Mongolia Launches Nationwide Campaign To Encourage Personal Saving

ULAN BATOR, Oct 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia today launched a national campaign to encourage its citizens to save more money and instill a culture of saving across the country, according to the central bank. The campaign is being organised on the occasion of the World Savings Day, which is celebrated…

Bangladesh’s Fiscal Q1 Remittances Top Five Billion USD

DHAKA, Oct 4 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi people living and working abroad, remitted home more than five billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of the current 2021-22 fiscal year, beginning July, the latest central bank data showed. According to the Bangladesh Bank (BB), the flow of inward remittances in the…

Nepal Bans Import Of Betel Nut, Pea, Peppercorn, Dried Date Amid Depleting Forex Reserves

KATHMANDU, Oct 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Nepali government has banned the import of betel nut, pea, peppercorn and dried date temporarily, as the country is facing dwindling foreign exchange reserves, amid surging imports. The central bank confirmed the ban in a notice last night, stating that, it would not provide…

India Reports 20,799 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Oct 4 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 33,834,702 today, as 20,799 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the health ministry’s latest data showed. Besides, 180 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since yesterday morning, taking the total death toll…

Road Accident Leaves Seven Killed, 28 Injured In Pakistan’s Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Oct 4 (NNN-APP) – Seven people were killed and 28 others injured, when a passenger bus fell off from a flyover, in Khanewal district of Pakistan’s east Punjab province, the police said today. The accident happened late last night, when the driver lost control over the vehicle, due to…

Cambodian PM Calls For Precautions Over COVID-19 As Pchum Ben Holiday Approaches

PHNOM PENH, Oct 4 (NNN-AKP) — Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, yesterday called on people to take extra precautions, to prevent large-scale COVID-19 transmission during the Pchum Ben public holiday on Oct 5-7. During the holiday, people are expected to travel across the nation, which can pose high…

S. Korean gov’t expresses hope for resumption of inter-Korean talks, following restoration of communication lines

SEOUL, Oct 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – The South Korean government expressed hope for the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue, following the restoration of communication lines, the unification ministry said today. The government believes that the connection of the inter-Korean communication lines has laid the foundation for stabilising the situation on the Korean…

At Least Two Killed In Explosion Outside Mosque In Kabul

KABUL, Oct 4 (NNN-ANA) – At least two civilians were killed and four others wounded, after an explosion occurred, in the middle of a crowd, outside a big mosque in Kabul, yesterday, a Taliban spokesman confirmed. Sayyed Khosti, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, told local media that, the…

Iraqi PM Honours Security Member For Thwarting Suicide Car Bombing In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, Oct 4 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, honoured yesterday, a security member, for his bravery in thwarting a suicide car bomb attack, in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military said. “Al-Kadhimi ordered the promotion of Hamid Shuaib Abdullah to a higher military rank and a…

First Official EgyptAir Flight Lands At Israel’s Int’l Airport

JERUSALEM, Oct 4 (NNN-PNN) – A first-ever commercial flight of Egypt’s flagship carrier EgyptAir, landed in Israel yesterday, after taking off from Cairo, according to a report by Israel’s state-owned Kan TV news. EgyptAir’s new route will include four weekly round-trip flights between Cairo International Airport and Ben Gurion Airport…