Brunei Sees Women Accounting For 42 Percent Of Labour Force

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 9 (NNN-BBNEWS) – Females account for 42 percent of the labour force, with the employment rate for women aged between 25 and 64, increasing from 87 percent in 2014 to 89 percent in 2018, Brunei’s Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Haji Aminuddin Ihsan, said. In…

10 Killed, 12 Injured As Bus Falls Into Ravine In Pakistan-Controlled Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Mar 9 (NNN-APP) – A passenger bus fell into a ravine in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Sunday evening, leaving at least 10 people dead and 12 others injured, police said. According to police officers in the area, around 25 people were travelling on the bus, when it slipped and fell…

DPRK Fires Three Projectiles Into East Sea

NEW YORK, Mar 9 (NNN-YONHAP) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), fired three unidentified projectiles into the East Sea on Monday (today), a week after it fired two short-range projectiles, military sources of the Republic of Korea (ROK), was quoted as saying. The projectiles were fired northeastward from…

UN Mission In Afghanistan Calls For Inclusion Of Women In Peace Talks

KABUL, Mar 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), called for inclusion of women in peace talks, the mission said on Sunday, the International Women’s Day. UNAMA said, with anticipation building, that the door for intra-Afghan peace talks will open, women’s advocacy groups and activists across Afghanistan,…

Iran Says U.S. Sanctions “More Dangerous” Than COVID-19

TEHRAN, Mar 8 (NNN-IRNA) – The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, on Saturday, said, “The U.S. sanctions are more dangerous to international security than COVID-19,” Tasnim news agency reported. Ali Shamkhani questioned the sincerity of the United States, in its offer to help the Islamic republic to contain…

Covid-19: UN asks 9 countries to delay peacekeeper rotations due to coronavirus

UNITED NATIONS, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations asked nine countries, including China, South Korea and France, to delay by three months the rotations of their UN peacekeeping forces due to the coronavirus outbreak. The request was made to the countries “to maintain operational strength and execute their mandated tasks”, diplomatic…

Authorities In India’s Kerala Sound Alert, As Bird-Flu Hits Poultry Farms

NEW DELHI, Mar 8 (NNN-PTI) – Authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala, on Saturday, sounded an alert, after it was found that bird-flu has hit poultry farms in one of the districts. The bird flu virus was confirmed in poultry farms in Kozhikode district, about 400 km north…

Australian Submarine Docks In Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 8 (NNN-BBNEWS) – Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, yesterday, conducted a working visit to the Australian Collins Class Submarine, HMAS Dechaineux, which is the first submarine to dock in Brunei, from Mar 7-9. Upon arrival at…

Singapore Reports Eight New COVID-19 Cases, 138 In Total

SINGAPORE, Mar 8 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore recorded eight new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 138, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said here Saturday. Four of eight new cases were linked with the new contagious cluster, involving a private dinner function, at the Joy Garden restaurant,…

Indian PM Holds Meeting On COVID-19 With Three New Cases Reported

NEW DELHI, Mar 8 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the country, at a meeting with all ministries and departments concerned, on Saturday. “All departments should work in convergence and action should be initiated for creating awareness in community about the disease and the…
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