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24 Malaysians who fell victim to job scams in Cambodia return home safely

SEPANG (Malaysia), Sept 10 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 24 Malaysians who fell victim to job scams in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, were…

Malaysian NGOs urge govt to use ASEAN platfrom to tackle overseas job scam issue

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Sept 10 (NNN-Bernama) — A group of Malaysian non-governmental organisations (NGO) is urging the government to use the ASEAN…

Iran Temporarily Closed Border Crossings With Iraq Due To Overcrowding

TEHRAN, Sept 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran announced yesterday that, all six land border crossings with Iraq, are temporarily closed until…

Cambodia Cancelled Water Festival For Third Consecutive Year

PHNOM PENH, Sept 10 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia yesterday, decided to cancel the annual Water Festival, scheduled from Nov 7 to…

Uzbekistan’s President Approved Foreign Minister Candidacy

TASHKENT, Sept 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Vladimir Norov has been approved as the Foreign Affairs Minister of Uzbekistan, in accordance with…

Nine Killed In Lightning Strike In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Sept 9 (NNN-BSS) – At least nine people were killed yesterday, by a massive lightning strike in Bangladesh’s Sirajganj…

Pilot, Co-Pilot Killed In Navy’s Small Plane Crash In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Sept 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – The pilot and the co-pilot of a small plane of the Indonesian Navy were killed,…

India Imposes Export Duty On Rice

NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (NNN-PTI) – India yesterday imposed a 20 percent export duty on several varieties of rice, though…

Malaysia’s Exports Of Halal Products Up 19 Pct To Rm36.60 Bln In 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s exports of halal products had increased by 19 per cent to RM36.30 billion…

37 New Sri Lankan State Ministers Sworn In

COLOMBO, Sept 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Thirty-seven state ministers were sworn in by President Ranil Wickremesinghe today. The President’s Office said…