Indonesia’s South Sumatra Declares Emergency Alert For Forest Fires

JAKARTA, Jun 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s South Sumatra provincial government, declared an emergency alert status for haze-related disasters, caused by forest and land fires, ahead of this year’s dry season. The decision was made based on a forecast from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), which predicts the dry…

Three Policemen Wounded In Grenade Attack In India

NEW DELHI, Jun 26 (NNN-PTI) – At least three policemen were wounded, in a grenade attack in India’s north-eastern state of Assam, police said, yesterday. The grenade blast took place inside a paramilitary camp, of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Golaghat district, about 225 km north-east of Dispur,…

Kazakhstan’s E-Commerce Grew Sevenfold Over Past Five Years

ALMATY, Jun 26 (NNN-KNA) – Kazakhstan’s e-commerce sector, surged sevenfold over the past five years, reaching 3.2 trillion tenge (about 6.2 billion U.S. dollars) last year, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy, Serik Zhumangarin said, yesterday. E-commerce now accounts for 14.1 percent of the country’s total trade,…

Pakistan Modernising Agriculture Sector To Boost Economy: PM

ISLAMABAD, Jun 26 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, said that, the country has been focusing on modernising the agriculture sector, by introducing sustainable reforms to boost the economy and uplift rural communities. The introduction of sustainable reforms in agriculture will not only boost the country’s economic development, but…

Two Missing After Boat Sank Off Indonesia’s Batam City

JAKARTA, Jun 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – A long boat, carrying 13 football players, sank in waters off Batam City, in Indonesia’s Riau Islands Province, yesterday afternoon, leaving two footballers missing, an official said. Huge waves hit the boat, said Joko Prayitno, a senior official at the provincial search and rescue office.…

Australian Inflation Falls To 2.1 Percent

CANBERRA, Jun 26 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s annual rate of inflation eased more than expected in May, to the lowest level this year, according to official data. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), said yesterday that, the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 2.1 percent, in the 12-month period to May,…

New Foreign Bank Begins Operation In Kazakhstan

ALMATY, Jun 26 (NNN-KNA) – Kazakhstan has granted a banking license to BNK Commercial Bank, a subsidiary of South Korea’s BNK Financial Group, which marks the country’s first newly licensed commercial bank in over a decade, it was reported yesterday. BNK Commercial Bank becomes the first foreign bank to receive…

Lebanese Army Arrested Daesh’s Leader In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jun 26 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese Army, arrested a senior Daesh figure, believed to be the group’s current leader in Lebanon, marking a significant development in the country’s counterterrorism efforts. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the army said, the man, identified by the initials “R.F.” and known by…

S. Korea’s Court Dismissed Warrant To Arrest Ex-President Yoon

SEOUL, Jun 26 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s court, yesterday, dismissed a warrant to arrest former President, Yoon Suk-yeol, sought a day earlier by a special counsel investigating Yoon’s short-lived martial law imposition, according to multiple media outlets. The independent counsel team of Cho Eun-suk, leading the investigation into Yoon’s insurrection…

Exhibition Promoting Tourism In Mekong Countries Begins In Laos

VIENTIANE, Jun 25 (NNN-KPL) – A sustainable tourism exhibition, showcasing products from the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) countries, including Laos, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, opened in northern Laos’ Luang Prabang province, alongside the Mekong Tourism Forum. The exhibition, running till Friday, aims to promote Lao tourism, to target…