Indian Rice Exporters Urge To Extend Export Ban Deadline To Avoid Losses

by Pankaj Yadav NEW DELHI, Sept 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – India’s rice exporters are a disgruntled lot these days, as their stocks are lying in queue at several ports, as uncertainty looms large, as to whether they will be able to send their consignments, amid a government ban on rice export.…

Rents In New Zealand Remained At All-Time High In Aug

WELLINGTON, Sept 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand’s median weekly rent remained at 580 New Zealand dollars for the second month in a row in Aug, matching the all-time high first recorded earlier this year, according to Trade Me’s latest Rental Price Index, released today. Trade Me Property Sales Director, Gavin…

Typhoon Noru To Bring Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm To Most Of Laos

VIENTIANE, Sept 28 (NNN-KPL) – Typhoon Noru is expected to hit the central and southern provinces of Laos today, bringing heavy rain and thunderstorm to most of the country. According to a report issued yesterday, by the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, under the Lao Ministry of Natural Resources and…

UN Envoy Sees Need For Engagement With Afghanistan’s Taliban

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – A UN envoy, yesterday, stressed the need for the international community to engage with the Taliban in Afghanistan. Markus Potzel, the UN secretary-general’s deputy special representative for Afghanistan, saw international engagement as the most realistic approach. If the Taliban do not respond to the…

Saudi Arabian King Appoints Crown Prince As Prime Minister

RIYADH, Sept 28 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabian King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, yesterday, appointed Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, as the kingdom’s prime minister. The king, meanwhile, issued a decree, ordering a cabinet reshuffle, appointing Saudi Prince, Khalid bin Salman, as the minister of defence. Heads of ministries that…

Three Pro-Gov’t Soldiers Killed, 10 Injured By Houthis In Hodeidah

ADEN, Sept 28 (NNN-YPA) – At least three soldiers of Yemen’s joint pro-government forces were killed, and 10 others injured, in clashes with Houthi fighters in the country’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, yesterday, a military official said. The Houthis launched an attack, in an attempt to achieve a…

Bangladesh Marked World Tourism Day With Various Events

DHAKA, Sept 28 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh yesterday, marked World Tourism Day with various events, including a colourful rally in the capital, Dhaka. “Rethinking Tourism” is the theme for World Tourism Day 2022. Bangladeshi President, Md Abdul Hamid, and Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, issued separate messages on the occasion. World Tourism…

Iran To Soon Deploy Home-Grown Over-The-Horizon Radar: Commander

TEHRAN, Sept 28 (NNN-MEHR) – A high-ranking Iranian military commander said, a home-grown over-the-horizon (OTH) radar, with a range of 3,000 km, will soon become operational in the country. Dubbed Sepehr (Sky), the radar is capable of monitoring all kinds of commercial, fighter and command and control military aircraft, as…

Pakistan’s Tourism Sector Plays Vital Role In Economic Development: President

ISLAMABAD, Sept 28 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani President, Arif Alvi, said, the tourism sector played a vital role in the country’s economic development and is an integral source of income for the people, and relevant to the improvement of civic facilities in the far-flung areas of Pakistan. “Tourism is a source…

Cancer Remains S.Korea’s Top Cause Of Death In 2021

SEOUL, Sept 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – Cancer remained South Korea’s top cause of death in 2021, despite the continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, statistical office data showed today. Cancer caused 161.1 deaths per 100,000 people here in 2021, up 0.6 percent from the previous year, according to Statistics Korea. It…