Myanmar Exports Over 153,506 Tonnes Of Rice, Broken Rice In May

YANGON, Jun 17 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar exported more than 94,691 tonnes of rice and over 58,815 tonnes of broken rice in May, the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) said, yesterday. The country exported the rice to 16 countries, including Madagascar, the Philippines, Italy, Poland and China, while it exported the broken…

Vietnam’s Auto Sales Up 39 Percent In Jan-May

HANOI, Jun 17 (NNN-VNA) – A total of 176,681 units of automobiles were sold in the Vietnamese market, in the first five months of this year, up 39 percent, year on year, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association. Sales of domestically-assembled automobiles surged 47 percent to 105,022 units, while…

Sydney Man Charged With Smuggling 233 Kg Of Methamphetamine

SYDNEY, Jun 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian Border Force (ABF), seized 233 kilograms of illegal drug, methamphetamine, with an estimated street value of 70 million Australian dollars (about 49.27 million U.S. dollars), and placed charges on the Sydney man allegedly responsible. The results came, following several months of investigation by…

Malaysia Reports 2,033 New Covid-19 Infections, Five New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 17 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 2,033 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,534,665, according to the health ministry. There are no new imported cases, with all 2,033 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Five more deaths have…

New Zealand Reports 4,869 New COVID-19 Community Cases

WELLINGTON, Jun 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 4,869 new community cases of COVID-19, and 16 more deaths from the pandemic, the Ministry of Health said today. Among the new community infections, 1,478 were reported in the largest city, Auckland, the ministry said. In addition, 64 new cases of COVID-19…

84 Rare Hog Deer Found In NE Cambodia, Raising Hope For Species Conservation

KRATIE, Cambodia, Jun 17 (NNN-AKP) – Eighty-four globally endangered hog deer are roaming grassland habitats, in the Prek Prasob Wildlife Sanctuary of Mekong flooded forest, in north-eastern Cambodia, according to the first camera-trap survey of the hog deer population, released yesterday. Jointly conducted by the Ministry of Environment and the…

Chinese Diplomat Urged U.S. To Take Concrete Actions To Compensate Afghans

GENEVA, Jun 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese diplomat, yesterday stressed that, the United States should be responsible for the current situation in Afghanistan, and should take meaningful steps to compensate the Afghan people for their sufferings. Many innocent Afghan civilians have been killed by the U.S. military, or as a…

Security Forces Seize 48 Assault Rifles In E. Afghanistan

KABUL, Jun 17 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan security forces, seized 48 assault rifles, including AK-47, in the eastern Nangarhar province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported, yesterday. In the operation, security personnel also discovered a large quantity of other weapons and ammunition, including anti-personnel and anti-tank mines, the report said. In…

Iraq Ready To Host New Round Of Iranian-Saudi Talks: FM

BAGHDAD, Jun 17 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, yesterday expressed Iraq’s readiness, to host a new round of direct talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia in Baghdad. Hussein made the remarks, in a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said in a…

Egypt Spends Nearly 500 Billion USD On Infrastructure Projects In seven Years: President

CAIRO, Jun 17 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, said yesterday, nearly 500 billion U.S. dollars were spent on the country’s infrastructure projects, in the past seven years. “Adequate infrastructure is the key for development and luring investments,” Sisi said, in a televised speech during one of the sessions of…