Synthetic Drugs Supply Channel Eliminated In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, May 19 (NNN-KNA) – A network of stable channels for the transportation and sale of synthetic drugs to Central Asia via the Internet, has been liquidated, the press service of the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, said yesterday. The Service for Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking of the Ministry of…

Brunei Reports 300 New COVID-19 Cases

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 19 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 300 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the national tally to 145,521. Among the new cases, 298 were results from Antigen Rapid Test (ART) tests, uploaded to the government, and two were from 343 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) laboratory tests, performed in…

Singapore Reports 6,442 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, May 19 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 6,442 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,254,113. Among the new cases, 6,289 were local transmissions and 153 were imported cases. Of the local cases, 453 cases were detected through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, and 5,836 through antigen…

Sri Lankan Police Arrest Two Parliamentarians Over Recent Violence

COLOMBO, May 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two Sri Lankan parliamentarians, Sanath Nishanatha and Milan Jayathilake, were arrested by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) yesterday, over attacks on protesters in Colombo on May 9. The CID also arrested former provincial council member, Amal Silva, and an employee of the Moratuwa Urban Council,…

Research Shows Solar Power Can Be Generated At Night

SYDNEY, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in renewable energy technology, proving that solar power can be generated at night. The research, published in ACS Photonics and unveiled to the public yesterday, was conducted by a team of researchers from Australia’s University of New South Wales…

Malaysia’s deputy foreign minister to visit Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), May 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar will undertake working visits to Uzbekistan from May 19 to 21 and Kazakhstan from May 22 to 25. The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement on Wednesday said in Uzbekistan, Kamarudin is scheduled to meet the country’s Deputy Minister of…

New Zealand Reports 9,570 New Community Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 32 more deaths and 9,570 new community cases of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health said today. The ministry said in a statement that, the total number of publicly reported deaths with COVID-19 in New Zealand is 1,017. Among the new community infections,…

S.Korea Reports 31,352 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, May 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 31,352 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 17,861,744, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 35,117 the previous day and lower than 43,910 tallied a week…

Floods Affect Thousands In India’s Assam

NEW DELHI, May 18 (NNN-PTI) – Heavy rains triggering floods and landslides over the past few days, have affected thousands of people in India’s north-eastern state of Assam, officials said. According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the floods have hit 20 districts in the state and affected a…

Japan To Open Up For Small-Scale Tours From Four Countries As Trial

TOKYO, May 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japan will accept vaccinated tourists in small groups from the United States, Australia, Thailand and Singapore later this month, as a trial towards the full-scale opening up for foreign visitors planned for June, the Japanese government said yesterday. Since the early stage of the COVID-19…
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