Passengers Evacuated After Fire On Cruise Ship In Sydney

SYDNEY, Feb 3 (NNN-AAP) – Passengers on a cruise ship docked in Australia’s Sydney were forced to evacuate, due to a fire that broke out onboard. The ship, moored at the White Bay Cruise Terminal, caught fire this morning. Two passengers were assessed by paramedics but were not transported to…

Two Missing After Cargo Ships Collided Off Western Japan

TOKYO, Feb 3 (NNN-NHK) – A Japanese cargo ship sank, in the Seto Inland Sea, off the western prefecture of Ehime, yesterday, after colliding with another cargo vessel, leaving two crew members missing, the coast guard here said. According to the Imabari Coast Guard Office, the 716-tonne cargo ship, Seiryu,…

Pakistan’s Textile Export Suffered Over 12 Percent Fall In Jan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 3 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s textile export suffered over 12 percent fall from a year earlier in Jan, said the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), a trade organisation representing the country’s textile. Last month, textile exports of the country declined to 1.36 billion U.S. dollars, as compared to…

LPG Price Hiked In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Feb 3 (NNN-BSS) – The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Bangladesh, has been hiked by 22.15 taka per kg, to 124.85 taka. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) in Dhaka, announced the latest LPG price through a press release yesterday. The new price will be effective immediately. The…

18 Killed In Trailer-Coach Collision In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 3 (NNN-APP) – At least 18 people were killed and several others were injured last night, when a passenger coach collided with a trailer, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The accident took place late last night near Kohat Tunnel, on Indus Highway, in the Kohat…

Indian Rights Panel Alerted Gov’t Of High Death Rate In Factory Accidents

NEW DELHI, Feb 3 (NNN-PTI) – India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), said yesterday that, it has issued notices to the federal and local state governments, over reported high death rate of workers, in accidents in factories across the country. The move was taken, after the rights panel took cognisance…

S. Korea, U.S. Staged Joint Air Drills Amid DPRK Warning

SEOUL, Feb 2 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea and the United States staged joint air drills, involving strategic U.S. bombers and fighters, Seoul’s defence ministry said, today. Mobilised for the combined air exercises were B-1B strategic bombers and F-22 and F-35B stealth fighter jets from the U.S. air force, as well…

Terror Network Involved In Pakistan’s Deadly Mosque Bombing: Official

ISLAMABAD, Feb 2 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani police have found a network of terrorists, behind the deadly suicide bombing on a mosque, in the north-west Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, a senior police official said today. KP Police Chief, Moazzam Jah Ansari, told a press conference that, the…

Malaysian FM to attend ASEAN Coordinating council, Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Jakarta

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Feb 2 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Foreign Minister Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, will lead the country’s delegation to the 32nd ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Meeting and ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat from Feb 3 to 4, 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia.  Indonesia helms the Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2023 with the theme “ASEAN…

Malaysia’s external trade to expand steadily beyond 2023 with new FTAs

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 (NNN-Bernama) — MIDF Research expects Malaysia’s external trade activities to expand steadily beyond 2023 amid the impacts of new trade agreements, apart from elevated commodity prices and lower monetary rates. In a note Thursday, it said the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for…
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