US pullout from Afghanistan marches ahead as Taliban reportedly seizes more districts

WASHINGTON, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan — ordered by President Joe Biden in April after nearly two decades in the country — is marching ahead despite the growing threat by Taliban rebels to seize power. Biden set a deadline for the final drawdown of troops…

Cambodia, Britain Vow To Forge Closer Bilateral Ties

PHNOM PENH, Jun 24 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Britain, yesterday, pledged to forge deeper bilateral ties and cooperation on economy, trade, education, mine clearance, health, and environment, according to a Cambodia’s foreign ministry statement. The vow was made here, during a meeting between Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister,…

Traffic Accidents Leading Cause Of Deaths, Injuries In Cambodia: Report

PHNOM PENH, Jun 24 (NNN-AKP) – Traffic accidents are the leading cause of deaths and injuries in Cambodia, costing the Southeast Asian nation about 466 million U.S. dollars a year, according to a new report released yesterday. Jointly conducted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the National Road…

Cuba Willing To Collaborate With Malaysia On COVID-19 Vaccines Development Too – Ambassador

By Voon Miaw Ping KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (NNN-Bernama) — “Cuba has always been willing to collaborate with its Malaysian counterparts in developing new products and medications, and that includes COVID-19 vaccines”, its Ambassador to Malaysia Florentino Batista-González said. Two of Cuba’s homegrown coronavirus vaccines – Soberana 2 and Abdala…

Malaysia’s Oldest Daily Editorial Calls On UN To Change Big Power Hypocrisy

By Azman Ujang KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s oldest newspaper has called on the United Nations (UN) to change the big power hypocrisy at the world body that allows massacres and genocides to keep happening in the world. The 176-year-old New Straits Times, also arguably one of the…

Malaysian Contingent Enters Crucial 30-Day Phase Before Tokyo 2020

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (NNN-Bernama) – The country’s athletes, who are eager to excel at the Tokyo Olympics, are now entering the crucial 30-day phase before the world’s biggest games. Twenty-three Malaysian athletes have confirmed their places at the world’s biggest sporting event, while several others are still awaiting confirmation…

Bangladesh FM Slams Wealthy Nations For Hoarding COVID Vaccines, Putting Conditions

DHAKA, Jun 23 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Foreign Minister, AK Abdul Momen, criticised the hoarding of COVID-19 vaccines by wealthy nations. Even the rich nations are putting conditions for supplying vaccines to other countries, Momen told journalists, at his office in Dhaka yesterday, after a weeklong visit to the United States.…

Five Killed, 18 Injured As Roadside Bomb Hits Bus In S. Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Jun 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five people have been killed and 18 others injured, as a passenger bus ran over a land mine, in the restive Miwand district of Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, last night, provincial police spokesman, Jamal Barikzai, said today. “A mine planted by militants on a road…

Mongolia’s COVID-19 Cases Top 100,000

ULAN BATOR, Jun 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia recorded 2,213 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, raising the nationwide tally to 100,263, the country’s health ministry said today. One of the latest confirmed cases was imported from abroad, and the remaining ones were local infections. Mongolia’s COVID-19 surge continues,…

World Bank Revises Down Malaysia’s GDP Growth To 4.5 Pct

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s economy is projected to grow by 4.5 per cent in 2021 compared to an earlier forecast of 6.0 per cent, amid a dramatic resurgence of the COVID-19 infections beginning mid-April this year, said the World Bank. According to its Malaysia Economic Monitor: Weathering…
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