Business & Economy

Brunei Sees 85.5 Percent Trade Surplus Drop In Oct, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 12 (NNN-BB NEWS) – Brunei recorded an 85.5 percent year-on-year drop in trade surplus, for Oct,…

Eight Persons Killed After Explosion In Chemical Factory In India

MUMBAI, India, Jan 12 (NNN-PTI) – Eight persons have died and several more are feared trapped, following an explosion in…

Former Chairman Of China Development Bank Expelled From CPC

BEIJING, Jan 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hu Huaibang, ex-chairman of China Development Bank (CDB), has been expelled from the Communist Party…

United States Declares New Sanctions On Iranian Officials And Exports

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The US slapped new sanctions on Iran, to cut off “billions of dollars” of support…

14 Soldiers Injured In Clashes With Protesters In Tripoli

BEIRUT, Jan 11 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese army said, on Friday, that 14 soldiers were injured, in the clashes a…

Unknown Gunmen Kill Two Media Workers In Iraq’s Basra

BAGHDAD, Jan 11 (NNN-NINA) – Unknown gunmen shot dead a reporter and a cameraman, on Friday, after they covered anti-government…

Indonesia, Japan Hold Another “2+2” Meeting In 2020, After Mid-Decade

JAKARTA, jAN 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia and Japan here, today, concurred on holding another “2+2” (two-plus-two) meeting in 2020, after…

Jakarta MRT Considered Best Project Of Japan-Indonesia Cooperation

JAKARTA, Jan 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Jakarta MRT becomes the best or the flagship project of the cooperation between Japan…

50 years in power, BN failed to implement MA63 – Shafie

KIMANIS, Jan 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal reminded Sabahans, especially those in Kimanis,  not…

Drought hurting Thai’s rice production, possibly exports

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK,  Jan 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Thailand, the world’s second-largest rice exporter, is facing a drop…