Indian Gov’t Directs TV Channels To Show Programmes On Public Themes

NEW DELHI, Jan 31 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, yesterday issued fresh guidelines, directing private broadcasters to undertake public service broadcasting, for 30 minutes every day. According to the guidelines, the content needs not be of 30 minutes at a stretch and could be spread over smaller…

Vietnam’s State-Owned Banks Under Capital Increase Pressure

HANOI, Jan 31 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s major state-owned banks are under pressure for a capital increase in 2023, as their charter capital is too low, with some unable to ensure the regulated minimum capital adequacy ratio (CAR), local media reported, yesterday. The low CAR will affect the credit supply of…

Pakistan’s Stock Market Significantly Plunged Amid Blast In Peshawar

ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistan Stock Exchange, significantly plunged by nearly 600 points, in the first trading session of the week, yesterday, which was largely attributed to the blast in the early afternoon, in its north-west Peshawar city. The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s benchmark KSE 100-Index, moved down by…

Chairing ASEAN, Indonesia Pushes For More Concrete Cooperation: FM

JAKARTA, Jan 31 (NNN-ANTARA) – As the 2023 ASEAN chair, Indonesia has aimed to push for more concrete and inclusive cooperation among countries in the region, said Indonesian Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi, yesterday. “We want to show the world that ASEAN is relevant and important for all regions and countries…

Latest: 63 Killed, Over 157 Injured In Suicide Blast In Pakistan’s Peshawar

ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (NNN-APP) – The death toll from the suicide blast that ripped through a mosque yesterday afternoon, in Pakistan’s north-west provincial capital of Peshawar, rose to 63, an official said. Muhammad Asim, spokesperson for the Lady Reading Hospital, said, the death toll rose after some of the wounded…

Japan’s Takahama Nuclear Reactor Halted After Alert Went Off

TOKYO, Jan 31 (NNN-NHK) – A reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Takahama nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture of central Japan, was automatically halted yesterday, after an alert went off, local media reported. Following an alert warning of a rapid decrease in the number of neutrons within the unit, the…

Malaysian Pm Anwar Urges S’pore To Examine Effects Of Reclamation At Batu Puteh

SINGAPORE, Jan 30 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged Singapore to examine the reclamations carried out in the Batu Puteh area to ensure they were not affecting the environment and the country’s borders with Malaysia.  “That must be finalised. I have (Singapore) Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s agreement…

Eu Is Not Islamophobic – Ambassador

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (NNN-Bernama) — The European Union (EU) is not Islamophobic and the brazen act of certain extremists burning the Quran did not reflect the true picture of the bloc. EU Ambassador to Malaysia Michalis Rokas said the recent acts of the two Islamophobic extremists who burned the holy book were highly deplorable and the EU has…

More People Prefer Second-Hand Products In Vietnam After COVID-19

HANOI, Jan 30 (NNN-VNA) – The consumption habits of Vietnamese people are changing, after the COVID-19 pandemic, with many using second-hand products to save money and promote sustainability, local media reported today. The three most popular categories to sell second-hand items are electronics, home and furniture, and motorcycles, local newspaper,…

Mining Giant Apologised, Launched Investigation Over Missing Radioactive Capsule In Aussie State

SYDNEY, Jan 30 (NNN-AAP) – Mining company, Rio Tinto, yesterday apologised for losing a highly radioactive capsule in Western Australia (WA), and kicked off an investigation over the incident, while a search for the missing capsule is still underway. “We are taking this incident very seriously. We recognise this is…
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