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Singapore condemns bombing at police station in Indonesia

SINGAPORE, Dec 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Singapore condemns the bombing at the Astanaanyar Police Station in Bandung, West Java, on Wednesday that resulted…

Bursa Malaysia opens mixed

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Bursa Malaysia, the stock exchange of Malaysia, was mixed in the early session Thursday, amidst the lack…

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…