Brunei Reports 102 New COVID-19 Cases

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 1 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 102 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the national tally to 141,850. As a country of 420,000 people, Brunei has recorded fewer than 1,000 new cases for 38 straight days since March 24, after the daily increase during the third wave of…

Singapore Reports 2,141 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, May 1 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 2,141 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,197,908. Among the new cases, 2,083 were local transmissions and 58 were imported cases. Of the local cases, 269 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 1,814 through ART…

India Cancels Passenger Trains To Give Way For Coal Transport Amid Power Shortage

NEW DELHI, May 1 (NNN-PTI) – Authorities in India have cancelled 42 passenger trains across the country, to allow fast and free movement of coal carriages, officials said yesterday. The move has been taken to replenish coal stocks at thermal power plants, that are currently running low, forcing blackouts and…

Sri Lankan Central Bank Predicts GDP Growth For 2022 To Be One Percent

COLOMBO, May 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2022 is projected at one percent, according to the latest report released by the central bank. The country’s economic growth was 3.7 percent in 2021, and per capita GDP was 3,815 U.S. dollars, which is to…

Roundup: Indonesia Seeks Japan’s Investment On New Capital City Project

by Nurul Ramadhan JAKARTA, May 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, has been expecting Japan’s investment on the construction of a new capital city and renewable energy projects. The message was conveyed by President Widodo, widely known as Jokowi, directly to Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, at the Presidential…

Two Rockets Hit Air Base Housing U.S. Experts In W. Iraq: Military

BAGHDAD, May 1 (NNN-NINA) – Two Katyusha rockets hit an air base housing U.S. military experts and agencies, in Iraq’s western province of Anbar yesterday, the Iraqi military said. The two rockets landed in the evening, in the Ayn al-Asad AirBase, near the town of al-Baghdadi, some 190 km north-west…

Eight Children Killed In Tricycle Accident In Egypt’s Nile Delta

CAIRO, May 1 (NNN-MENA) – At least eight children were killed yesterday, as a passenger tricycle overturned and sank in an irrigation canal, in Egypt’s Nile Delta province of Beheira, said the country’s public prosecution in a statement. The eight were among 12 passengers riding the tricycle, on their way…

Pakistan To Continue Advancing Ties With China After Karachi Attack, Says President

ISLAMABAD, May 1 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan will thwart any attempt to undermine its relations with China, Pakistani President, Arif Alvi, said here yesterday, after a terrorist attack killed three Chinese nationals in Karachi, earlier this week. A shuttle passenger van of the Confucius Institute at the University of Karachi was…

Meteorological Department Calls April Hottest In 122 Years In Parts Of India

NEW DELHI, May 1 (NNN-PTI) – India Meteorological Department (IMD), yesterday said, north-west and central India recorded the highest temperatures for the month of Apr in 122 years. According to the IMD, the average maximum temperature in Apr was recorded to be the highest-ever at 37.78 degrees Celsius for central…

Jordan, UN Call For Efforts To End Tension At Al-Aqsa Mosque

AMMAN, Apr 30 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday called for efforts to end the tension and restore calm at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. During a phone conversation, Safadi underlined the need for Israel to respect the legal and historical status…