ASEAN-U.S. Summit Rescheduled For May 12-13

PHNOM PENH, Apr 18 (NNN-AKP) – A summit between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States is rescheduled for May 12-13, in the U.S. capital city of Washington, according to an ASEAN chair’s press statement. Cambodia is the ASEAN chair for 2022. “ASEAN leaders and President…

Five Killed In Road Accident In North-East India

NEW DELHI, Apr 18 (NNN-PTI) – At least five people were killed and seven others were injured yesterday, after a vehicle carrying them lost control, in the north-eastern state of Assam, police said. The accident took place at Tokobari-Gohpur, in Biswanath district, about 282 km north-east of Dispur, the capital…

S.Korea Reports 47,743 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Apr 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea recorded 47,743 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 16,353,495, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 93,001 tallied the previous day, and far lower than 90,917 a…

Bangladesh Launches High-Speed Internet-Enabled Prepaid Telephone Service

DHAKA, Apr 18 (NNN-BSS) – State-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), yesterday launched a high-speed internet-enabled prepaid phone service across the country. The service was launched under the company’s Modernisation of Telecommunication Network Project, which Chinese telecom giant, ZTE Corporation, has been implementing in the country. Bangladeshi Posts, Telecommunications and…

Afghanistan Receives 32 Million USD In Humanitarian Cash Aid

KABUL, Apr 18 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan received a batch of 32 million U.S. dollars in humanitarian cash assistance yesterday, as the international community continued to provide humanitarian support to the post-war country, according to the country’s central bank. Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) said on Twitter that, “following a series of…

Sri Lanka’s Largest Business Group Opposes Decision To Close Stock Market

COLOMBO, Apr 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s largest business group, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, yesterday opposed a decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to close the stock market for five working days. By shutting down the stock market, potential sellers are prevented from exiting the market, at the…

Myanmar’s Yangon Int’l Airport Reopens After Two-Year Suspension

YANGON, Apr 18 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reopened the Yangon International Airport yesterday, more than two years after the country suspended all commercial flights, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An airport official said that, a Singapore Airlines flight that arrived at around 9.00 a.m. (0230 GMT) yesterday was the first flight…

Cambodia’s Traditional New Year Holiday Ends With 4.59 Million Tourists Travelling Across Kingdom

PHNOM PENH, Apr 18 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s three-day traditional New Year, or Songkran festival, came to an end with 4.59 million people travelling to various tourist attractions, Tourism Minister, Thong Khon, said yesterday. Khon said that, of the total, there were 28,849 foreign tourists. “All tourist destinations had been opened…

Jordan Says Israel Bears Full Responsibility For Escalated Tensions At Al-Aqsa Mosque

AMMAN, Apr 18 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan said yesterday that, Israel bears full responsibility for the “serious repercussions” of the escalated tensions at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, according to a statement by the foreign ministry. Israel’s continuous steps to change the historical and legal status quo of Al-Aqsa Mosque,…

Turkish President Condemns Israel’s Raid On Al-Aqsa Mosque Worshippers

ANKARA, Apr 18 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, yesterday condemned Israel’s actions, against Palestinian worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, during his phone call with his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas. “During our conversation, I expressed that I strongly condemn Israel’s interventions against the worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque,…