Police Foiled Attempts To Smuggle Ancient Coins In Afghanistan

KABUL, Aug 22 (NNN-BNA) – Police foiled attempts to smuggle ancient coins abroad, via the airport, in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, reported the state-run Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA), today. The 139 pieces of coins, dating back to centuries-old historical dynasties, that ruled Afghanistan, were recovered from a man…

Nearly 30 Injured In Factory Fire In Karachi

ISLAMABAD, Aug 22 (NNN-APP) – Nearly 30 people were injured, after a blaze erupted in a fireworks factory, in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, yesterday, rescue and police officials said. According to police officials, a powerful explosion at a fireworks factory triggered a massive fire, leaving nearly 30 people…

Indonesia Eyes Role In ASEAN Cross-Border Power Trade

JAKARTA, Aug 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia, through its state-owned energy company, PT Pertamina, is eyeing business opportunities in the development of the ASEAN Power Grid, a flagship regional energy cooperation initiative of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The initiative enables countries in the region to trade electricity, supporting…

Three Taken To Hospital After Fire In Toa Payoh Flat Singapore

SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three people were taken to hospital, after a fire broke out in a residential building, in central Singapore, early this morning. About 50 people in the affected block, in Toa Payoh area, were evacuated as a precaution, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), said, on…

Kazakhstan Sets Up New Nature Park With UN Support

ALMATY, Aug 22 (NNN-KNA) – Kazakhstan officially established the Merke Nature Park, in the Zhambyl region, to enhance biodiversity conservation and support climate resilience, with assistance from the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the agency said, yesterday. Spanning more than 86,000 hectares in the Western Tianshan Mountains, the park is home…

ADB Sells Three Billion USD 5-Year Global Benchmark Bond

MANILA, Aug 22 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), on Wednesday, priced a five-year global benchmark bond of three billion U.S. dollars, the proceeds of which will be part of ADB’s ordinary capital resources, the multilateral development bank announced, yesterday. The five-year bond, with a coupon rate of 3.750…

Israeli Firms Barred From Dutch Arms Fair

THE HAGUE, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli companies will be excluded from a major arms fair, organised by the Netherlands Industries for Defence and Security (NIDV), in Nov, in Rotterdam, organisers confirmed, yesterday. NIDV Director, Hans Huigen told Dutch public broadcaster NOS that, four Israeli companies had applied to participate…

Egypt Recovers Sunken Archaeological Finds From Mediterranean Sea

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Aug 22 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, yesterday, successfully retrieved three massive artefacts from the Mediterranean Sea, off Abu Qir Bay, in Alexandria governorate. The ministry’s divers managed to take out three pieces: a colossal quartzite statue of a sphinx bearing the cartouche of…

Online Scam Suspects Arrested In Cambodia Rise To 3,170

PHNOM PENH, Aug 22 (NNN-AKP) – The number of suspects arrested in crackdown operations on online scam centres in Cambodia, has increased to 3,170, said a press release from the Ad-Hoc Committee, to Combat Online Scams, yesterday. The authorities have raided 72 locations in 18 cities and provinces, out of…

Maldives Records Biometric Data Of Over 174,000 Migrant Workers

 MALÉ, Maldives, Aug 22 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldivian government, has collected biometric data from over 174,000 migrant workers in the country, it was reported yesterday. Biometric data for 174,152 migrant workers have been recorded, in a centralised national database, since the initiative was launched on May 2, last year, the…