Thai Police Seize 198,000 Speed Pills In North-East Province

BANGKOK, Oct 4 (NNN-TNA) – The local police in Thailand’s north-eastern Khon Kaen province, have arrested a young man with 198,000 speed pills, a pistol and many rounds of ammunition, local media reported on Saturday. Police made the arrest and the seizure, in raids on the suspect’s rented house in…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses 6.5 Million

NEW DELHI, Oct 4 (NNN-UNI) – India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed the 6.5 million mark on Sunday (today), reaching 6,549,373, said the latest data, released by the federal health ministry. As many as 75,829 new cases were registered across the country during the past 24 hours. The death toll due to…

Indonesia Seizes Vietnamese Boats For Illegal Fishing

JAKARTA, Oct 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian Navy said, yesterday, that, it has seized two Vietnamese-flagged fishing vessels, on the North Natuna Sea, in the Riau Islands province. On the seizure made on Friday, Dato Rusman, commander of the marine combat force of Fleet Armada Command I, said in a…

Roundup: “Mini Lockdown” Called For In Indonesia Amid Surge In COVID-19 Cases

by Bambang Purwanto JAKARTA, Oct 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, called for micro-scale social restrictions to be introduced in provinces, amid the surge in the COVID-19 cases. The president made the appeal for exercising such practices, also known as “mini lock-down” at a cabinet meeting, while expressing confidence…

Iran Announces Implementation Of Strict Measures Over COVID-19 Resurgence

TEHRAN, Oct 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, announced the resolve of the country’s authorities for implementation of strict measures to deal with the resurgence and spread of COVID-19. Rouhani said that all workers in state institutions and private businesses have to observe health protocols strictly. The individuals and…

Australia Faces Population Slump As Net Migration Falls To Lowest Level In 70 Years

CANBERRA, Oct 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia will record its first reversal in net migration in more than seven decades, according to local media’s report. The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) reported on Saturday that, net migration will be negative for the first time since 1946, which will be revealed in next…

Iran Confirms 3,552 New COVID-19 Cases, 464,596 In Total

TEHRAN, Oct 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran announced 3,552 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections in the country to 464,596. Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, said at her daily briefing that, 1,443 people had to be hospitalised in the past…

Nepal’s COVID-19 Tally Passes 80,000, With 2,722 New Daily Cases

KATHMANDU, Oct3 (NNN-XINHUA)- The Nepali government reported high single day infection of over 2,700 COVID-19 cases as the total number of cases surpassed 80,000 mark. “A total record 2,722 cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours,” Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson at Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population, said at a…

India’s Covid-19 Death Toll Surpasses 100,000

NEW DELHI, Oct 3 (NNN-PTI) – India’s death toll from COVID-19 pandemic surpassed the 100,000-mark on Saturday, said the federal health ministry. This has made India the biggest contributor to the global death tally — one in every five fatalities (19%) in the world in the past week has come…

India’s Mahindra Launches Second Generation SUV

MUMBAI, Oct 3 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Mahindra & Mahindra, launched a second-generation sport utility vehicle, Thar, at an ex-showroom price of 13,355 to 18,738 U.S. dollars across the country, the company said. Coinciding the launch with the 75th anniversary of 19.4 billion U.S. dollar diversified Mahindra group, the new Thar,…
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