Bangladesh Creates Divisions To Modernise Tax Administration, Boost Revenue Collection

DHAKA, May 14 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi interim government, has created two new divisions, by abolishing the National Board of Revenue (NBR), in an apparent move to modernise tax administration and boost revenue collection. An ordinance in this regard was issued on Monday midnight, saying that, two divisions named Revenue…

Nine Malaysian Police Personnel Killed In Road Accident

KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Nine police personnel, belonging to the Federal Reserve Unit, which specialises in riot control, were killed in an accident yesterday, authorities said. The nine police officers were killed on the spot, and two others injured, when the truck transporting them collided with a lorry,…

Kazakhstan Expects Drought Conditions This Month Across Most Regions

ALMATY, May 14 (NNN-KTA) – Kazakhstan is expected to face hot and dry weather conditions, across much of the country this month, raising concerns about potential drought, the country’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Yerlan Nysanbayev, said. “Droughts are expected this month in the southern part of Kostanay Region,…

Japan’s Honda Predicts 70 Percent Profit Drop For FY 2025 Amid Tariff Impact

TOKYO, May 14 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Honda Motor Co., yesterday, announced its earnings for fiscal year 2025, project a sharp 70.1-percent decline in net profit, to 250 billion yen (about 1.7 billion U.S. dollars), amid the negative impact of U.S. tariffs and currency fluctuations. In its FY 2024 financial results,…

Australian PM Albanese, Ministers Sworn In Following Election Victory

CANBERRA, May 13 (NNN-AAP) – Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, and his ministers, have been sworn in, after the Labour Party won a second term in power, at the federal election. Albanese, his Cabinet, outer ministry and assistant ministers, were officially sworn in to their roles by Governor-General, Sam Mostyn,…

Australian Woman Charged With Murder Over Deaths Of Three Children In House Fire

SYDNEY, May 13 (NNN-AAP) – A woman has been charged with murder, over a house fire in northern Australia that killed three children, police said, today. The three children and the 36-year-old woman were among seven occupants of a house in Harristown, over 100 km west of Brisbane, that became…

Construction Of 1,000 Houses Completed For Quake-Affected Families In E. Afghanistan

KABUL, May 13 (NNN-BNA) – The construction of 1,000 houses has been completed and handed over to the earthquake-affected families, in eastern Afghanistan’s Paktika province, on Sunday and yesterday, Provincial Director for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs, Mawlawi Hamdullah Fateh, said, today. Built at a cost of 7.8 million U.S. dollars,…

Moderate Candidate Ley Wins Leadership Of Australia’s Conservative Opposition Party

CANBERRA, May 13 (NNN-AAP) – Sussan Ley, has been appointed leader of Australia’s federal Liberal Party, becoming the first woman to lead the conservative party in its 81-year history, following its worst-ever election result. Ley, the moderate candidate, who was deputy leader of the party, prior to the May 3…

13 Killed In Indonesian Army Ammunition Disposal Blast

JAKARTA, May 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 13 people were killed, when the Indonesian army destroyed expired ammunition in West Java province, yesterday, a military officer said. The incident occurred at 09:30 a.m. Jakarta time, in Sagara village, Garut Regency. The victims included four soldiers and nine residents, said Brigadier…

Syria Welcomes U.S. President’s Remarks On Potential Sanctions Relief

DAMASCUS, May 13 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s foreign authorities, yesterday, welcomed remarks made by U.S. President, Donald Trump, regarding the potential lifting of sanctions imposed on Damascus, calling the remarks an encouraging step towards alleviating the suffering of the Syrian people. The foreign authorities said in a statement that, these sanctions,…