Strong Quake Jolts Western Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, July 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale, rocked Indonesia’s western Central Java province on Tuesday morning (this morning), the meteorology and geophysics agency said. The agency did not issue a warning for tsunami. The quake struck at 5: 54 a.m. Jakarta time, Tuesday (2254…

Action on illegals for national security, health reasons – IGP

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Any action taken against illegal immigrants in the country is for national security and health reasons, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador. He said no country would allow illegal immigrants to move freely, especially in the face of global dangers posed by the COVID-19…

India overtakes Russia to become world’s third highest for virus cases: govt

NEW DELHI, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — India announced Monday that it had logged nearly 700,000 coronavirus cases, taking it past Russia to become the world’s third-hardest-hit nation in the global pandemic. The health ministry said 697,358 cases had now been recorded, a rise of 24,000 in the last 24 hours,…

Qatar Reports 616 New COVID-19 Cases, 99,799 In Total

DOHA, July 6 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar’s Health Ministry, on Sunday announced 616 new infections of COVID-19, increasing the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 99,799. Meanwhile, 1,897 people recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 92,284, while five others died, raising the fatalities to 128,…

Govt’s policy on illegal immigrants firm, but fair – NGOs

By Siti Fauziah Hasan and Muhammad Ammar Syafiq Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) –Several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have come out in support of the government’s current policy on illegal immigrants, saying that while measures taken during the Movement Control Order (MCO) were firm, they were fair.   They are of the view…

Two Killed, Seven Missing As Ship Capsizes In Waters Off Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, July 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – Two people were killed and seven others went missing, as a ship went down in waters off East Nusa Tenggara province, in the central part of Indonesia on Sunday, a top rescuer said. The ship, named KM Kasih 25, carrying 28 people, sank in Fakuafu…

Brunei Retains High-Income Economy Status: Report

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 6 (NNN-BB NEWS) – Brunei maintains its high-income economy status, according to the World Bank’s latest report. The World Bank classifications have put Brunei with a gross national income (GNI) per capita of 32,230 U.S. dollars, which is second highest in Southeast Asia after Singapore (59,590…

Fiji Reports One New COVID-19 Case

SUVA, July 6 (NNN-SPI NEWS) – Fiji confirmed today, one new COVID-19 case, one month after the island nation declared it was free of the virus. Fiji’s Acting Permanent Secretary for the Health Ministry, James Fong, announced today that, a 66-year-old man, who returned from India on Saturday, tested positive…

Covid-19: WHO reports single-day increase in cases by over 212,000

GENEVA, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 212,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past day, surpassing 10.9 million, while the coronavirus-related fatalities increased by over 5,000 to over 523,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. WHO said, as many as 10,922,324 novel coronavirus…

Four Naxal Rebels Killed In Gunfight In India’s Odisha

NEW DELHI, July 6 (NNN-PTI) – Four Naxal rebels were killed Sunday in a gunfight in India’s eastern state of Odisha, police said. The gunfight erupted inside the forest area in Tumudibandha of Kandhamal district, about 256 km west of Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha. “Today a gunfight broke…
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