Brunei Records New Daily High Of COVID-19 Cases

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 19 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei Darussalam yesterday recorded its highest number of COVID-19 infections in a single day with 94 new cases, including one new cluster and 30 cases of unknown sources of infection. The country’s national tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases now stands at 946. Minister…

World Should Focus On Interests Of Afghans Who Want Peace — Political Analyst

By Nabilah Saleh KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (NNN-Bernama) — The world should focus on the interests of the people of Afghanistan who want to live in peace in the country without any foreign interventions, unlike for the past 20 years. An Afghan political analyst based in Kuala Lumpur, Abdul Hai…

COVID-19 Cases Expected To Fall In September – Thai PM Prayuth

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Aug 19 (NNN-Bernama) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan o-cha said the spread of COVID-19 in the kingdom is showing ‘signs of slowing down’ and the numbers expected to start falling in September. Therefore, Prayuth urged the public to strictly follow the COVID-19 restrictions…

Moody’s Analytics Expects Global GDP To Rebound To 5.7 Pct In 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (NNN-Bernama) — Moody’s Analytics is expecting the global real gross domestic product (GDP) to rebound 5.7 per cent in 2021, following the historic 3.6 per cent contraction in 2020. It said the relatively strong outlook is based on the pas­sage of the new fiscal stimulus in…

India Reports 36,401 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Aug 19 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 32,322,258 today, as 36,401 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 530 deaths were reported due to the pandemic, since Monday morning, taking the…

Afghan President Ghani Says He Left To Prevent “Bloodshed”

DUBAI, Aug 19 (NNN-WAM) – Afghan President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, claimed last night that, he “decided to leave my country in order to prevent bloodshed.” Ghani made the statement, addressing his compatriots, in their native language Pashto, during a live Facebook broadcast from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Ghani said,…

50.2 Pct Of Malaysia’s Adult Population Fully Vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is on track to achieve the targets set under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Program (PICK), with 50.2 per cent or 11,743,096 of the country’s adult population fully vaccinated as of Wednesday. The Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV), through an infographic…

UK Lawmakers Berate Johnson Over Afghanistan Situation

LONDON, Aug 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – British lawmakers, yesterday, criticised Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s handling of the situation in Afghanistan, amid the Taliban takeover of the country. Speaking at an emergency session of parliament, Johnson told the MPs, the collapse of Afghanistan’s government happened faster than expected, but denied his government…

Chinese FM, ASEAN Envoy To Myanmar Exchange Views On Ties, Situation In Myanmar

BEIJING, Aug 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, yesterday had a phone conversation with Haji Erywan, special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to Myanmar, and Brunei’s second minister of foreign affairs, over ties and the situation in Myanmar. Wang expressed his…

India-Afghan Trade Might Be Affected By Situation In Afghanistan: Delhi Trade Body

NEW DELHI, Aug 19 (NNN-PTI) – A Delhi-based trade body, yesterday said, India’s trade with Afghanistan would be adversely affected, amid the uncertain situation in Kabul. The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) said that, India had an annual trade with Afghanistan to the tune of 100 billion Indian Rupees…
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