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Prabowo reaffirms commitment to strengthen bilateral defence ties with Egypt
By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar JAKARTA, July 11 (Bernama) — Indonesian Defence Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto…
Wheel falls off from United Airlines’ B757-200 on takeoff but lands safely
LOS ANGELES, July 9: United Airlines says it is investigating how the wheel of its Boeing…
Malaysia-China 50th anniversary: Retirees cycle over 15,000km to Beijing
By Kenny Teng BANGKOK, July 5 (Bernama) — Two Malaysian retirees, Teng Choon Kwang, 73, from Shah Alam,…
Sunak conceded defeat in UK general election
LONDON, July 5 (Bernama-Xinhua) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday conceded defeat in the…
European commission gives green light to Lufthansa-ITA airways merger
ROME, July 4 (Bernama-Xinhua) — The European Commission has approved the merger between Italy’s ITA Airways and…
Goldman sachs chief economist cautions on impacts of increases US tariffs
NEW YORK, July 4 (Bernama-Xinhua) — The actual implementation of former US President Donald Trump’s plan would…
Austrian parliament approves flood defence project on the Rhine
VIENNA, July 4 (Bernama-dpa) — Austria and Switzerland aim to invest €2.1 billion (US$2.25 billion) to…
Wildfires erupt in W.Turkiye, neighbourhood evacuated
ISTANBUL, June 30 (Bernama-Xinhua) — Wildfires broke out on Saturday in three locations across Türkiye’s western…
Celebrating 100 years of JB-Singapore Causeway
by Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz SINGAPORE, June 29: Imagine being turned away by immigration officers at the Causeway for…
New York Times tells Biden to stay out of November presidential race
WASHINGTON, June 29: The New York Times Editorial in an op-ed wrote that President Joe Biden…
DOJ recovers US$100 million civil forfeiture in 1MDB scheme
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Bernama-UPI) — The United States (US) Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday an agreement…
Interpol arrests 219 criminals in human trafficking operation
ISTANBUL, June 25: A major international anti-human trafficking operation resulted in 219 arrests and the identification…
Indonesia Parliament’s commission I approves and forms committee for five defence bills
JAKARTA, June 19 (Bernama) — The Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) sanctioned…
Australian research finds link between snoring, elevated blood pressure
CANBERRA, June 19 (Bernama-Xinhua) — Australian research has found a link between snoring and elevated blood…
Tokyo calls for evacuation of 314,000 over landslide threat — Reports
TOKYO, June 14 (Bernama-Sputnik) — The Japanese authorities have issued an evacuation order for 313,700 residents…
IMF approves 2nd tranche of funding to Sri Lanka, notes signs of recovery, vulnerabilities in some sectors
WASHINGTON, DC: June 14: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which approved the…
Remains of 45 Indians killed in Kuwait building fire brought home
NEW DELHI, June 14 (Bernama-Xinhua) — A special Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft carrying the remains…
Bank of Japan announces reduction in bond purchases
TOKYO, June 14 (Bernama-Xinhua) — The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday decided to decrease its…
Bangladesh and Uzbekistan sign pact to promote emperor Babur’s philosophy
NEW DELHI, June 13 (Bernama) — Bangladesh and Uzbekistan have signed an agreement to promote the…
Nepalese army retrieves four bodies, 11 tonnes of trash from Mt Everest
KATHMANDU, June 11: Nepalese soldiers have retrieved four bodies and a skeleton from Mount Everest and the…
Hundreds of animals die in Bangkok market fire
BANGKOK, June 11: Hundreds of animals have been killed in a fire at the Chatuchak market in…
New UNODC campaign set to raise awareness of online child sexual exploitation
BANGKOK: June 11: A new initiative to raise awareness on how to deal with and prevent…