Cambodia Arrested Five Alleged Drug Traffickers, Seizing Over 18 Kg Of Narcotics

PHNOM PENH, Sept 22 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s anti-drug police have arrested a gang of five local men, for allegedly possessing and trafficking in illicit drugs, confiscating more than 18 kilograms of narcotics, the Anti-Drug Police Department (ADP) said, today. The male suspects, aged between 22 and 42 years old, were…

UN Gets Money Needed For Emergency Operation To Salvage Oil Tanker Off Yemen

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Nations now has all the funds needed, to start an emergency operation, to prevent a massive oil spill in the Red Sea, from the Safer oil tanker, off Yemen. David Gressly, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, said yesterday that,…

IMF Urged Lebanon To Restore Confidence In Banking, Financial Sectors

BEIRUT, Sept 22 (NNN-NNA) – The IMF mission chief for Lebanon, yesterday, urged the country to take measures to restore its financial confidence, Lebanon’s Presidency said, in a statement. Ernesto Ramirez Rigo, who led an IMF delegation visiting the country for three days, made the remarks in a meeting with…

Yemen, UAE Discussed Ways To Promote Bilateral Cooperation, Cease-Fire

SANAA, Sept 22 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) discussed in New York, ways of promoting bilateral cooperation and the ongoing truce across Yemen, the national Yemen TV reported, yesterday. Rashad Al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, held a meeting with the UAE Foreign Minister, Abdullah…

Chinese FM Met Britain’s Foreign Secretary On Sidelines Of UNGA Session

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, met here with Britain’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, James Cleverly, on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. Noting that this year marks the 50th anniversary of…

Over 37 Million People Vaccinated For COVID-19 In Myanmar

YANGON, Sept 22 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar has vaccinated more than 37 million people for COVID-19 as of Tuesday, data of the country’s Ministry of Health showed. The figures comprised over 30.5 million people aged 18 and above, and more than 6.5 million people aged under 18 years old, the ministry…

ADB Lowers Laos’ Economic Growth Forecast To 2.5 Percent In 2022

VIENTIANE, Sept 22 (NNN-KPL) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered its 2022 economic growth outlook for Laos to 2.5 percent from 3.4 percent projected in Apr, and to 3.5 percent from 3.7 percent for 2023. The slower growth projection is linked to supply disruptions and rising commodity prices,…

Cambodia Raises Minimum Wage For Garment Factory Workers For 2023

PHNOM PENH, Sept 22 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia set a new monthly minimum wage for workers in the country’s garment, footwear and travel goods sector, at some 200 U.S. dollars from 2023, up 3.09 percent from the current level of 194 U.S. dollars, Labour Minister, Ith Samheng, said. The announcement came…

Iran Ready To Supply Lebanon With Fuel, Aid: FM

TEHRAN, Sept 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said, his country is ready to help meet Lebanon’s energy demand. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks, in a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart, Abdallah Bou Habib, on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in…

Iranian FM Urged U.S. To End “Economic Terrorism” Against Iranians

TEHRAN, Sept 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, yesterday urged the United States to remove its “economic terrorism” against Iranians, instead of weeping “crocodile tears” for the death of an Iranian woman. Making the remarks in a reaction to Washington’s concerns over the recent death of Mahsa Amini,…