Asia

UK, Japan sign major defence deal allowing troop deployments

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak  LONDON, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The British and Japanese prime ministers signed what…

Smuggler With Huge Haul Of Tobacco Arrested In Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 12 (NNN-ANN) – A 26-year-old man was detained by the police, for allegedly smuggling 747 cartons…

Iran Sentenced Ex-Official To Death Over “Spying For Britain”

TEHRAN, Jan 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s judiciary announced yesterday that, a death sentence was handed down to a former Iranian…

Iranian, Russian Presidents Discussed Expanding Economic Cooperation

TEHRAN, Jan 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, yesterday, discussed the expansion of…

6.0-Magnitude Quake Hit Southern East Pacific Rise: USGS

NEW YORK, Jan 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.0, jolted southern East Pacific Rise, at 16:17:45…

Chinese-Made Battery-Powered Locomotive Launched In Thailand

BANGKOK, Jan 12 (NNN-TNA) – The first battery-powered locomotive, manufactured by China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) Dalian Co. Ltd,…

Police Rounded Up 30 Drug Addicts In Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Jan 11 (NNN-ANA) – The police have rounded up 30 drug addicts in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, and…

Iran Destroys Six Groups Linked To Mossad

TEHRAN, Jan 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Intelligence Ministry, announced yesterday that, its forces destroyed six groups affiliated with Israeli intelligence…

Malaysian King, Queen congratulate Michelle Yeoh over golden globe success

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has congratulated Michelle Yeoh on being the first…

News exchange between Cuba and Malaysia will help ignite people-to-people contact – ambassador

By Nabilah Salleh KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (NNN-Bernama) — News exchange between Malaysia and Cuba will help further ignite and strengthen people-to-people…