Cambodia Exported Rubber Worth Almost 255 Million USD In Seven Months Of 2022

PHNOM PENH, Aug 13 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia exported 161,562 tonnes of dry rubber, in the first seven months of 2022, a slight drop of 0.3 percent year-on-year, said a General Directorate of Rubber report, yesterday. The kingdom earned 254.8 million U.S. dollars in revenue, from exports of the commodity, during…

Cambodia Launched Upper Mekong Aquatic Research Centre

PHNOM PENH, Aug 13 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia inaugurated the Upper Mekong Aquatic Animal Production and Research Centre, in the north-eastern Stung Treng province, said a news release, from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The 1.75-million-U.S.-dollar centre, funded by a World Bank loan and a contribution from the government,…

Sri Lanka’s State-Owned Electricity Producer In Serious Debt: Minister

COLOMBO, Aug 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy Minister, Kanchana Wijesekera, said yesterday that, the state-owned electricity producer, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), owes 137.9 billion rupees, to independent power producers and the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation. The minister said that, the CEB owes renewable power producers 28.5 billion rupees,…

200,000 Stimulant Tablets Seized In Myanmar

YANGON, Aug 13 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 200,000 stimulant tablets, in Mon State, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC), yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotic police made an operation in the state on Thursday. The drugs, estimated at a price of over…

Tension Between Pro-Government Forces Flared Up In Yemen

ADEN, Aug 13 (NNN-YPA) – Tension between units of the Yemeni government forces, flared up yesterday, as the newly-formed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), insisted on removing rebellious security officers from their positions, in the oil-rich province of Shabwa. According to a local Yemeni official, who asked to remain anonymous, “Military…

ICBC Türkiye Received Four Prizes At Global Banking And Finance Awards 2022

ISTANBUL, Aug 13 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The Turkish branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), received four prizes at the Global Banking and Finance Awards 2022, the ICBC said, in a press release, yesterday. ICBC Türkiye was among the “Best Corporate Banks” and “Fastest Growing Corporate Banks.” Its…

Prominent Shiite Cleric’s Opponents Launch Rival Sit-In In Iraqi Capital

BAGHDAD, Aug 13 (NNN-NINA) – Opponents of the powerful Shiite cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, yesterday launched a sit-in outside the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, to counter an ongoing one, by al-Sadr’s followers that has lasted almost two weeks. The opponents, who are loyal to the Coordination Framework (CF),…

Philippines Logged 4,661 New COVID-19 Cases, 28 Deaths

MANILA, Aug 13 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported 4,661 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,823,084. The Department of Health (DOH) said, the number of active cases jumped to 40,315, the highest since Mar 30, and 28 more patients died from COVID-19…

Myanmar To Hold Tourism Exhibition To Revitalise Pandemic-Hit Industry

YANGON, Aug 13 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar will hold its seventh tourism exhibition, in Yangon next month, in an effort to revitalise its pandemic-hit tourism industry. The fair is aimed at stimulating the tourism industry, as visas are reissued in other countries, Naung Naung Han, chair of Myanmar Tourism Entrepreneurs Association…

New Zealand’s Food Prices Increased 7.4 Percent In July: Statistics

WELLINGTON, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Food prices were 7.4 percent higher in July, 2022, compared with July, 2021, New Zealand’s statistics department, Stats NZ, said today. In July 2022, the annual increase was due to rises across all the broad food categories measured, Stats NZ said. Compared with July, 2021,…