In Sydney

SYDNEY, Jun 1 (NNN-AAP) – A three-year-old boy died, and a 45-year-old man was in a critical condition, following a…

Singapore’s PM Lee COVID-19 positive again

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, June 1 (NNN-Bernama) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is experiencing a COVID-19 ‘rebound’, after showing…

Buildings Damaged In Myanmar Earthquake

YANGON, Jun 1 (NNN-MNA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.9, struck about 22 miles (35.41 km) north-west of…

Bursa Malaysia opens in cautious mode, US debt jitters continues

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 (NNN-Bernama) — Jitters surrounding the United States (US) debt ceiling deal continued to dampen investors’ sentiments Thursday…