Japanese Gov’t To Confirm Broadcasters Complying With Foreign Investment Rules

TOKYO, Apr 7 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Communications Minister, Ryota Takeda, said, all broadcasters will be required to confirm they are complying with foreign investment rules, after Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said, it may have violated the nation’s broadcast law, which limits foreign voting rights. “We will send letters to request…

Update: Death Toll From Floods, Landslides In Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara Province Climbs To 117

JAKARTA, Apr 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Cyclone Seroja, in Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara rose to 117, the National Disaster Management Agency said last night. “The number of bodies that have been found is 117, while 76 people are still…

New Zealand-Australia Quarantine-Free Travel To Start Apr 19

WELLINGTON, Apr 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand’s successful management of COVID-19 pandemic means, quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia will start on Apr 19, Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced today. The conditions for starting to open up quarantine-free travel with Australia have been met, Ardern told a press conference.…

Update: Tropical Cyclone Seroja Kills At Least 128 In Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara

JAKARTA, Apr 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 128 people were killed and 72 others are still missing, in floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Cyclone Seroja, in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said today. The National Disaster Management Agency’s spokesman, Raditya Jati, said…

Indonesia Allows Foreigners Of Mixed-Marriages To Enter

JAKARTA, Apr 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government opens access for foreigners married to Indonesians, to enter the country with tight health protocols, an official said yesterday. Arya Pradhana Anggakara, spokesman for the Directorate General of Immigration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, said, foreigners and their children…

17 Soldiers Killed In Attacks In Afghanistan

KABUL, Apr 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 17 Afghan soldiers were killed and 11 others wounded, in separate attacks in Afghanistan, on Sunday night, a local independent war monitoring group reported. In southern Helmand province, 11 army soldiers died, and 13 others were captured by militants, after Taliban rebels attacked…

Israeli President Holds Talks To Recommend Next PM After Inconclusive Elections

JERUSALEM, Apr 6 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli President, Reuven Rivlin, yesterday, held talks with all elected parties, to help form a new government, amid yet another round of inconclusive elections. In the meetings, the parties recommended which candidate the president should task with forming the next government. Rivlin started the one-day…

Japan’s Suga Willing To Establish “Children’s Agency”

TOKYO, Apr 6 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, yesterday said, he is willing to establish a new agency, aimed at spearheading policies related to children. The ruling party lawmakers proposed the children’s agency last week, in an effort to woo voters ahead of a general election. “We need…

Brunei, Malaysia Announce To Have ASEAN Leaders Meeting On Myanmar

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Apr 6 (NNN-BBNEWS) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), will hold a summit meeting on the ongoing developments in Myanmar, Bruneian and Malaysian leaders said here yesterday. As the current chair country of ASEAN, Brunei’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, held bilateral talks with Muhyiddin Yassin,…

Indonesia’s 1st “Bullet Train Home”: Jakarta-Bandung Railway’s Complex Building Topped Out

JAKARTA, Apr 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – A production and complex building of Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway (HSR), has been successfully sealed, marking another progress of the project construction, the railway’s operator said. A statement released by KCIC, a joint venture consortium between Chinese and Indonesian state-owned firms, that runs the 142.3-km…
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