Sri Lankan President To Prioritise Implementing FTA With Singapore

COLOMBO, Sept 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, today pledged to prioritise implementing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Singapore, during a meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, in Tokyo. During the meeting, Wickremesinghe informed the Singaporean prime minister that, an international trade office was being established…

Brunei Recorded Daily Average Of 210 COVID-19 Cases In Past Week

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 27 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei logged a daily average of 210 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, compared to 215 cases per day the week before, the health ministry said. According to the health ministry’s weekly briefing, 37,733 antigen rapid test (ART) results were uploaded to…

S.Korea Reported 39,425 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Sept 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 39,425 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 24,673,663, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was up from 14,168 the previous day, but it was lower than 47,897 tallied…

Australian Treasurer “Optimistic” Despite Forecast Downgrade

CANBERRA, Sept 27 (NNN-AAP) – Australian Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, said, he is “still optimistic” about the country’s economy, despite a downgraded outlook. In its latest projections, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) cut its forecast for Australia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2023, from 2.5 percent predicted…

Two Military Personnel Killed In Terror Attack In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 27 (NNN-APP) – Two military personnel were killed, when terrorists targeted security forces’ check post in South Waziristan district of Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a military statement said, yesterday. The statement from the military media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said, the troops responded promptly following…

51 People Confirmed Dead After Boat Capsized In Northern Bangladesh

DHAKA, Sept 27 (NNN-BSS) – At least 51 people have died, after a boat capsized in a northern Bangladesh district on Sunday, a senior police officer said, yesterday. SM Sirajul Huda, superintendent of Panchagarh District Police, said that, 26 more bodies were retrieved from the Karatoya river, in Bangladesh’s northern…

Dengue Fever Continues To Spread In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 27 (NNN-APP) – The number of dengue fever cases is continuing to rise in Pakistan, amid an outbreak blamed largely on floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in the country. In the last 24 hours, 398 new infections were reported across the southern Sindh province, said the provincial…

New Zealand Logged 9,809 New COVID-19 Community Cases Over Past Week

WELLINGTON, Sept 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand recorded 9,809 new community cases of COVID-19 and 54 more deaths from the pandemic, the Ministry of Health said today. On average, new cases per day reached 1,398 over last week. The country has seen the number of daily cases going down steadily…

Pakistan Devised Rehabilitation Plan After 30-Billion-USD Losses In Flood

ISLAMABAD, Sept 27 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday, devised a plan to rebuild and restructure flood-hit areas of the country, which will be implemented during a period of six months to 10 years, an official statement said. Pakistani Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, held a meeting with…

Japan To Launch New Domestic Travel Subsidy Programme Next Month

TOKYO, Sept 27 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government will run a new domestic tourism subsidy programme, from Oct 11 to late Dec, in a bid to revitalise its tourism industry, hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, Tourism Minister, Tetsuo Saito, said, yesterday. The National Travel Discount programme will offer financial assistance…