Australia’s Queensland Reached Co-Funding Agreement With Federal Gov’t For 2032 Olympic Venues

SYDNEY, Jul 4 (NNN-AAP) – The state of Queensland, reached a co-funding agreement with the federal government, to deliver the venues for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The federal and Queensland governments, yesterday announced a deal, to jointly fund the 7.1 billion Australian dollars (4.6 billion U.S. dollars)…

Russia Becomes First Country To Formally Recognise Taliban Government

KABUL, Jul 4 (NNN-BNA) – Russia has officially recognised the Afghan interim government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan said in a statement late yesterday. Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency, also quoted Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, as saying that, Russia has officially recognised the Taliban…

Thai King Sworn In New Ministers After Cabinet Reshuffle

BANGKOK, Jul 4 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, swore in a new cabinet yesterday, following a royal endorsement of the ministerial lineup, earlier this week. Deputy Prime Minister, Suriya Juangroongruangkit, in his capacity as acting prime minister, led 14 newly appointed and reassigned ministers, in taking the oath of…

Latest: Four Dead, 38 Missing After Passenger Ship Sank In Bali Strait

Jakarta, Jul 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – Four people have been confirmed dead, 38 are missing, and 23 others survived, after a passenger ship sank in the Bali Strait of Indonesia, early today, a senior official from the East Java Search and Rescue Office said.– NNN-ANTARA

Afghan Ministry Signs MoU To Assist Returnees, Poor

KABUL, Jul 3 (NNN-BNA) – The Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a local aid agency, to assist returnees, displaced people, and needy families, the ministry said in a statement, yesterday. According to the MoU, over 952,000 U.S. dollars will be raised,…

Indonesia Aims To Boost Daily Oil Output To One Million Barrels

JAKARTA, Jul 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has set an ambitious target of achieving one million barrels of oil per day by 2029 or 2030, to strengthen the nation’s energy security, Deputy Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources, Yuliot Tanjung, said, yesterday. To achieve the goal, the government plans…

Indonesia Raises Crude Palm Oil Benchmark Price, Cuts Cocoa Reference Rate For July

JAKARTA, Jul 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has increased the benchmark price of crude palm oil (CPO) in July by 21.51 U.S. dollars, to 877.89 dollars per metric tonne, and lowered the reference price for cocoa beans by 152.92 dollars to 9,438.60 dollars per metric tonne, the Ministry of…

Cambodia, Singapore Vowed To Further Enhance Ties, Cooperation

PHNOM PENH, Jul 3 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Singapore, yesterday, vowed to further boost bilateral relations and cooperation. The commitment was made during a meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Manet and his visiting Singaporean counterpart, Lawrence Wong, in Phnom Penh, said a news release from the Cambodian prime minister’s…

Türkiye Shutting Down Livestock Markets To Curb Foot-And-Mouth Outbreak

ANKARA, Jul 3 (NNN-TRT) – Türkiye said yesterday, it was closing all livestock markets nationwide, to contain the spread of a highly contagious strain of foot-and-mouth disease, which has severely impacted the country’s agricultural sector. In a statement, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry said, it had identified a new serotype…

Egyptian, Ukrainian Leaders Discussed Russia-Ukraine Conflict, Regional Developments

CAIRO, Jul 3 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, held a phone conversation yesterday, to discuss the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and regional developments in the Middle East, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. Sisi stressed the importance of reaching diplomatic and political solutions to…