India’s Aug PMI Lose Momentum Due To COVID-Led Curbs, Rising Input Costs

MUMBAI, Sept 2 (NNN-PTI) – India’s factory activity lost momentum in Aug, as the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 52.3, during the month under review, from 55.3 in the preceding month of July, but remained in expansion mode, said a private survey. Business confidence dampened by concerns surrounding the…

Japan’s Medical Expenses See Record Drop Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

TOKYO, Sept 2 (NNN-NHK) – Medical costs in Japan in the fiscal year 2020, which finished in Mar this year, dropped a record 3.2 percent from a year earlier to 42.16 trillion yen (382 billion U.S. dollars), according to a preliminary report by the health ministry. The amount of money…

Philippines’ COVID-19 Cases Tops Two Million As Delta Virus Spreads

MANILA, Sept 1 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines crossed a grim milestone, as COVID-19 caseload topped two million today. The number of COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country surged to 2,003,955, after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 14,216 new daily infections today. The DOH also reported 86 related deaths,…

India Announces First Official Contact With Taliban In Doha

NEW DELHI, Sept 1 (NNN-PTI) – India established the first official contact with the Taliban, as India’s ambassador to Qatar held talks with a top Taliban leader yesterday, an official at India’s Ministry of External Affairs, said. The meeting took place at the Taliban’s request, said the Ministry, in a…

Celebrating 30 Years Of Independence: Uzbekistan Moves Forward Confidently Amid Challenges

By R.RavichandranKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (NNN-Bernama) — Uzbekistan, which celebrates its 30th anniversary of independence on Sept 1, can look back proudly as the country has made historical efforts to build a new state and society despite the various political and economic challenges for the past three decades. The Central…

The Non-Aligned Movement At 60: Marching On To Stay Relevant

By R.RavichandranKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (NNN-Bernama) — Today marks the 60th anniversary of the first Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia on Sept 1 1961 (Sep 1-6), in the shadow of the Cold War between two competing superpowers deeply divided by ideology at…

Tokyo Paralympics: National Athlete Ziyad’s Controversial Disqualification Mars Day Seven For Malaysia

By Amiril Muttaqien MeketarTOKYO, Sept 1 (NNN-Bernama) — The controversial disqualification of national athlete Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli in the men’s shot put F20 (intellectual impairment) category took the shine off Day Seven for the Malaysian camp at the Tokyo Paralympics here Tuesday. The joy Muhammad Ziyad felt when he thought…

China-Brunei Joint Venture Donates Laboratory Supplies To Help Brunei Fight COVID-19

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd, a petrochemical joint venture between Brunei and China, donated essential laboratory supplies to Brunei’s Department of Laboratory Services, at the Ministry of Health. Hengyi Industries is a joint venture between China’s Zhejiang Hengyi Group and Damai Holdings, a wholly-owned…

Over 15 Million Of Malaysia’s Adult Population Fully Vaccinated – JKJAV

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 15,032,301 individuals or 64.2 per cent of the country’s adult population have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Tuesday, according to the Special Committee on Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV). JKJAV, in a Twitter post today, said 19,741,754…

First Cabinet Meeting Focuses On Country’s Latest COVID-19 Situation – Msian PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (NNN-Bernama) — The new Cabinet’s first meeting chaired by Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob today focused on the latest situation of COVID-19 in the country. Ismail Sabri in a posting on his Facebook page, also stressed on proactively reinforcing the health measures taken by all…
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