Two Dead, Three Wounded In Shooting In Philippine Capital

MANILA, Aug 20 (NNN-PNA) – Two people have been killed and three others, including two police officers, have been wounded, when two armed men on a motorcycle shot against a police team in Manila, the Philippine police said, yesterday. Police said, the shooting broke out before 10.00 p.m. local time…

Cambodia Arrested Foreigner, Seizing Almost Eight Kg Illicit Drugs

PHNOM PENH, Aug 20 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s anti-drug police have arrested a foreigner, for allegedly trafficking illicit drugs, confiscating nearly eight kg of narcotics, the Anti-Drug Department (ADP) said, yesterday. The male suspect, 57, was caught Tuesday night, during a raid on his rental house in Phnom Penh’s Boeung Keng…

Laos To Increase Minimum Monthly Wage For Workers

VIENTIANE, Aug 20 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao government has approved raising the monthly minimum wage in Laos from 1,300,000 kips (66 U.S. dollars) to 1,600,000 kips (82 dollars), in a bid to keep pace with the rising cost of living. Following the cabinet’s monthly meeting for July, the Prime Minister’s…

Over 60,000 Dengue Cases Reported In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Aug 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka for this year passed the 60,000 mark yesterday, the data released by the Epidemiology Unit shows. As of Aug 19, Sri Lanka reported 60,136 dengue cases in 2023, the data shows. The highest number of cases were reported from…

Road Accidents Claimed 92 Lives In Laos In July

VIENTIANE, Aug 20 (NNN-KPL) – A total of 92 people were killed in road accidents across Laos in July, an increase from the previous month’s figure of 55, according to the latest report from the Lao Ministry of Public Security. According to the report, issued by the traffic police department,…

India Imposes 40 Percent Duty On Onion Exports

NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, yesterday, imposed a 40 percent duty on the export of onions. The order was issued by the federal finance ministry, with the aim to check the price rise and ensure ample supplies of the essential Indian kitchen ingredient, in the domestic…

Iran’s IRGC Navy Speedboats Can Sail At 90-110 Nautical Knots: Commander

TEHRAN, Aug 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Speedboats of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy, can sail at a maximum speed of 90-110 knots (about 166-203 km per hour). Commander of the IRGC Navy, Alireza Tangsiri, made the remarks at a gathering of the forces’ commanders in the Iranian capital, Tehran,…

Iran Says Interference, Orchestrating Coups, “Recurring Element” In U.S., British Policies

TEHRAN, Aug 20 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, said yesterday that, a “recurring element” in U.S. and British foreign policies is intervention, including orchestrating regime change in other countries. Nasser Kanaani made the remarks in a post on X, previously known as Twitter, to mark the 70th anniversary…

Jordan Foiled Narcotic Smuggling Attempt Along Border With Syria

AMMAN, Aug 20 (NNN-PETRA) – The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF), said yesterday that, they had foiled an attempt to smuggle a large amount of narcotics from Syria into Jordan. The JAF said in a statement that, the border guards, in coordination with the anti-narcotics department and other military forces, spotted…

Iraqi Security Forces Seized Six-Kg Drugs In Central, Southern Regions

BAGHDAD, Aug 20 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi security forces have busted four drug trafficking groups, in the country’s central and southern regions, arresting a number of drug dealers and seizing six kg of drugs, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said in a statement, yesterday. According to the statement, the Iraqi anti-narcotics…