Malaysia Must Push For Attracting FDI, Especially From EU — Says ASEAN-BAC Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia needs to push for progress in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), particularly investors from the European Union (EU), the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Malaysia said. The council said a consultation meeting with members of its joint business councils and foreign business councils…

Road Mishap Claims 11 Human Lives In West India

NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 11 people died and seven injured, in a road accident in India’s western state of Rajasthan early today, confirmed a local police. The mishap occurred when a jeep carrying 18 people, collided with a heavy vehicle coming from the opposite direction,…

France Sets Conditions For Recognition Of Taliban Government

PARIS, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – France set conditions for the recognition of the Taliban as the new rulers of Afghanistan, a spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry said, yesterday, adding that, “we expect deeds, not words.” “We are working to form the largest possible international consensus on this subject, in…

Amid Pandemic Lockdown, People In New Zealand’s West Auckland Forced To Evacuate Due To Flood

AUCKLAND, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Around 60 families in West Auckland, New Zealand, have been forced to leave their homes overnight, due to rain-triggered flood, amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Kumeu, one of the suburbs of West Auckland region, was cut off by flooding, as the rising rivers surged across roads.…

Malaysian PM Calls On People To Embrace 2021 National Day Theme

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob called on the people to embrace the theme of the 2021 National Day celebration, Caring Malaysia. In a post on his official Facebook on Tuesday, the prime minister stated that caring is a trait that must be present…

Taliban Welcomes U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan

KABUL, Aug 31 (NNN-ANA) – The Taliban welcomed U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, shortly after the U.S. Central Command announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Asian country has completed, a Taliban spokesman said early today. The last U.S. soldiers were evacuated from Kabul airport at mid-night, Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah…

Chinese, African Experts Host Forum To Discuss Protection Of Wild Species

NAIROBI, Aug 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Conservation experts from China and Africa, yesterday, participated in a virtual forum, to discuss innovative ways to enhance sustainable management and utilisation of wild species. The webinar on enhanced protection of wildlands and iconic species was convened by African Civil Society Organisations Biodiversity Alliance (ACBA),…

39 Die Of Dengue-Like Fever In N. India

NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (NNN-PTI) – At least 39 people, mostly children, have died in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh over the past several days due to dengue, or a dengue-like fever, said media reports yesterday. The deaths occurred in the state’s Firozabad district and its nearby areas. English…

Afghan Airport Bombing Survivors Say, Some Civilians Were Killed By U.S. Bullets

KABUL, Aug 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – After the deadly suicide blast, which killed some 170 Afghan people and 13 U.S. soldiers, at the Kabul airport on Thursday, some survivors raised the possibility that a number of Afghan people were actually killed by American fire, amid the chaos and confusion, instead of…

U.S. General Says Withdrawal From Afghanistan Completed

WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (NNN-ANA) – The U.S. Central Command announced yesterday that, the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan has completed, ending 20 years of U.S.-led invasion into the country. “I’m here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from Afghanistan and the end of the mission to evacuate American…
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