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Nine Vietnamese Fishermen Nabbed For Harvesting Sea Cucumbers In Malaysian Waters

PASIR PUTEH (Kelantan, Malaysia), Sept 27 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (APMM) arrested nine Vietnamese fishermen for encroaching…

Malaysia’s New COVID Cases Continue To Drop To 10,959

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as at 12 noon Monday…

UN chief calls for nuclear weapons to be eliminated

  UNITED NATIONS, Sept 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke on the International Day for the Total…

UK says it has seen ships breaching North Korea sanctions

LONDON, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain said it had collected evidence of multiple ships from various nationalities apparently breaching United…

New Zealand To Start COVID-19 Self-Isolation Pilot Scheme

WELLINGTON, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The goal of safely re-opening New Zealand’s borders and developing new ways for people to…

Malaysia Will Be A High-Income Nation By 2025, GDP Will Grow 4.5-5.5 Pct A Year – PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (NNN-Bernama) — The various reforms under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) will make Malaysia a high-income…

Italy says Taliban government cannot be recognised, but Afghans must be helped

ROME, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio said that the Taliban government in Afghanistan could…

Malaysia’s DuitNow, Singapore’s PayNow To Link In 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)…

Malaysian Police Detain Indonesian Man, Seize Drugs Worth RM1.74 Million

IPOH (Perak, Malaysia), Sept 27 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian police detained an Indonesian man and seized syabu (methamphetamine) worth RM1.74…

S. Korea To Administer COVID-19 Vaccines To Pregnant Women, Minors Aged 12-17

SEOUL, Sept 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s health authorities said today that it will administer COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant women…