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Indonesia Launched QR Code For Payments Among ASEAN Countries

JAKARTA, Aug 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, yesterday launched the international Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS), that…

China, Philippines Agreed To Usher In “Golden Age” In Bilateral Ties

MANILA, Aug 30 (NNN-PNA) – China and the Philippines agreed to usher in a “golden age” in bilateral ties and…

Indonesian Health Minister Tested Positive For COVID-19

JAKARTA, Aug 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian Health Minister, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, has been diagnosed with COVID-19 yesterday, and is working…

Cambodia, Thailand Signed Agreement On Combating Human Trafficking

PHNOM PENH, Aug 30 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Thailand signed an agreement on the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on law…

Indian Rupee Touched All-Time Low Against USD

MUMBAI, Aug 30 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian rupee slipped to an all-time low at 80.075 against the U.S. dollar, yesterday,…

Seven Killed, 13 Missing As Boat Capsized In South Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 30 (NNN-APP) – Seven people, including women and children were killed, and 13 others missing, when a boat…

Disapproval Rate Of Japanese Gov’t Hit Record High: New Poll

TOKYO, Aug 30 (NNN-NHK) – The latest opinion poll showed, the disapproval rate of the Japanese government, headed by Prime…

Thousands Of People In Northern Laos Affected By Floods

VIENTIANE, Aug 29 (NNN-KPL) – Thousands of people in northern Laos have been affected by flash floods, triggered by heavy…

6.4-Magnitude Quake Struck Off Western Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Aug 29 (NNN-ANTARA) – A strong earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.4, hit Indonesia’s western province of West Sumatra…

24 Foreign Companies Interested In Entering Petroleum Business In Sri Lanka: Official

COLOMBO, Aug 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Twenty-four companies from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, the United States, China, India,…