Indonesia’s Flag Carrier Orders 14 Airbus A330 Aircraft

JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s flag carrier, PT Garuda Indonesia, has ordered a total of 14 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft, to support business expansion, an official of the airline said. The orders came, as the airline cancelled orders of 49 Boeing 737 MAX 8 from U.S. plane maker, Boeing,…

Agricultural Damage Caused By Drought Climbs To 96 Million USD In Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, April 3 (NNN-PNA) – The Department of Agriculture, said that, damage to rice and corn farms, due to the prolonged drought, brought about by the El Nino phenomenon has reached 5.05 billion pesos (roughly 96.16 million U.S. dollars). The department said, the weather phenomenon has so far affected…

Iranians Celebrate Nature Day Amid Ravaging Floods

TEHRAN, Iran, April 3 (NNN-IRNA) – People celebrated the 13th day of the Iranian New Year, officially called Nature Day, in Iran on Tuesday (yesterday). The occasion, this year, followed days of massive destruction that heavy downpours and floods inflicted, on to the agricultural sector, infrastructures, as well as, to…

Jho Low’s 1MDB-Linked Superyacht Sold for US$126m Million to Genting

Photo courtesy of Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (NNN- Bernama) — The superyacht Equanimity is to be sold to Genting Malaysia Bhd or its special purpose vehicle (SPV) company at the price of USD126 million (RM514.14 million), according to the statement from Attorney-General Tommy Thomas. The Admiralty Court in Kuala…

Chinese, UAE Entrepreneurs Seek To Enhance Trade, Investment Cooperation

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, April 3 (NNN-WAM) – A trade and investment meeting between China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was held in Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital, to discuss means of further strengthening cooperation in economic, trade and investment fields. The China-UAE Trade and Investment Seminar, co-organised by…

1MDB scandal: Malaysia ex-PM Najib set to stand trial

Photo courtesy Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (NNN- Bernama) – Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will be tried on seven charges involving RM42 million  (US$10.3 million) of SRC International Sdn Bhd funds in the High Court here today. Coincidentally, on this same day 10 years ago, Najib,…

57 Killed In Iran’s Floods In Past Two Weeks

TEHRAN, Iran, April 3 (NNN-IRNA) – At least 57 people were killed, in the floods that hit most parts of Iran, over the past two weeks, Iran Emergency Organisation said, Tuesday. Mojtaba Khaledi, spokesman of the organisation, told the media that, 478 others were also injured in the recent floods.…

Japan Approves Controversial Plan To Deploy SDF Troops To Egypt

TOKYO, Japan, April 3 (NNN-MENA) – The Japanese government approved deploying Self-Defence Force (SDF) personnel, to join a multinational peacekeeping force in Egypt, for the first time, since the controversial new security legislation came into effect in 2016. Japan’s cabinet green-lit the contentious plan, to dispatch two SDF members to…

Najib´s SRC trial: 100 passes prepared for local and international media

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at Jalan Duta Court Complex.  Photo courtesy of Bernama KUALA LUMPUR , April 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – One hundred passes have been prepared for local and foreign media practitioners covering the case former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak involving the funds of SRC International…

Russian minister in Pyongyang amid speculation over N.K. leader’s trip to Moscow

Vladimir Kolokoltsev, minister of Interior of the Russian Federation. Photo courtesy of Twitter SEOUL, April 2 (NNN- Yonhap) — A senior Russian official has arrived in North Korea, Pyongyang’s state media reported Tuesday, amid speculation that leader Kim Jong-un might be preparing to visit the neighboring country for his first-ever…
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