Sri Lankan President Pardons 588 Prisoners On 75th Independence Day

COLOMBO, Feb 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka will release 588 prisoners today, on presidential amnesty, to mark the country’s 75th Independence Day, a senior official said yesterday. Commissioner of the Department of Prisons and Spokesman, Chandana Ekanayake said, 557 of them are those rehabilitated by courts on drug-related offences. He…

Vietnam’s Coffee Festival To Be Held In March

HANOI, Feb 4 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam will host a coffee festival in the central highlands, Dak Lak province, its largest coffee grower, from Mar 10 to 14, local media reported, yesterday. The Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival, to be held for the eighth time, will feature a range of events…

Flu Cases In Japan Hit Epidemic Warning Level

TOKYO, Feb 4 (NNN-NHK) – The number of flu patients across Japan in the week ended last Sunday has reached warning levels, for the first time in three years, the health ministry said. According to data released by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases yesterday, during the week up to…

Japan PM To Sack Top Aide Over Anti-LGBT Comments

TOKYO, Feb 4 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, said today that, he intends to dismiss Masayoshi Arai as secretary to him, over discriminatory remarks against sexual minorities. Kishida told reporters at his official residence that, the comments made by Arai “cannot but force” the Cabinet to consider his…

US: Giant panda Le Le, 25, dies at Memphis Zoo

MEMPHIS (Tennessee, US), Feb 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Memphis Zoo in Memphis, US state of Tennessee, said on Friday that giant panda Le Le had died. “Le Le was adored by his keepers, all of the staff at the Memphis Zoo as well as the City of Memphis,” the zoo…

Snow, Heatwave Coincide In Australia During Summer Season

SYDNEY, Feb 4 (NNN-AAP) – While a cold snap has brought summer snow to parts of south-east Australia, people in the state of Queensland are sweltering through heatwaves. In a statement released yesterday, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), forecasted mixed and extreme weather conditions across the country. A strong cold…

Bank Of Japan’s Unrealised Loss On Gov’t Bonds Widens To 68 Billion USD

TOKYO, Feb 4 (NNN-NHK) – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) ‘s unrealised losses on its holdings of government bonds, amounted to about 8.8 trillion yen (68 billion U.S. dollars), at the end of Dec last year, BOJ governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, said. During a parliamentary session yesterday, Kuroda said, the book…

Malaysian ringgit likely to trade at 4.25 level next week on back of China’s economic rebound

By Siti Radziah Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian ringgit is likely to trade at the 4.25 level against the US dollar next week on the back of optimism about China’s economic rebound. SPI Asset Management managing partner Stephen Innes said the outlook for the ringgit is still…

Malaysia, Sweden agree to continue fight against Islamophobia

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia and Sweden have agreed to continue joint efforts to combat Islamophobia and any other form of discrimination, in addition to exploring various ways to cooperate with each other in a tolerant and peaceful manner. Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Mohd…

6th JCM between Malaysia and Singapore highlights importance of digitalisation

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (NNN-Bernama) — The 6th Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on Information and Communications Cooperation was today held between Malaysia and Singapore, highlighting the importance of digitalisation as both countries’ economies transition to the endemic phase of COVID-19. Hosted by Malaysia, the JCM highlighted the cordial relations and strong cooperation between both countries in…
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