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…

Tropical Cyclone Seroja Claims 96 Lives In East Timor, Indonesia

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – Tropical Cyclone Seroja claimed the lives of at least 96 people, with another 70 reported missing, in East Timor, Indonesia, UN humanitarians said, yesterday. At least 75 people died because of the storm, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.…

At Least 15 Killed After Ferry Capsizes In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Apr 5 (NNN-BSS) – At least 15 bodies were recovered, after a ferry carrying scores of people, capsized in the Shitalakkhya River, about 20 km away from the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, last night, an official said today. Ershad Hossain, senior duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters,…

Soldier Killed, Four Wounded In Roadside Bomb Blast Near Afghan Capital

KABUL, Apr 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An army soldier was killed and four others wounded, when a roadside bomb struck an army pick-up truck, on the northern outskirts of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, today, the capital police confirmed. The explosion occurred when an army vehicle carrying army personnel was driving along…

At Least Four Killed After Ferry Capsizes In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Apr 5 (NNN-BSS) – At least four bodies were recovered, after a ferry capsized in the Shitalakkhya river, in Narayanganj district, about 20 km away from the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, an official said today. Ershad Hossain, senior duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters, said that,…
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