5.8 Magnitude Quake Jolts Off Central Indonesia
JAKARTA– An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.8, struck off North Sulawesi province, in the central parts of Indonesia yesterday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here.The quake hit at 10:16 a.m. Jakarta time (1516 GMT), with the epicentre at…
U.S. returns to UN Human Rights Council
UNITED NATIONS— The United States was on Thursday elected a member of the UN Human Rights Council, following its withdrawal in June 2018.In a vote at the UN General Assembly, the United States was elected along with 17 other countries for a three-year …
Malaysia Ready To Return As Regional and International Investment Hub – PM
KUALA LUMPUR— Malaysia is now ready to be back on track as an investment hub for both regional and international investors, driven by creative and innovative methods in encouraging investments implemented by the government.Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Y…
Singapore Reports 3,190 New COVID-19 Cases
SINGAPORE– Singapore reported 3,190 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 135,395, the Ministry of Health (MOH), said.Of the new cases, 2,721 were recorded in the community, 498 were in migrant workers’ dormitories…
Israel, UAE ministers in US as Pres Biden seeks to expand normalisation
WASHINGTON— The top diplomats from Israel and the United Arab Emirates are set to hold three-way talks in Washington Wednesday as President Joe Biden’s administration embraces and looks to expand a normalisation drive.Concerns about Iran — the specter …
Malaysia Urges Sudan To Honour Bilateral Treaty, Observe Sanctity of A Diplomatic Premise
PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia)— The Sudanese Charge d’ Affaires in Kuala Lumpur was summoned by the Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) on Wednesday morning to convey Malaysia’s concern over the issue pertaining to the Petronas Sudan Complex in Khartoum.Several media…