S.Korea’s Money Supply Growth Hits 4-Month Low On Falling Household Debt

SEOUL, S. Korea, March 13 (NNN-KCNA) – South Korea’s money supply growth hit the lowest in four months, on falling household debt, central bank data showed today. The M2, called broad money, grew 6.5 percent in Jan, from a year earlier, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). It was…

Pakistani Forces Arrest Two “Important Terrorists”

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 13 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani army, said that, anti-terrorism officials have arrested two “important terrorists” in the north-west area of the country. An army statement said, the security forces, along with officials from the counter-terrorism department, conducted an intelligence-based operation in Mahnshera district, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,…

2020 Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay In Japan To Start At Soccer Centre In Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan, March 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Japan’s torch relay of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will kick off on March 26, 2020, at a soccer facility in Fukushima Prefecture, that was stricken by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, president of the organising committee, Yoshiro Mori, said. The move…

Authorities In Malaysia’s Johor State Close Down 13 Schools Over Chemical Pollution

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Authorities in Malaysia’s southern Johor state announced that, 13 schools will be indefinitely closed due to chemical pollution. Johor Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee chairman, Sahruddin Jamal, said, the state government had activated its disaster management committee, to coordinate and monitor the situation.…

Qatar Says U.S., Taliban Make Progress In Marathon Talks

DOHA, Qatar, March 13 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar announced that the United States and Taliban have made progress in their longest round of negotiations in Doha, to end a 17-year-old war in strife-torn Afghanistan. The two sides agreed on a four-point draft comprehensive peace deal, to be implemented in accordance with…

N.K. leader not mentioned among deputies newly elected to parliament

Kim Yo-jong (R) is seen together with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at an event in Pyongyang on Dec. 30, 2017. The footage was aired by North Korea’s Korean Central TV Broadcasting Station on the day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) photo courtesy Yonhap SEOUL,…

Indonesian govt deploys 10 helicopters, one Cassa to put out forest fires in Sumatra

A joint exercise has been undertaken by several Indonesian ministries and private sector to put out forest fires in the Riau Province, Sumatra. Photo courtesy of ANTARA News Agency. PEKAN BARU, March 12 (NNN-ANTARA) — The Indonesian government has deployed 10 helicopters and a Cassa aircraft to extinguish forest and…

Thai DPM: Series of bombings not politically motivated

BANGKOK, March 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Thailand’s security authorities ruled out the series of bombings in Satun and Phatthalung provinces in southern Thailand on Saturday and Sunday as politically motivated. Thailand Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan said tight security in the southern Thai provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala could…

Indonesia: Polls show Pres Jokowi holds lead ahead of April election

JAKARTA, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With just over a month to go to an Indonesian election, President Joko Widodo holds a double-digit lead over his challenger, retired general Prabowo Subianto, according to an opinion poll released this week. The April 17 election in the world’s third-largest democracy will be a…

Kim Jong Nam murder case: Siti Aisyah now back in Indonesia

Siti Aisyah freed from accusation of killing Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has returned home Monday evening. JAKARTA, March 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Siti Aisyah, the Indonesian woman, freed from accusation of killing Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has returned home…
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