Malaysia Prepares Asean Digital Master Plan For ADGMIN1 Meeting

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has been given the responsibility of preparing the ASEAN Digital Master Plan for the ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting (ADGMIN1) via teleconference from Jan 21 to 22. Communications and Multimedia Ministry secretary-general, Mohammad Mentek said the plan would be the guideline for ASEAN countries in facing the digital economy.…

Two Killed In Factory Explosion In Iran’s Central Qom Province

TEHRAN, Dec 15 (NNN-IRNA) – At least two people were killed, in a factory explosion in the Iranian central Qom province yesterday. In the incident that took place at the Zobahan factory, in Salafchegan industrial town, 15 others were injured, Mehdi Farahani, deputy director of Qom Medical Emergency and Accident…

Two Died In Helicopter Crash In New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two people died and three others were seriously injured, in a helicopter crash in New Zealand’s Kaikoura, the police confirmed today. Five people were on board the helicopter that crashed, near the Kekerengu Rivermouth, 60km north of Kaikoura, in New Zealand’s South Island today. The…

UN Chief Urges Member States To Help Address Severe Economic Crisis In Yemen

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15 (NNN-SABA) – United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, called on member states to help address the severe economic crisis in Yemen, which has been mired in a civil war since 2014. “I call on all member states to step up their financial support for United Nations relief…

State Of Emergency In Thailand’s South Extended For Another Three Months

BANGKOK, Dec 15 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Emergency Situation Administration Committee (ESAC), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister, Prawit Wongsuwan, announced that, the state of emergency in Thailand’s restive southern border provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, is to be extended for another three months, from Dec 20, for security reasons. The…

Another Wartime Bomb Found At Construction Site Of Bangladesh’s Main Airport

DHAKA, Dec 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Another 250-kg wartime bomb was found yesterday, at the construction site of Bangladesh’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, said the Defence Ministry’s Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) department. The department said that, workers found the cylinder-shaped general-purpose (GP) bomb, buried about 3.05 metres deep, when…

No Third Parties Come To Claim Luxury Items Seized From Former PM Najib, Rosmah And 17 Others

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 (NNN-Bernama) — No third parties come to the High Court here Monday to claim the luxury items including designer handbags, shoes, watches, cash and 27 cars seized from former Prime Minister Najib Razak, his wife Rosmah Mansor and 16 others. Deputy public prosecutor Faten Hadni Khairuddin…

Iraqi Forces Kill 42 Daesh Militants In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec 14 (NNN-NINA) – Commando forces of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), carried out an operation in Nineveh Province and killed 42 Daesh militants, the Iraqi military said yesterday. Acting on intelligence reports, the CTS forces, backed by Iraqi and international coalition aircraft, pushed into Ayn al-Jahash, in the…

Explosion Reportedly Rocks Ship Off Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

DUBAI, Dec 14 (NNN-SPA) – An explosion rocked a ship, off Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jeddah, on the Red Sea, according to reports here today. Dryad Global, a maritime intelligence firm, reported on its website that, the explosion occurred on an oil tanker, at 2211 GMT yesterday. “Reporting indicates…

New Zealand Sees More Departures Than Arrivals Since March Lockdown

WELLINGTON, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of people departing New Zealand exceeded the number of arrivals every month, since the introduction of full border restrictions in mid-March 2020, New Zealand’s statistics department, Stats NZ, said today. Arrivals and departures include all people crossing the border, either for short-term trips…
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