Malaysia sends 70 search and rescue personnel to Turkiye

SEPANG (Malaysia), Feb 7 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is sending the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) to Turkiye to assist search and rescue (SAR) efforts to locate victims of the earthquake in southern Turkiye as a sign of solidarity with those affected by the disaster. Foreign Minister Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said…

Malaysian-owned airport in Turkiye facilitating operations for earthquake SAR mission

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) is giving its full commitment to facilitate all rescue flight and cargo operations passing through the Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW), following a devastating earthquake that hit southeast Turkiye early Monday morning. The airport is owned and operated by MAHB. MAHB managing director Iskandar Mizal Mahmood said they…

Australia Set To Pass 100,000 Electric Vehicle Milestone: Report

SYDNEY, Feb 7 (NNN-AAP) – New research led by Australia’s Electric Vehicle Council (EVC), said, Australia is on track to pass the milestone of having 100,000 electric vehicles, as there are approximately 83,000 light EVs on the road. In a report released today, which recapped Australia’s EV industry in 2022,…

Vietnam’s Textiles, Garments Export Down 30.7 Percent In Jan

HANOI, Feb 7 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam earned some 2.5 billion U.S. dollars from exporting textiles and garments in Jan, down 30.7 percent year on year, according to the country’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, yesterday. Its largest export markets included China, Japan, the European Union, South Korea and the United…

Indian Gov’t Approved 44 Schools For Drone Training Across Country

NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government said yesterday, the country’s civil aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has approved 44 training schools, to provide drone training and skilling across the country. The information was presented by federal junior minister for civil aviation, V K…

Afghan Police Rounded Up 4,500 Drug Addicts In W. Afghanistan

HERAT, Afghanistan, Feb 7 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan counter-narcotics police, have rounded up 4,500 drug addicts from different parts of western Herat province, over the past week and sent them to the rehabilitation centre, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported, yesterday. The addicted persons would be reintegrated into their families after…

US looks for Chinese balloon debris

The remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US navy personnel worked to recover on Sunday the debris of a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot…

S.Korea, Australia Renewed Currency Swap Deal For Five More Years

SEOUL, Feb 6 (NNN-YONHAP) – Central banks of South Korea and Australia, agreed to renew their bilateral currency swap deal for five more years, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said today. The BOK and the Reserve Bank of Australia, extended their existing currency swap agreement, in which the South Korean…

Iran’s Leader Granted Pardon To Recent “Unrest” Arrestees

TEHRAN, Feb 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, yesterday, agreed to pardon or commute the sentences of tens of thousands of prisoners, including those arrested during the recent “unrest” in the country. The pardon was proposed by Iranian Judiciary Chief, Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, on the occasion of the 44th…

Laos Actively Preparing For Return Of Chinese Tourists

VIENTIANE, Feb 6 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao government and private sectors are actively preparing for the arrival of Chinese tour groups. “We are working in partnership with travel agencies, hotels and other tourism-related businesses, to improve facilities and services, in readiness for the return of Chinese tour groups,” local Lao…
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