All Freight Stations Of China-Laos Railway In Laos Start Operation

VIENTIANE, Nov 3 (NNN-KPL) – With Muangxay Station starting freight service, all the seven freight stations along the Lao section of the China-Laos Railway have been put into operation. The progress is laying a solid foundation to increase next year’s freight volume of the railway, which was officially opened in…

48 Children Hospitalised Over Food Poisoning In Myanmar

YANGON, Nov 3 (NNN-MNA) – At least 48 children were hospitalised here in Yangon, yesterday, over suspected food poisoning, according to local rescue organisations. “The children had symptoms such as fever, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting,” Nyunt Soe, a rescue worker from Shwe Yaung Twe Latt rescue organisation, said. Those affected…

Myanmar’s Rice Exports Up 20.58 Percent In Oct Year On Year

YANGON, Nov 3 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar exported over 136,205 tonnes of rice in Oct this year, up 20.58 percent from the same period of last year, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF), yesterday. The country also exported 26,983 tonnes of broken rice in Oct, compared to 103,417.5 tonnes in…

Iran Arrested “U.S.-Saudi-Sponsored” Individuals Linked With Recent Unrest

TEHRAN, Nov 3 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran has arrested three individuals, linked with the recent unrest in the country, who were sponsored by “the United States and Saudi Arabia.” The three persons were actively involved in the recent “riots” in Iran, in the guise of citizen journalists. The source said, the…

Israeli Election Would Not Produce A Partner For Peace: Palestinian PM

RAMALLAH, Nov 3 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, yesterday said that, the results of the Israeli parliamentary elections, would not produce a peace partner with the Palestinians. In a statement from the prime minister’s office, Ishtaye said, the rise of extremist religious right-wing parties in the Israeli elections,…

Chest Infection Cases Rise Amid Air Pollution In India’s Capital

by Pankaj Yadav NEW DELHI, Nov 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Air pollution in India’s capital Delhi and its surrounding areas, continues to be a problem, as chest specialists cautioned against exposure to polluted air, amid rising chest infection cases. The problem burgeons mainly in winter months, when air density comparatively decreases.…

Singapore Launched New Process To Digitalise Banker’s Guarantees, Insurance Bonds

SINGAPORE, Nov 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), yesterday jointly launched a digital process for businesses and individuals, to provide a banker’s guarantee or insurance bond to government agencies, within a day. Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Lawrence…

Israeli Soldiers Killed Another Palestinian Man At West Bank Checkpoint

JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH, Nov 3 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli soldiers shot dead another Palestinian man yesterday, after he allegedly carried out a car-ramming attack at a checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Israeli army and Palestinian health ministry said. The Palestinian man drove to the Maccabim checkpoint and hit an…

Arab Summit Kicked Off In Algeria With Focus On Food Security, Palestinian Issue

ALGIERS, Nov 3 (NNN-APS) – The 31st session of the Arab League (AL) summit, kicked off on Tuesday evening, in the Algerian capital of Algiers, with regional food security and Palestinian issue being on top of the agenda. Tunisian President, Kais Saied, whose country hosted the last AL summit in…

53 People Drowned In India’s Bihar During Four-Day Hindu Festival

NEW DELHI, Nov 2 (NNN-PTI) – At least 53 people drowned, in India’s eastern state of Bihar, during the four-day Hindu festival, Chhath Puja, local media quoted officials as saying, today. The drownings have taken place in rivers and other water bodies across various districts of the state, during the…