Business & Economy

French President Warns Of Suspending Help, If Reforms Not Implemented In Lebanon Within Eight Weeks

BEIRUT, Sept 2 (NNN-NNA) – French President, Emmanuel Macron, said Tuesday evening that, he expects Lebanese officials to deliver on…

Indonesia Lowers Coal Reference Price For Sept, As Demands Remain Depressed

JAKARTA, Sept 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia edged lower the coal reference price, known as the coal benchmark reference price, for…

Thai Finance Minister Resigns After 20 Days In Office

BANGKOK, Sept 2 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Finance Minister, Pridi Daochai, resigned on Tuesday, after performing his duty for only 20…

Int’l Air Service Resumes In Nepal After Five-Month Halt

KATHMANDU, Sept 2 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – The international air service in Nepal has resumed, after more than five months of shut-down.…

Australia In Recession For 1st Time In Nearly 30 Years

CANBERRA, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Gross Domestic Product, fell 7.0 percent in the June quarter, the largest quarterly fall…

Thai Central Bank Warns 2nd Wave Of COVID-19 To Delay Economic Recovery

BANGKOK, Sept 2 (NNN-TNA) – With surging COVID-19 cases in neighbouring Myanmar, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) warned that, the…

Unemployment Rate Nears 10 Percent In Urban India

NEW DELHI, Sept 2 (NNN-UNI) – The rate of unemployment in urban India rose to 9.83 percent in Aug, from…

Thailand To Run Trams In Northeast Province

BANGKOK, Sept 2 (NNN-TNA) – The government of Thailand’s northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province, said, it will have trams running in…

Israel Reports 1,942 New COVID-19 Cases

JERUSALEM, Sept 2 (NNN-MA’AN) – The total number of COVID-19 cases in Israel reached 118,538 on Tuesday, with 1,942 new…

1MDB Trial: 1MDB took another loan despite being in RM32 billion debt – Witness

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The High Court today was told that 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) took out another loan…