16 Killed In Nursing Home Fire In Indonesia’s Manado, Identification Underway

JAKARTA, Dec 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian police are conducting identification procedures, for 16 people killed in a fire, that broke out at a nursing home in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, local authorities, said. The victims’ bodies are being identified at Bhayangkara Hospital, of the North Sulawesi Regional…

Laos Expects Fifth Lao-Thai Bridge To Bring Benefits To Residents, Boost Connectivity

VIENTIANE, Dec 30 (NNN-KPL) – The opening of the fifth Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge, sparked optimism among people in Laos, who hope it will improve livelihoods and regional connectivity, boost trade, tourism and transportation, and further strengthen the long-standing friendship between Laos and Thailand. The bridge, linking Bolikhamxay province in Laos,…

Over 3,000 Nomination Papers Collected For Bangladesh’s 13th General Election

DHAKA, Dec 30 (NNN-BSS) – More than 3,000 nomination papers have been collected, from 69 returning officers, to contest the polls for Bangladesh’s 13th general election, to be held on Feb 12 next year, according to the Bangladeshi Election Commission. The deadline for submitting nomination papers for the election expired…

Monument honouring China’s contribution to Panama Canal torn down

The site where a Chinese monument once stood before it was demolished in Arraijan, Panama on Dec 28 PANAMA CITY, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Near the entrance to the Panama Canal, a monument to China’s contributions to the interoceanic waterway was torn down Saturday night (Dec 27) by order of…

US pledges $2 bn for UN aid, with ‘adapt, shrink or die’ warning

GENEVA, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Washington on Monday pledged an initial $2 billion for United Nations humanitarian aid in 2026 — far less than it has provided in recent years — warning UN agencies to “adapt, shrink or die”. With its pledge, announced at the US mission in Geneva alongside…

UN Sec-Gen Guterres says ‘get serious’ in grim New Year message

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations urged global leaders Monday to focus on people and the planet in a New Year’s message depicting the world in chaos. “As we enter the new year, the world stands at a crossroads. Chaos and uncertainty surround us. Division. Violence. Climate…

Floods, Blizzard Leave Four Killed, Nine Missing Across Iran In 48 Hours

TEHRAN, Dec 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Floods and blizzard, left at least four people dead and nine others missing across Iran, over the past two days, the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said, late yesterday. In a statement published on its website, the IRCS said, the victims were from the north-western…

One Dead, 45 Injured In Road Crash In Philippines

MANILA, Dec 30 (NNN-PNA) – A 19-year-old male was killed, and 45 others were injured, after a tourist bus overshot a highway, and tilted on its side in Quezon province on Luzon island in the Philippines, police said, yesterday. The bus, which was carrying passengers from Metro Manila, was travelling…

Thailand’s Industrial Output Decreased In Nov

BANGKOK, Dec 30 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s industrial output, contracted in Nov, weighed down by lower petroleum production and a sharply stronger baht currency, official data showed, yesterday. The country’s manufacturing production index (MPI) sank 4.24 percent last month, compared to a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Industry. The…

Former Kyrgyz President Atambayev Stripped Of Several State Awards

BISHKEK, Dec 30 (NNN-KNA) – Former Kyrgyz President, Almazbek Atambayev, has been stripped of several state awards by a presidential decree, signed by incumbent president, Sadyr Japarov, the presidential service said, yesterday. According to the official presidential website, the decree was issued pursuant to a verdict of the Pervomaisky District…
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