Australia Offers To Help Indonesia Search For Missing Submarine

CANBERRA, Apr 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Australian government offered to help find an Indonesian submarine that went missing with 53 people on board. The German-made KRI Nanggala-402 submarine, was reportedly conducting a torpedo drill in waters north of the resort island of Bali when losing contact early yesterday. The Indonesian…

BWF President Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen Set For Reelection

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Badminton World Federation (BWF) president and Olympic gold medalist, Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen, is set to be re-elected for another term during the 82nd BWF Annual General Meeting (AGM) in May. According to the report, released by BWF yesterday, Larsen is the only candidate for…

Four Killed, Over A Dozen Injured In SW Pakistan’s Hotel Bomb Blast

ISLAMABAD, Apr 22 (NNN-APP) – Four people were killed and over a dozen others injured, when an explosive-laden vehicle, exploded inside the parking lot of Serena hotel in Quetta, capital city of Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province, last night, the country’s Interior Minister, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, said. There was a threat…

New Zealand To Move Its Only Two Elephants To Australia For Their Wellbeing

AUCKLAND, Apr 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Auckland Zoo, the biggest zoo in New Zealand, decided today, to move New Zealand’s only two elephants to new homes in Australia, to give them both the family herd they need, for their long-term wellbeing. The two female Asian elephants, Anjalee (14) and Burma (38),…

Queen Elizabeth Thanks Public’s Support On Her 95th Birthday

LONDON, Apr 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, who turns 95 yesterday, gave her birthday message to thank the public for the “support and kindness” to her family and herself, after the death of her husband, Prince Philip. The Queen’s birthday, which comes a few days after the late…

Sri Lanka Commemorated 2nd Anniversary Of Easter Bombings

COLOMBO, Apr 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan prime minister and legislators, commemorated the second anniversary of the Easter Sunday terror attacks, by observing a two minute silence yesterday, to remember all the victims killed in the suicide blasts in 2019. Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, observed the silence in honour of…

Malaysia Wants Myanmar Junta To Halt Violence, Hold Talks

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (NNN-Bernama) — Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein reiterated Malaysia’s call for an end to the violence in Myanmar and the immediate release of detainees held by the junta since the Feb 1 coup. Hishammuddin, in his tweet late Tuesday, said he conveyed Malaysia’s stand on Myanmar to United Nations Secretary…

Special Asean Leaders’ Meeting Can Reconcile Myanmar’s Military And Civilian Gov’t, Says Malaysian Ex-Foreign Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (NNN-Bernama) — The special ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta this Saturday is significant as it will determine the possible reconciliation between Myanmar’s military (Tatmadaw) and the civilian government, said Malaysian former foreign minister Syed Hamid Albar. The meeting will also help chart the road map for the restoration of…

Philippines President Hosts The International Forum For “Labour Mobility And Human Rights”

RIYADH, Apr 21 (NNN-SPA) – In response to an invitation from the government of The Philippines, in hosting the international forum on “Labour Mobility and Human Rights,” Saudi’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD), participated as a keynote speaker in the forum, held yesterday. HRSD was represented by…

Saudi Arabia Urges Iran To Engage In Nuclear Talks, Avoid Escalation

RIYADH, Apr 21 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia renewed its call for Iran to engage in ongoing negotiations on its nuclear programme in Vienna, avoid escalation and not expose the region to more tension. The cabinet, during a session chaired by King Salman bin Abdulaziz yesterday, also reiterated that, it is…
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