Over 110 Schools In Siem Reap Closed Following First Local COVID-19 Infection: Cambodian PM

PHNOM PENH, Mar 10 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said, all public and private schools in Siem Reap City in northwest Siem Reap province were temporarily closed after a local man was infected with COVID-19. “More than 110 schools have been closed,” he said in a…

Chinese Experts In Iraq To Help Fight COVID-19 Outbreak; Egypt Reports 1st Death From The Disease

CAIRO, Mar 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – A team of Chinese experts arrived in Iraq to help fight the spread of COVID-19. As the epidemic continued raging in the Middle East, Egypt reported the first death from the disease on Sunday. The seven-member Chinese team, which was sent by the Red Cross…

400 Put Under Surveillance In Indian-Controlled Kashmir After Suspected COVID-19 Case

NEW DELHI, Mar 9 (NNN-PTI) – At least 400 people were put under surveillance today (Monday), in Indian-controlled Kashmir, after a suspected case of COVID-19 was detected, officials said. The 400 people were put under surveillance in Jammu, the winter capital city of Indian-controlled Kashmir. “All contacts of one suspected…

Australian Treasurer Flags 10-Billion-Dollar COVID-19 Stimulus

CANBERRA, Mar 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian government confirmed a COVID-19 stimulus package, to support businesses affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, confirmed today. The “substantial” package, which could be worth up to 10 billion Australian dollars (6.4 billion U.S. dollars), is expected to be announced within a…

Philippines’ Duterte Declares Public Health Emergency To Curb COVID-19

MANILA, Mar 9 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, signed an executive order and declared a state of public health emergency, after the country’s Department of Health (DoH) confirmed local COVID-19 transmission in the country, his spokesperson said today (Monday). Presidential Spokesperson, Salvador Panelo, told local media in an interview…

Aussie Women Claim T20 Cricket World Cup With Decisive Victory Over India

SYDNEY, Mar 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia won the women’s Twenty20 (T20) cricket World Cup, with a comfortable victory over India on Sunday night, at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The Aussies claimed the Cup with an 85-run victory over India, in front of 86,174 spectators, a record crowd for…

Three Vietnamese Arrested For Trafficking Drugs From Laos To Vietnam

HANOI, Mar 9 (NNN-VNA) – Police of the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, have arrested three Vietnamese men, for transporting 20 cakes of heroin, weighing over six kg, it was reported on Sunday. The police caught red-handed, a 27-year-old man, from the northern Dien Bien province, transporting the drugs in…

94 People Die Of Dengue Fever In Indonesia This Year

JAKARTA, Mar 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – A total of 94 people had died of dengue fever, since the beginning of this year, across Indonesia, the Health Ministry said, as quoted by local media here Sunday. The ministry’s Director of Prevention and Control of Vector-borne Disease, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said, the casualties…

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…
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