New Zealanders Queue For Petrol As Price Hikes

WELLINGTON, Mar 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Cars, boats and gallon bottles, New Zealanders were filling every tank with fuel, before another big price hike, tipped at the weekend. Petrol prices have already jumped up dramatically over the past month, which saw national average price of 91-petrol increase 11.8 percent to 2.94…

Malaysia Reports 32,800 New COVID-19 Infections, 76 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 32,800 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 3,774,786, according to the health ministry. There were 541 new imported cases, with 32,259 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 76 deaths were reported,…

Sri Lanka Becomes First In South Asia To Trial 5G Technology

COLOMBO, Mar 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Dialog Axiata PLC, became the first company in South Asia, to successfully trial “the most advanced” 5G Standalone (5G SA) network, local media reported here yesterday. The latest breakthrough achievement came, after Dialog in 2018, became the first telecommunications service provider in the…

Indonesia Reports 16,110 New COVID-19 Cases, 290 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Mar 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday confirmed 16,110 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,864,010, the country’s Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 rose by 290, to 151,703, while 39,212 more people recovered from the disease during the past 24…

Tonga Has 940 Active COVID-19 Cases: Health Minister

SUVA, Mar 12 (NNN-PIN) – Tonga now has a total of 940 active COVID-19 cases, the island nation’s health authorities confirmed, yesterday. According to Tonga’s news website, Matangi Tonga Online, Tonga’s Minister for Health, Saia Piukala, said yesterday that, the island nation now has 940 active COVID-19 cases, with 442…

World Bank Approves 113 Million USD Financing To Cambodia For Health Care Sector

PHNOM PENH, Mar 12 (NNN-AKP) – The World Bank has approved 113 million U.S. dollars in new financing to Cambodia, in order to improve access to quality health care, said its press statement yesterday. The new funding included a 55-million-dollar credit from the bank, and a grant of 58 million…

Laos Records 108 Deaths From Road Accidents In Feb

VIENTIANE, Mar 12 (NNN-KPL) – A total of 108 people were killed and 1,071 injured, in road accidents across Laos in Feb, according to the latest report issued by the traffic police department, under the Lao Ministry of Public Security. According to the report, there were 649 road accidents across…

Lebanon Bans Export Of Locally Produced Food To Combat Food Shortage

BEIRUT, Mar 12 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon, yesterday, banned the export of more than 20 food items manufactured in the country, in light of the escalating food shortage, exacerbated by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, according to a statement by Lebanon’s Industry Ministry. Food items such as meat, processed vegetables and fruits, dairy…

UN Chief Says 11 Years Of “Brutal Fighting” In Syria Must End

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday called for a ceasefire in Syria, in a statement marking 11 years of “brutal fighting” in the conflict-torn nation. “We cannot fail the Syrian people. The conflict must cease. International humanitarian law must be respected,” said the UN chief.…

Singapore Reports 15,345 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Mar 12 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 15,345 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 917,103. Of the new cases, 1,991 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 13,354 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of…