Asia

Malaysian King Off To Abu Dhabi For Five-Day Special Visit

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian King Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah left for Abu…

Update: Super cyclone levels Fiji villages

SUVA, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Super cyclone Yasa flattened entirevillages as it tore through Fiji, aid agencies said Friday, with…

PN Govt Presidential Council Maiden Meeting To Be Briefed On Economy, COVID-19 Issues

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (NNN-Bernama) — The Perikatan Nasional (PN) Government Presidential Council, which was agreed Thursday to be formed,…

Underwater World Langkawi Welcomes Birth Of Two African Penguin Chicks

LANGKAWI (Kedah, Malaysia) Dec 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Underwater World Langkawi (UWL) recorded its first penguin birth this year when two…

Lazada M’sia Sets Record-Breaking Performance During 12.12 Grand Sale

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Lazada Malaysia has achieved yet another record-breaking performance during its 12.12 Grand Year-End Sale,…

Covid-19: Aussie cluster grows to 28, border restrictions reintroduced

SYDNEY, Dec 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — An outbreak of COVID-19 in the Australian city of Sydney grew to 28 on Friday,…

Covid-19: Iran reports 7,453 new cases, 1,138,530 in total

A woman wearing a face mask crosses a street in Tehran TEHERAN, Dec 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Iran reported 7,453 new…

India launches communication satellite CMS-01

NEW DELHI, Dec 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Indian space research organisation ( ISRO) Thursday successfully launched a communication satellite CMS-01…

Covid-19: Asia-Pacific not expected to have early access to coronavirus vaccines – WHO

MANILA, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Asia-Pacific region was not expected to have early access to COVID-19 vaccines and should continue to…

Tropical Cyclone Yasa hits Fiji, Government declares state of disaster

There are already reports of damage to homes and trees being uprooted SUVA, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A powerful “super…