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Attempts To Boycott Olympics In Any Way Wrong: Mongolian Official

ULAN BATOR, Dec 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Boycotting Olympics in any way or politicising sports is wrong, a senior official of…

Thailand Reaffirms APEC Host Year Priorities

BANGKOK, Dec 4 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand reaffirmed APEC 2022 priorities, under the theme “Open. Connect. Balance,” as the APEC Informal…

Cambodia Announces Dec 8 As National Day Of Mourning For Prince Ranariddh’s Death

PHNOM PENH, Dec 4 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia announced Dec 8, as the national day of mourning, for the passing away…

Taliban Supreme Leader Issues Decree Safeguarding Women’s Rights

KABUL, Dec 4 (NNN-ANA) – The Taliban supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, yesterday issued a special decree, regarding women’s rights and…

Five Killed, 15 Injured In Philippines’ Road Accident

MANILA, Dec 4 (NNN-PNA) – At least five people were killed and 15 others were injured yesterday, in an accident,…

COVID-19: Malaysia Records First Omicron Case, Involving South African Student

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Dec 3 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has recorded its first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, involving a South…

Japan Considers Installing Security Cameras Mandatory On Trains, Following Attacks

TOKYO, Dec 3 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government is considering requiring railway operators across the country to install security cameras…

China-Laos Railway Begins Operations Today

BEIJING, Dec 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project connecting Kunming in south-west China’s Yunnan Province, with the…

Thailand Sees Rising Investment In Eco-Friendly BCG Projects

BANGKOK, Dec 3 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand saw rising investment demand in environmentally-friendly Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) projects, in the first nine months…

UN says aid needs will surge in 2022 amid pandemic, conflict

   GENEVA, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN warned that the need for humanitarian aid was skyrocketing worldwide, as the…