Cambodia, Bangladesh Aimed To Further Promote Ties, Cooperation

PHNOM PENH, Jul 17 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Bangladesh pledged to further strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation for mutual benefits, the Cambodian foreign ministry said, in a press statement yesterday. The pledge was made during an official visit of Bangladeshi Foreign Minister, AK Abdul Momen to Cambodia, from Jul 14…

Cambodia’s Ruling Party Held Extraordinary Conference To Set Action Plan For 2023

PHNOM PENH, Jul 17 (NNN-AKP) – The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), yesterday, held an extraordinary conference of its Central Committee, to set out an action plan for 2023, the year in which the country’s next general elections will be held. The party’s honorary president, Samdech Heng Samrin said, in…

Polygamist Killed By Wives In Western Afghanistan

ZARANJ, Afghanistan, Jul 16 (NNN-ANA) – Two of the three wives of a polygamist, killed their husband, in Afghanistan’s western Nimroz province, a provincial official said today. Director of the Public Relations Office, Bahram Haqmal said, the incident took place in a suburb of Police District 4, of provincial capital,…

Iran Rejects U.S. Claim Of Sending Drones To Russia As “Baseless”

TEHRAN, Jul 16 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, yesterday rejected a recent U.S. claim that, Iran is providing Russia with drones for use in Ukraine, as “baseless” and politically motivated. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, according to a press…

Road Accident Claimed Eight Lives In Northern Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Jul 16 (NNN-ANA) – Eight commuters lost their lives and 11 others sustained injuries, as a bus collided with a truck in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province today, provincial traffic police chief, Qari Nazirullah Abidi, said. The deadly accident took place when a Kabul-bound bus collided with a truck…

Sri Lankan Court Issued Order Barring Former PM, Finance Minister From Leaving Country

COLOMBO, Jul 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court issued an order yesterday, barring former Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, and former Finance Minister, Basil Rajapaksa, from leaving the country without approval of the court, until Jul 28. A motion was filed on Jul 13, seeking an order prohibiting the two…

Singapore Reported 10,526 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jul 16 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 10,526 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,579,946. Of the new cases, 9,826 were local transmissions and 700 were imported cases. Among the local cases, 796 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 9,030 through ART…

Malaysia Reported 5,230 New COVID-19 Infections, Eight New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 16 (NNN-BERBNAMA) – Malaysia reported 5,230 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,613,998, according to the health ministry. There are 11 new imported cases, with 5,219 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Eight new deaths have been…

New Zealand reported 9,241 new community cases of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Jul 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 9,241 new community cases of COVID-19 today, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers of COVID-19 in New Zealand now sits at 9,984. The ministry also reported 761 current hospitalisations, including 15 cases…

Eighth Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge Ready For Inauguration

DHAKA, Jul 16 (NNN-BSS) – The Eighth Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge is now waiting to be inaugurated and handed over to the Bangladeshi government. China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd constructed the 2.96 km bridge under a joint venture of China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute Co., Ltd.…