Vietnam Reports 1,114 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, May 29 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam recorded 1,114 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, down by 125 from Friday, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new infections were domestically transmitted in 44 provinces and cities. The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, was the pandemic hotspot with 285 new cases, followed by the…

Roundup: 200 Million Litres Of Water Ferried To Indian District Amid Shortage

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, May 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Amid scorching heat in India’s Rajasthan, Pali district in the desert state is facing the worst water crisis, locals and officials said yesterday. Reports said, all sustainable water resources have almost dried up in the past decade in the district,…

Feasibility Study Sought For New Int’l Port Terminal In Myanmar

YANGON, May 29 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications is inviting tenders, to carry out a feasibility study, for the new international port terminal, near Mawlamyine, in the southern Mon State. According to a statement by the ministry’s Myanmar Port Authority, on Thursday, the study will commence between…

Roundup: Indonesia Woos Investors To Boost EV Battery Industry

by Nurul Fitri Ramadhani JAKARTA, May 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Indonesian government is wooing foreign investors, to help develop the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem, as it is on a green energy transition. “We are very confident that investing for EVs in Indonesia will be profitable, because we are rich in…

Update: Death Toll Rises To 28 In Building Collapse In SW Iran

TEHRAN, May 29 (NNN-ISNA) – The death toll from a 10-storey commercial building collapse, in the city of Abadan, in south-western Iran’s Khuzestan Province, rose to 28 yesterday. The deputy governor of the Khuzestan Province, said earlier that, 37 people were injured in the accident and were hospitalised, 34 of…

Two Children Killed, One Wounded In Unexploded Ordnance Blast In Afghanistan

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, May 29 (NNN-ANA) – Two children were killed and one child was seriously wounded, in an unexploded ordnance explosion, in Afghanistan’s northern province of Kunduz, a local official confirmed, yesterday. The incident occurred when an explosive remnants of war (ERW) was detonated, in Bagh-e-Meri, an area on the…

Search Continues For 25 Missing After Ship Capsizes In Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, May 29 (NNN-ANTARA) – A search is continuing for the 25 people still unaccounted for, after a ship with about 42 people onboard sank, in waters off the South Sulawesi province in central Indonesia, a provincial official said yesterday. The vessel capsized at 13:00 local time, in the Makassar…

Singapore Reports 3,323 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, May 29 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 3,323 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,293,369. Of the new cases, 3,244 were local transmissions and 79 were imported cases. Among the local cases, 329 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 2,915 through ART…

24 Killed In Commercial Building Collapse In SW Iran

TEHRAN, May 28 (NNN-IRNA) – The death toll of a 10-storey commercial building collapse in Iran’s south-western city of Abadan rose to 24, the semi-official news agency ISNA reported. So far, 34 of the 37 injured people have been discharged from hospital, ISNA reported, citing Ehsan Abbaspour, deputy governor of…

Three Daesh Militants Killed In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 28 (NNN-NINA) – Three militants of the Daesh group were killed yesterday, in a clash with paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces, in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, a Hashd Shaabi statement said. The clash occurred during an operation by the Hashd Shaabi forces, to hunt down the Daesh militants,…