Singapore Kicked Off General Election Campaign As Parties Finalised Candidates

SINGAPORE, Apr 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore officially launched its general election campaign yesterday, as political parties nominated their candidates for members of Parliament, across 33 constituencies ahead of the May 3 polls. The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) secured an early win in the Marine Parade-Braddell Heights constituency, in eastern…

Teenager Attacked With Machete During Sydney Home Invasion

SYDNEY, Apr 23 (NNN-AAP) – Sydney police are searching for a group of three men, who attacked a teenager with a machete, during a home invasion in the city’s west. Emergency services in Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW) were called to reports of the home invasion, in Werrington…

25 Tourists Killed In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

NEW DELHI, Apr 23 (NNN-PTI) – At least 25 tourists were killed and several others wounded yesterday, after unknown gunmen fired at them, in the Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. The attack took place in Pahalgam town, about 89 km east of Srinagar city, the summer capital of the Indian-controlled Kashmir,…

Pakistan’s Cutlery Exports Jump Over Four Percent In Nine Months

ISLAMABAD, Apr 23 (NNN-APP) – Exports of cutlery from Pakistan, witnessed an increase of over four percent, during the first nine months of fiscal year 2024-25, compared to the same period of last fiscal year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said, yesterday. The exports were recorded at 45.783 million…

Myanmar To Reconduct Matriculation Exams For Regions, States Impacted By Earthquake

YANGON, Apr 23 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar will reconduct matriculation exams for regions and states, whose exam answer papers were destroyed in the aftermath of a 7.9-magnitude earthquake on Mar 28, the state-run Myanmar Radio and Television reported, yesterday. The re-examinations are scheduled to take place from June 16 to 21,…

Trainee Pilot Killed As Trainer Aircraft Crashed In Gujarat

NEW DELHI, Apr 23 (NNN-PTI) – A trainee pilot was killed yesterday, when a trainer aircraft he was flying crashed in the western Indian state of Gujarat, police said. The training aircraft, belonging to a private aviation academy, crashed in a residential area on Giria road of Amreli town, about…

Cambodia, Britain Pledged To Further Enhance Ties, Cooperation

PHNOM PENH, Apr 23 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and the United Kingdom, yesterday, pledged to further boost bilateral ties and cooperation for mutual benefit. The pledge was made between Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Prak Sokhonn and Catherine West, parliamentary under-secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during…

Saudi Crown Prince, Indian PM Hold Talks On Ties, Regional Developments

RIYADH, Apr 23 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, and Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, held talks yesterday, in the Saudi port city of Jeddah, on bilateral ties and regional developments. During the talks, both sides reviewed bilateral relations and explored ways to further strengthen and…

Over 4,000 Afghan Refugees Returned Home From Pakistan, Iran

KABUL, Apr 23 (NNN-BNA) – A total of 874 Afghan families, with 4,082 people, returned to their homeland from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan, on Sunday, Afghanistan’s High Commission for Addressing Returnees’ Problems said, in a statement. According to the statement, the refugees have repatriated home via the Torkham border crossing,…

Australia’s Opposition Leader Declared Winner Of 3rd Debate Ahead Of Elections

CANBERRA, Apr 23 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has been declared the winner of the third debate against incumbent Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, ahead of the May 3 general elections. Following a debate last night, that was dominated by cost-of-living and housing issues, the expert panel of host…