Students Evacuated In Indian School After Bomb Threat

NEW DELHI, May 16 (NNN-PTI) – Students of a school in New Delhi were evacuated today, after the school administration received an email about a bomb threat, police said. The evacuation took place at Amrita School, in New Delhi’s Pushp Vihar locality. The school received the threatening email at around…

Australian Banks Launch Digital Platform To Help Halt Payments To Scammers

CANBERRA, May 16 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s banks have joined forces to launch a new tool to prevent fraudulent transactions. The Australian Banking Association (ABA), whose membership includes 20 of the country’s biggest banks, announced the new Fraud Reporting Exchange (FRX) platform, today. The new real-time reporting tool will allow banks…

Fitch Solutions unit revises upward Malaysia’s 2023 GDP forecast to 4.2 pct

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (NNN-Bernama) — BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, has raised the forecast for Malaysia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 4.2 per cent in this year from 4.0 per cent previously following the better-than-expected 5.6 per cent expansion in the first quarter (1Q). The research company said Malaysia’s 1Q performance was well above consensus and…

Malaysian ringgit rises vs US dollar in early trade

By Nurul Jannah Kamaruddin KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 ( NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian ringgit improved versus the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday amid hopes for an agreement on raising the US debt ceiling. At 9 am, the local note rose to 4.4910/4935 versus the greenback from Monday’s closing rate of  4.4960/4985.  Bank Muamalat…

Bursa Malaysia higher in early trade amid improved regional sentiment

By Zairina Zainudin KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Bursa Malaysia, the stock exchange of Malaysia, was higher in early trade on Tuesday, with the benchmark index opening in positive territory as regional sentiment improved after Wall Street made gains overnight. At 9.06 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) gained 2.75 points to 1,420.12 from 1,417.37…

7,000 arrested in crackdown on Imran Khan supporters

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, May 16 (NNN-Bernama) — More than 7,000 people have been arrested in the Pakistani government’s widening crackdown on opposition leader and former prime minister Imran Khan’s supporters across the country. “Thousands of people are under arrest without access to lawyers. They have been picked up…

Malaysia calls on international community to help end oppression of Palestinians

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is calling on the international community to come together and work towards an end to the oppression of Palestinians. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the time had come for all parties to gather strength with the goal of ending injustice to the Palestinian people. “To…

Midnight Fire Killed At Least Six People In New Zealand

WELLINGTON, May 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least six people were killed and up to 30 others were believed unaccounted for, after a blaze broke out overnight, at a four-storey hostel building in downtown Wellington, capital of New Zealand, local media reported today. Fire and Emergency were called to the Loafers…

Myanmar Declared 17 Cyclone-Hit Townships Natural Disaster Zone

YANGON, May 16 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar declared 17 townships in Rakhine State, a natural disaster-affected area yesterday, according to a notification released by the State Administration Council (SAC). The townships, in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State are Kyaukphyu, Manaung, Ramree, Ann, Sittwe, Pauktaw, Ponnagyun, Rathedaung, Gwa, Taungup, Thandwe, Maungtaw, Buthidaung, Kyauktaw,…

40 Monkeys Found Dead In India’s Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI, May 15 (NNN-PTI) – At least 40 monkeys were found dead, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said today. The carcasses were found in Garhmukteshwar forest area of Hapur district, about 121 km east of New Delhi, India’s national capital. Forest department officials suspected the…
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