Migrant Boat Capsized Off Yemen Left 68 Dead, 74 Still Missing

ADEN, Aug 4 (NNN-SABA) – The death toll from a migrant boat capsizing off Yemen’s coast, has risen to 68, with 74 others still missing, as search and rescue operations continue, amid rough seas, local officials said, yesterday. Rescue teams have recovered 68 bodies throughout the day, along the coastline…

Maldives Registers 43 Percent Increase In Fish Exports In H1

MALÉ, Aug 4 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives registered a 43 percent increase in fish export, in the first half of this year, compared with the same period last year, it was reported yesterday, quoting data from the Maldives Monetary Authority. By the end of June, fish exports had reached 74.5…

Torrential Rains Leave 10 Dead In N. Vietnam

HANOI, Aug 4 (NNN-VNA) – Heavy rains from Thursday to Friday, triggered deadly floods and landslides in northern Vietnam’s Dien Bien and Son La provinces, leaving 10 people dead and four injured, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority reported, yesterday. In Dien Bien province, 10 people have been confirmed…

Australia Commits Extra Funding For Humanitarian Aid In Gaza

CANBERRA, Aug 4 (NNN-AAP) – The Australian government has committed additional funding for humanitarian assistance efforts in Gaza. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong and International Development Minister, Anne Aly, today, announced that, Australia will provide an additional 20 million Australian dollars (12.9 million U.S. dollars) to organisations delivering food,…

Sri Lanka To Launch First Vocational Training Programme For Prisoners

COLOMBO, Aug 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka will launch a new programme, allowing prisoners to have vocational training, while serving their sentences, said an official, yesterday. Jagath Weerasinghe, spokesperson for the Department of Prisons, told reporters that, the government has allocated 100 million rupees (about 330,000 U.S. dollars) for the…

Light-Sport Aircraft Crash In West Java Killed One, Injured One

JAKARTA, Aug 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – A light-sport aircraft, crashed in Bogor, West Java province, yesterday, killing one person and seriously injuring another, according to a spokesman for the Indonesian Air Force. The aircraft, operated by the Indonesian Aero Sport Federation, went down in Ciampea area, at around 10:00 a.m. local…

Pakistani, Iranian FMs Discussed Bilateral Relations, Regional Developments

ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, and Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, exchanged views on bilateral relations and regional developments, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry, said. During a meeting here, the two sides held preliminary discussions on key substantive issues to be…

Indian Army Officer Booked Over Thrashing Airline Staff At Airport

NEW DELHI, Aug 3 (NNN-PTI) – A senior Indian army officer was charged with “murderous assault,” after he injured four staff members of a private airline at the Srinagar airport, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, said the airline in a statement, issued today. SpiceJet said in the statement that, the army officer…

Mortar Shell Blast Killed Five, Injured 13 In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (NNN-APP) – A mortar shell blast, killed five children and injured 13 others, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, yesterday morning, police sources said. The incident happened at about 9:30 a.m. local time (0430 GMT), in Lakki Marwat district of the province, when a group of children,…

Brunei Detains Local Couple For Possession Of Contraband

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 3 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei’s police apprehended a local couple, suspected of possessing contraband items during a routine stop, local media reported yesterday. According to the local daily, Borneo Bulletin, police stopped a blue vehicle in the Temburong District of Brunei, and found a black plastic box…