Sri Lanka Temporarily Grounds All PT-6 Training Aircraft Following Plane Crash

COLOMBO, Aug 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan Air Force has temporarily grounded all PT-6 training aircraft, following yesterday’s accident that led to the deaths of two military personnel, the air force said, today. The aircraft will be grounded, until the Board of Inquiry, appointed to investigate the crash, releases…

Over 58,000 Dengue Cases, 38 Deaths Reported In Sri Lanka This Year

COLOMBO, Aug 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 58,000 dengue cases have been reported in Sri Lanka, with 38 deaths, this year, according to the health ministry’s national dengue control unit. The unit said today that, nearly 50 percent of cases had been reported from the country’s western province. The unit…

Over 3,000 U.S. Troops Arrived In Mideast Amid Tensions With Iran

WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 3,000 U.S. sailors and marines have entered the Red Sea, aboard two U.S. warships, the U.S. Navy said yesterday, weeks after the Department of Defence (DoD) deployed additional military assets to the Strait of Hormuz, in response to what Washington claimed were threats posed…

Myanmar Exported Over 800,000 Tonnes Of Corn In Four Months Of 2023-24 FY

YANGON, Aug 8 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar exported over 800,000 tonnes of corn in the first four months of the 2023-24 fiscal year starting from Apr 1, according to the Myanmar Corn Industrial Association (MCIA) yesterday. The country earned more than 240 million U.S. dollars from the corn export, during the…

Indonesia’s Forex Reserves Grow To 137.7 Billion USD At End-July

JAKARTA, Aug 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of July grew slightly to 137.7 billion U.S. dollars, from the previous month’s 137.5 billion dollars, according to the country’s central bank yesterday. “The increase in the position of foreign exchange reserves was influenced, among other things, by…

Philippines’ Total External Trade Declined By 9.6 Percent In June

MANILA, Aug 8 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ total external trade in goods dropped by 9.6 percent in June, to 17.32 billion U.S. dollars, compared to the amount recorded a year ago, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said today. Of the total external trade in June, 61.3 percent were imported goods,…

Seven Killed In Blast In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 8 (NNN-APP) – A bomb went off near a vehicle in Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province, killing at least seven people, including a local politician, government officials and police said. The incident took place late last night, when a roadside bomb hit the vehicle of a chairman of a…

Japan’s Food Self-Sufficiency Rate Remains Low At 38 Percent In Fiscal 2022

TOKYO, Aug 8 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s agriculture ministry, said yesterday that, the country’s food self-sufficiency rate stood at 38 percent in fiscal 2022, unchanged from the previous year, but still near a record low. The figure, in terms of calorie intake for the year that ended in March, was up…

Singapore Commits 112.5 Million USD For Technology, Innovation In Financial Sector

SINGAPORE, Aug 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), yesterday announced that, it will commit up to 150 million Singapore dollars (about 112.5 million U.S. dollars) over three years, under the renewed Financial Sector Technology and Innovation Scheme (FSTI 3.0). FSTI 3.0 seeks to accelerate and strengthen innovation, by…

Palestinians Condemn Israeli Killings In West Bank

RAMALLAH, Aug 8 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinians condemned yesterday, the killings of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank. At least four Palestinians were killed within the last 24 hours, including a Palestinian teenager, who succumbed to the wounds inflicted by an Israeli guard in the West Bank…