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Malaysian ringgit opens higher against US dollar

By Sharifah Pirdaus Syed Ali KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian ringgit opened higher against the US dollar…

Malaysia strongly condemns bomb attack at Indonesian police station

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 8  (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia strongly condemns the suicide bomb attack that took place at a Police Station in…

Pre-Polls Violence Left One Dead, Dozens Injured In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Dec 8 (NNN-BSS) – Deadly pre-polls violence left one person dead and dozens injured, in Bangladesh yesterday. The violence…

Japanese Gov’t Alerts Farmers As Bird Flu Cases Increase

TOKYO, Dec 8 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s agriculture ministry, urged poultry farms and local governments yesterday, to step up efforts to…

Iraqi PM Opened Int’l Book Fair In Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Dec 8 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, yesterday, opened the third edition of the Iraq International…

First Banana Train Left Laos For China

VIENTIANE, Dec 8 (NNN-KPL) – A special freight train carrying 25 cold-chain containers loaded with 500 tonnes of fresh Lao…

Nepal’s Ruling Alliance Won Majority Of Seats In Four Of Seven Provinces

KATHMANDU, Dec 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal’s ruling alliance, won a majority of seats in four of the seven provinces, as…

Brunei Recorded Strong Air Traffic Growth In First 10 Months: Minister

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 8 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei recorded an encouraging growth in air flight arrivals and departures, from Jan…

Int’l Tourists Brought Over 650 Million USD Into New Zealand Economy In Q3

WELLINGTON, Dec 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Spendings from all international visitors totalled 1.03 billion NZ dollars (650 million U.S. dollars) in…

Pandemic treaty plans thrashed out at WHO

 GENEVA, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Negotiators are meeting in Geneva this week to thrash out a pandemic treaty aimed at…