Update: 12 More Bodies Retrieved From Glacier Tragedy In North India

NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 12 more bodies were retrieved yesterday, from the glacier burst site in north India, taking the total number of bodies recovered so far to 50, confirmed an official at the local disaster management office. The disaster reportedly struck at around 10.00…

Mildef Unveils Malaysian-Made Armoured Vehicle

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Mildef International Technologies Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian company providing automotive services for the defence industry in the country, developed a four-wheel-drive (4×4) high mobility armoured vehicle. The company said the development of the vehicle, currently referred to as Mildef HMAV 4×4, was an initiative…

Singapore Reports Nine Imported COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Feb 14 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported nine new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 59,786. All Of the new cases are imported ones. Yesterday, 35 more cases were discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 59,604 have…

Road Accident Claims 14 Lives In S. India

NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 14 people died and four others were injured, when a small private van carrying passengers, collided head-on with a truck, in India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh, early this morning, a local police officer said. The dead included eight women. All the…

New Zealand Reports four New COVID-19 Cases

WELLINGTON, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported three new community cases of COVID-19, and one new infection in a managed isolation facility, said the New Zealand government, at a press conference today. According to the Director-General of Health, Ashley Bloomfield, the community cases were a father, mother and daughter,…

3,157 Overseas Indonesians Test Positive For COVID-19

JAKARTA, Feb 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 3,157 overseas Indonesians have been confirmed positive for COVID-19, and the number of recoveries in this group has reached 2,292, according to the Indonesian Foreign Ministry, yesterday. In this group, one more case was recorded, in addition to the total positive cases, and…

India’s Domestic Flights Reach Record High Since Resumption After COVID-19 Outbreak

NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Civil Aviation Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, said yesterday that, Feb 12 recorded the highest number of passengers on domestic flights, since the resumption of the services. The number of domestic passengers on that day rose to 297,102, on 2,349 flights, the highest since…

Nearly Eight Million People Vaccinated Against COVID-19: Indian Gov’t

NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government said, nearly eight million people were vaccinated in the past 28 days, since the beginning of the nationwide inoculation drive, last month. A total of 7,967,647 beneficiaries received the vaccination as of Saturday, the federal health ministry said, adding that, out…

Iranian President Warns Of Another Wave Of COVID-19

TEHRAN, Feb 14 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, called yesterday, for stricter COVID-19 border controls, noting another wave of the COVID-19 pandemic may be on the way in the country. “More attention must be paid to foreign entries, especially from countries infected with new variants of the virus,” he…

Myanmar’s State Administration Council Amends Law On Protecting Citizens’ Personal Freedom, Security

YANGON, Feb 14 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s State Administration Council, led by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing yesterday issued an order, amending the Protection of Citizens for Personal Freedom and Personal Security Law. According to the order, Sections 5, 7 and 8 of the law, will be suspended…
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