5.7-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off E. Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jun 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7, jolted Indonesia’s eastern Maluku province today, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here. The quake rocked at 9:24 a.m. local time, with the epicentre at 238 km north-east of Maluku Barat Daya district, and the depth at 344…

Cambodia, Britain Vow To Forge Closer Bilateral Ties

PHNOM PENH, Jun 24 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Britain, yesterday, pledged to forge deeper bilateral ties and cooperation on economy, trade, education, mine clearance, health, and environment, according to a Cambodia’s foreign ministry statement. The vow was made here, during a meeting between Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister,…

Traffic Accidents Leading Cause Of Deaths, Injuries In Cambodia: Report

PHNOM PENH, Jun 24 (NNN-AKP) – Traffic accidents are the leading cause of deaths and injuries in Cambodia, costing the Southeast Asian nation about 466 million U.S. dollars a year, according to a new report released yesterday. Jointly conducted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the National Road…

Malaysia’s Oldest Daily Editorial Calls On UN To Change Big Power Hypocrisy

By Azman Ujang KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s oldest newspaper has called on the United Nations (UN) to change the big power hypocrisy at the world body that allows massacres and genocides to keep happening in the world. The 176-year-old New Straits Times, also arguably one of the…

Five Killed, 18 Injured As Roadside Bomb Hits Bus In S. Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Jun 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five people have been killed and 18 others injured, as a passenger bus ran over a land mine, in the restive Miwand district of Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, last night, provincial police spokesman, Jamal Barikzai, said today. “A mine planted by militants on a road…

Interview: We Never Thought Of Cancelling The Games, Says Tokyo 2020 Spokesman

By sportswriters Wang Zijiang and Yang Ting TOKYO, Jun 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – With 30 days to go and the COVID-19 pandemic far from being contained in Japan, and the world, the Tokyo 2020 organisers believed that the Games will kick off on the night of July 23. “Our preparation is…

Daesh Militants Kill Two Men In Eastern Iraq: Source

BAGHDAD, Jun 23 (NNN-NINA) – A father and his son were shot dead yesterday, by the Daesh militants, in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a provincial police source said. The incident took place early in the morning, when the militants kidnapped the two, near their house, in the town of…

India’s Hero Motocorp To Raise Two-Wheeler Prices By 40 USD

MUMBAI, Jun 23 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Hero MotoCorp, decided to raise its motorcycle and scooter prices from July 1, to partially offset the impact of the continuous increase in commodity prices, the company said, in its filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange. The world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer will hike price…

Nepal Adds More Destinations To Resumed Int’l Flights

KATHMANDU, Jun 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Nepali government decided to reopen international flights to more foreign destinations and partially resume domestic flights, a senior government official said yesterday. A cabinet meeting decided, on Monday, to allow flights to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Malaysia, South Korea and…

Japan Appoints Takeo Mori As Vice Foreign Minister

TOKYO, Jun 23 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Foreign Ministry official, Takeo Mori, was appointed by the Japanese government as vice foreign minister yesterday, local media reported. Mori, 60, will now be the top bureaucrat at the ministry, taking over from Takeo Akiba. Prior to being handed the senior deputy minister portfolio…
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