Asia

Japan To Suspend Travel Campaign Nationwide Over Holidays Amid Virus Spike

TOKYO, Dec 15 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government will suspend its subsidised “Go To Travel” campaign, instituted to help promote…

State Of Emergency In Thailand’s South Extended For Another Three Months

BANGKOK, Dec 15 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Emergency Situation Administration Committee (ESAC), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister, Prawit Wongsuwan, announced that,…

Mongolian President Urges Public To Use Water, Electricity Sparingly

ULAN BATOR, Dec 15 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolian President, Khaltmaa Battulga, urged the public to better conserve water and electricity. Battulga…

Another Wartime Bomb Found At Construction Site Of Bangladesh’s Main Airport

DHAKA, Dec 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Another 250-kg wartime bomb was found yesterday, at the construction site of Bangladesh’s Hazrat Shahjalal…

Philippines Logs 1,339 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Reaches 450,733

MANILA, Dec 15 (NNN-PNA) – Philippines Department of Health (DOH), reported 1,339 new confirmed COVID-19 infection yesterday, bringing the total…

Japan Optimistic On Prospects Of Stronger Economic Relations With Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 (NNN-Bernama) — Japan and Malaysia are poised for a stronger economic relations in the future, said Ambassador of…

Malaysia Catches Trend Sparked By The Queen’s Gambit Miniseries

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has caught on to the effects of Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit miniseries that…

No Third Parties Come To Claim Luxury Items Seized From Former PM Najib, Rosmah And 17 Others

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 (NNN-Bernama) — No third parties come to the High Court here Monday to claim the luxury…

Tamil Short Film Competition A Chance For M’sian Aspiring Filmmakers To Showcase Local Mores

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian aspiring filmmakers who aim to venture into the global trail of filmmaking are…

Iran Reports Positive GDP Growth In First Half Of Iranian Year

TEHRAN, Dec 14 (NNN-TASNIM) – The growth rate of Iran’s GDP exceeded one point, in the first half of the…