Six Killed, Six Missing As Passenger Ship Sinks In Waters Off Indonesia’s Bali

JAKARTA, Jun 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Six people were killed, as a passenger ship, with dozens of people on board, went down in waters off Bali Island yesterday, and the evacuation has been under way, a rescuer and a senior police officer said. The ship, Yunicee, with 41 passengers and 15…

Bicycle Bomb Wounds Four In Afghanistan’s Eastern Jalalabad City

JALALABAD, Jun 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four people were injured, as a bicycle bomb rocked Jalalabad city, the capital of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, yesterday, provincial government spokesman, Attaullah Khogiani, said. According to Khogiani, militants planted the explosive device in the cavities of a bicycle and detonated it. The blast occurred…

Syrian Refugees In Jordan Worry As WFP To Cut Food Aid

AMMAN, Jun 30 (NNN-PETRA) – Mohammad Harkal, a Syrian refugee living in Jordan with his wife and five children, voiced concern that he would not be able to put bread on the table for his family, if there is no aid from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). His…

Iran Not In A Hurry To Revive Nuclear Deal Under Current Administration

TEHRAN, Jun 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s current administration is not in a rush to push for negotiations, to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement, before the new government takes power in Aug, spokesman for the outgoing Rouhani administration declared yesterday. “If what we have in mind is ensured, there will be…

Two More Egyptian Airports Receive Health Accreditation From Int’l Body

CAIRO, Jun 30 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Taba and Marsa Matrouh international airports, received certificates of health accreditation by the Airports Council International (ACI), raising the number of Egyptian airports recognised as safe to 11, said the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation yesterday. The certificate recognises each airport’s “commitment to prioritising…

COVID: New Cases Rise To 6,437, Cumulative Total 745,703 – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, June  29 (NNN-Bernama) — There were 6,437 new COVID-19 cases reported in the country Tuesday, bringing the cumulative total to 745,703 cases said Health director-general, Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a tweet, he said Selangor has the highest daily cases with 2,299 cases followed by Kuala Lumpur  (1,361);…

July 10 Sighting Of Moon For Eid-Ul Adha

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (NNN-Bernama) — The sighting of the new moon to determine the date for Eid-ul Adha will be conducted on July 10, the office of the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal said in a statement Tuesday. The Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal would announce the date for…

Senate President, Lower House Of Parliament Speaker Meet Malaysian King

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian King, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Tuesday granted an audience to Senate president Dr Rais Yatim and Dewan Rakyat (lower house of Parliament) Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun at Istana Negara (national palace) here. Also in attendance were Senate deputy…

KKMM, Cybersecurity Malaysia Committed To Strengthening National Cyberspace Security

PUTRAJAYA, June 28 (NNN-Bernama) — The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM), together with its agency CyberSecurity Malaysia, are proactive and committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of the country’s cyberspace. Its Minister Saifuddin Abdullah said CyberSecurity Malaysia, with capabilities in terms of manpower expertise and supported by laboratory…

Malaysian Govt To Consider Allowing Companies To Resume Full Operations – PM

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 (NNN-Bernama) — The government is ready to consider allowing companies to resume full operations if all the workers have been fully vaccinated, said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) is coordinating the Public-Private Partnership COVID-19 Industry Immunisation Programme…
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