Three Killed In Flooding In West Indonesia’s Lampung

JAKARTA, Apr 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – Flooding, triggered by heavy rains, killed three people in Indonesia’s western province of Lampung, according to the province’s disaster mitigation agency, today. Wahyu Hidayat, spokesman for the agency, told local media that, a joint rescue team evacuated the three victims and transported them to nearby…

Jeepney Crash In Philippines Leaves Six Dead, 20 Injured

MANILA, Apr 21 (NNN-PNA) – A passenger jeepney lost its brakes, and plunged into a roadside canal, in Marinduque province in the Philippines, killing six and injuring 20 others, police said, yesterday. Police said, the jeepney, carrying 26 holidaymakers, was heading to a river for a family outing, when the…

Afghan Police Seized Over 44,000 Stimulant Tablets, Destroyed Drug Labs

KABUL, Apr 21 (NNN-BNA) – Afghan police seized 44,100 stimulant tablets in Nimroz province, in western Afghanistan, the office of the Deputy Minister of Interior for Counter-Narcotics said, in a statement yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, the counter-narcotic police found the stimulant tablets, during an operation conducted on the outskirts…

Bangladesh Approves Over One Billion Taka Bay Terminal Expansion Project For Largest Seaport

DHAKA, Apr 21 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s highest economic policy-making body, approved a bay terminal expansion project, worth over one billion taka (about 700 million U.S. dollars) for the country’s largest Chattogram seaport, a senior official said here, yesterday. Md Omar Faruk, secretary of Bangladesh’s Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), said that,…

Boy Dies In 7th Fatal Incident At Australian Beaches In Three Days

SYDNEY, Apr 21 (NNN-AAP) – A boy has died, after becoming stuck between rocks in the seventh fatal incident at Australian beaches in three days. The nine-year-old boy was caught in the water, between rocks, at a beach on the mid north coast of the state of New South Wales…

Afghan FM Meets Pakistani Counterpart To Discuss Bilateral Ties

KABUL, Apr 21 (NNN-BNA) – Afghan interim government’s Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, held talks with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, in Kabul on Saturday, the ministry said in a statement. During the meeting, the two sides addressed a variety of…

African Space Agency’s Headquarters Inaugurated In Egypt

CAIRO, Apr 21 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt inaugurated yesterday, the headquarters of the African Space Agency (AfSA), in the Egyptian Space City, in Cairo. “Egypt has made extensive efforts to establish the agency, which embodies the vision of ‘The Africa We Want,’ outlined in the African Union’s Agenda 2063,” Egyptian Foreign…

Pakistan Committed To Ending Polio Through Nationwide Efforts: PM

ISLAMABAD, Apr 21 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, yesterday said that, his country is committed to eradicating polio through a nationwide effort, and a comprehensive strategy, designed to eliminate the virus completely. Speaking at the launching ceremony of a week-long national polio vaccination campaign, Sharif said, the government…

Sri Lanka Targets 1.7 Billion USD From Coconut Exports This Year

COLOMBO, Apr 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka aims to double its coconut export revenue this year to 1.7 billion U.S. dollars, state media reported yesterday, citing the Coconut Development Authority (CDA). CDA Chairman, Shantha Ranatunga, said, the country earned 854 million dollars from coconut exports last year. Sri Lanka’s primary…

Mongolia’s Industrial Output Increased 17 Percent In Q1

ULAN BATOR, Apr 21 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia’s industrial output, reached 7.9 trillion Mongolian tugriks (2.21 billion U.S. dollars), in the first quarter of this year, a 17 percent increase year-on-year, local media reported yesterday, citing data from the National Statistics Office (NSO). It was mainly attributed to a significant increase…