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Employees In India May See Highest Salary Rise Since 2016: Survey

MUMBAI, Feb 17 (NNN-PTI) – Employees in India may see an average hike of 9-9.9 percent in salaries, the highest…

Six Terrorists Killed In Military Operation In SW Pakistan: Army

ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (NNN-APP) – Six terrorists were killed during an exchange of fire with security forces, in Pakistan’s south-western…

Pakistani Economist Condemns U.S. Decision On Splitting Afghan Assets

ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Biden administration’s decision to compensate the victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks with Afghanistan’s assets, is…

Iran Says No Talks With West Beyond JCPOA

TEHRAN, Feb 17 (NNN-TASNIM) – A top Iranian security official, said yesterday that, Tehran will hold no talks beyond the…

Malaysia Reports 27,831 New COVID Cases, Highest Since Pandemic Began

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s daily COVID-19 tally hit a record high of 27,831 cases Wednesday, the highest…

Bangkok Will Be Officially Named ‘Krung Thep Maha Nakhon’

BANGKOK, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Thailand’s capital, Bangkok will change its official name to “Krung Thep Maha Nakhon”, announced the Office…

Malaysia Hopes To Co-chair 2nd JCESTC With Russia To Boost Partnership In Several Areas

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has expressed hope to co-chair the second Joint Malaysia-Russia Commission for Economic, Scientific, Technical…

Bollywood Singer Bappi Lahiri Dies At 69

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Bollywood music composer and singer Bappi Lahiri, fond of wearing flashy…

AstraZeneca Fulfills Commitment To Deliver 6.4 Mil COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) —  AstraZeneca Wednesday delivered a further 1,365,200 doses of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1-S [Recombinant]) to Malaysia,…

Malaysian PM’s Visit A Testament To The Brotherly Malaysia-Brunei Relations

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia and Brunei have always shared brotherly relations with Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s two-day visit to…