Asia

Indonesia Reports 12,618 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 599 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Aug 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 12,618 within one day to 4,056,354,…

Sri Lanka Extends Nationwide Quarantine To Curb Spread Of Delta Variant

COLOMBO, Aug 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Health Minister, Keheliya Rambukwella, said, a nationwide quarantine imposed last week will be…

Delhi Gov’t To Reopen Schools In Phases

NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (NNN-PTI) – Students in Delhi will be allowed to attend their regular classes inside their school…

Western Attempts To Blame China For COVID-19 A Geopolitical Conspiracy, Says Kazakh Research Centre

NUR-SULTAN, Aug 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The hypothesis, hyped up by Western countries that the novel coronavirus was deliberately leaked by…

Factory Fire Kills At Least 15 Labourers In Pakistan’s Karachi

ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (NNN-APP) – A fire in a chemical factory in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, killed at…

Iran’s FM To Attend Regional Conference In Iraq

TEHRAN, Aug 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s foreign minister will attend the upcoming Iraqi Neighbouring Countries Conference, Iran’s spokesman for the…

Iranian President Urges Formation Of Inclusive Gov’t In Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Aug 28 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, urged regional countries to assist formation of an inclusive government, involving…

At Least 19 People Died As Boat Sinks In Bangladesh River: Police

DHAKA, Aug 28 (NNN-BSS) – At least 19 people were killed, after a boat capsized in a river, in Bangladesh’s…

Petronas Swings Back To Profit In Q2, Revenue Jumps 68 Pct

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) registered a net profit of RM9.6 billion in the second…

Malaysia’s Total Trade Rises By 13 Pct Y-O-Y To RM180.96 Bln In July 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s trade performance continued its growth momentum in July 2021 with total trade increasing by 13 per cent…