Mongolia’s Total Number Of Confirmed Measles Cases Exceeds 1,000

ULAN BATOR, May 1 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia recorded 49 new cases of measles infection, over the past 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 1,035, according to the country’s National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD), today. The majority of new measles infections were among school-age children, who have had only…

Fiji Plans To Clear Derelict Vessels From Suva Harbour

SUVA, May 1 (NNN-FBC) – Fiji plans to tackle the long-standing issue of abandoned and decaying vessels, cluttering Suva Harbour. The Environment Ministry will start the removal process within the next five to six months, to avoid the harbour becoming a shipping graveyard, which causes extensive damage to Fiji’s marine…

Afghan Police Discovered 61 Kg Of Methamphetamine In Nimroz Province

KABUL, May 1 (NNN-BNA) – Afghan counter-narcotics police, uncovered 61 kg of methamphetamine, or ice, in western Afghanistan’s Nimroz province, the Office of the Deputy Minister of Interior for Counter-Narcotics said, in a statement yesterday. The contraband was seized during a series of discovery operations, conducted by counter-narcotics personnel in…

Sri Lanka Plans 1,000-Acre Forest Plantation Project

COLOMBO, May 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Senior Sri Lankan officials, yesterday held a preliminary discussion, on launching a 1,000-acre forest plantation project, in collaboration with the private sector, under the Clean Sri Lanka programme, said the President’s Media Division (PMD). The discussion focused on resolving technical issues related to the project,…

Man In Australia Charged Over Kangaroo Shootings

SYDNEY, May 1 (NNN-AAP) – Australian police have charged a man with animal cruelty and firearm offenses, after several kangaroos were shot and killed. Police in Australia’s state of Victoria said today that, multiple kangaroos were found deceased at a reserve in Emerald, about 45 kilometres east of Melbourne, on…

U.S. Marine In Okinawa Indicted For Sexual Assault

TOKYO, May 1 (NNN-NHK) – A U.S. marine, stationed in Japan’s Okinawa, has been indicted by the Naha District Public Prosecutors Office, on charges of non-consensual sexual intercourse and bodily harm, Kyodo News reported yesterday. According to the indictment, the incident occurred in March, at a U.S. military base in…

Jakarta-Bandung HSR Transports More Than Nine Million Passengers Since Launch

JAKARTA, May 1 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, locally known as Whoosh, has transported nine million passengers as of Sunday, since its launch on Oct 17, 2023, PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC), a joint venture consortium between Indonesian and Chinese firms, that constructs and operates the railway, announced. KCIC…

Jordan Handed Down 20-Year Sentences In National Security Case

AMMAN, May 1 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, yesterday, sentenced four out of 16 defendants to 20 years in prison, and imposed fines, after convicting them of possessing weapons and explosives with the intent to carry out acts that endanger public safety. Jordan’s State Security Court, handed down the sentences in a…

Houthis Say Their Attacks Led To Downing Of U.S. F-18 Fighter Jet

SANAA, May 1 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s Houthis, said yesterday, they had downed a U.S. F-18 fighter jet, during an earlier assault on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, and launched fresh drone attacks over the past 24 hours, targeting another U.S. carrier and Israeli cities. Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya…

Conservationists Spot Coral Spawning For 2nd Time In Cambodian Waters

PHNOM PENH, May 1 (NNN-AKP) – A conservationist group sighted coral spawning for the second time at Koh Rong Archipelago, in south-west Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province, said a joint press release yesterday. Fauna & Flora-Cambodia Programme, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry,…