Almost Four In Five Australians Support World-First Under-16 Social Media Ban: Survey

MELBOURNE, Dec 13 (NNN-AAP) – Almost four in five Australian adults, support the federal government’s new ban on social media use for children under 16, a survey showed, yesterday. The survey of 1,598 Australian adults, funded by the Australian Research Council, and conducted by Roy Morgan Research, on behalf of…

First Large-Scale Modular Hotel Projects In PNG Under Construction

PORT MORESBY, Dec 13 (NNN-PINA) – The first large-scale hotel developments in Papua New Guinea (PNG), to apply modular construction are progressing steadily, the constructor said recently, adding, some projects have moved from factory manufacturing to on-site assembly. Feng Wanhao, general manager of CSCEC Science and Industry (South Pacific) and…

Two Killed, Six Injured As Car Fell Into Ravine In E. Afghanistan

KABUL, Dec 12 (NNN-BNA) – Two commuters have been confirmed dead, and six others were injured, after a passenger car fell into a ravine, in eastern Afghanistan’s Nuristan province, local police said, last night. The accident occurred earlier yesterday, in Kordar area of Wama district, when the vehicle veered off…

Japanese Passenger Plane Made Emergency Landing At Hakodate Airport After Engine Failure

TOKYO, Dec 11 (NNN-NHK) – A Japanese passenger plane, today made an emergency landing at Hakodate Airport, on the northern island of Hokkaido, after it faced a single engine failure after taking off, local media reported. Hokkaido Airports Co., Ltd., which operates Hakodate Airport, received a call stating that, there…

Vietnam Passes Cybersecurity Law To Protect Vulnerable Groups

HANOI, Dec 11 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s 15th National Assembly, yesterday, passed a Law on Cybersecurity, which introduces specific regulations, to safeguard vulnerable groups in cyberspace. In addition to children, the law extends protection to older people and people with cognitive difficulties, said the report. It outlines detailed responsibilities for state…

Iran Unveils New Homegrown Electronic Warfare System “Sayyad-4”

TEHRAN, Dec 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran, yesterday, unveiled a homegrown electronic warfare system, dubbed Sayyad-4, state-run IRIB news agency reported. The system was unveiled in the presence of Iran’s Defence Minister, Aziz Nasirzadeh, at an exhibition of Iranian women’s defence sector achievements, in the capital Tehran, IRIB reported. The system,…

ASEAN-China Year Of People-To-People Exchanges 2024-2025 In Malaysia Closed

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The closing ceremony of the ASEAN-China Year of People-to-People Exchanges 2024-2025, co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and the Malaysia-China Friendship Association, was held in Malacca, Malaysia, from Tuesday to Wednesday (yesterday). Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, sent a…

Four Railway Workers Killed By Train In Kazakhstan

ALMATY, Dec 11 (NNN-KNA) – Four members of a track maintenance crew were killed by a freight train, at a railway station in central Kazakhstan yesterday, said the national railway company, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ). The incident occurred when scheduled rail replacement work was underway, on the Mointy-Shyganak railway section,…

Group Of Friends Of Global Governance Established At UN Headquarters In New York

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Group of Friends of Global Governance was officially established at the UN headquarters in New York, yesterday. Representatives from nearly 40 founding member states of the group, attended the launch meeting, which was chaired by Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the United…

Singapore reported rise in domestic violence cases last year

SINGAPORE, Dec 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore recorded an increase in domestic violence cases last year, the Ministry of Social and Family Development said today, as it released the Domestic Violence Trends Report 2025. From 2023 to 2024, the number of new low- to moderate-risk cases overseen by community agencies rose…
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