International Workshop On Soil-Geographic Database Underway In Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar, May 14 (NNN-MNA) – An international workshop of ASEAN-Russia Joint Project, on developing large-scale soil-geographic databases is underway, in Myanmar’s capital of Nay Pyi Taw, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation today (Tuesday). The third event of its kind, which began on Monday, will last…

Vehicle Sales Dip Across All Segments In India

NEW DELHI, India, May 14 (NNN-PTI) – Vehicle sales in India have registered a sharp fall in almost all the segments, viz. commercial vehicles, domestic vehicles, three-wheelers and two-wheelers, said the latest data, released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). The country’s auto industry produced a total of…

Aussie Youngster Stumbles Upon Gold Nugget

SYDNEY, Australia, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A young girl in the rural Australian town of Bendigo made the find of a lifetime, stumbling upon a gold nugget estimated to be worth over 25,000 U.S. dollars. The girl was walking with her father, sister and an appropriately named dog, Lucky, when…

Cambodia, Nepal Sign Deals To Boost Bilateral Trade, Investment

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, May 14 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Nepal signed two pacts, to boost bilateral trade and investment, a Cambodian senior official said. Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen and visiting Nepalese Prime Minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, presided over the signing ceremony, after holding a bilateral meeting in…

Palestine Condemns Light Sentence To Israeli Teen Pleading Guilty To Murdering Palestinian Family

RAMALLAH, Palestine, May 14 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinians condemned on Monday, the Israeli Justice Ministry’s decision, to hand a light sentence to an Israeli, who pleaded guilty to murdering a Palestinian family in the West Bank in 2015. The Human Rights and Civil Society Department, in the Palestine Liberation Organisation, said…

Kuwait To Distribute Food To Needy People In 15 Countries During Ramadan

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, May 14 (NNN-KUNA) – The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), announced on Monday that, it will distribute food to needy people in 15 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, during Ramadan. The distribution would benefit up to 100,000 people, KRCS Chairman, Hilal Al-Sayer, said…

Iran May Quit 2015 Nuke Deal If Case Sent Back To UN Security Council

TEHRAN, Iran, May 14 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran may quit the nuclear deal it clinched with major world powers in 2015, an Iranian official said Monday. Iran has a host of different measures to take, including withdrawal from the nuclear accord, if its nuclear case is sent back to the UN…

Kuwait Condemns Sabotage On Commercial Ships Near UAE Waters

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, May 14 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait on Monday, strongly condemned sabotage that targeted commercial ships near the United Arab Emirates’ (UAEs’) territorial waters, late Sunday. It is a criminal act, which jeopardised region’s safety, maritime traffic and the overall world trade and energy supply, an official from the…

Palestinian PM Calls On EU, World Bank To Check Israel’s Deduction Of Palestinian Tax Revenues

RAMALLAH, Palestine, May 14 (NNN-MA’AN) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, called on the EU and the World Bank, to delegate a team to check Israel’s deduction of Palestinian tax revenues. “Most of the deductions of our tax revenues are unfair, all of which are unaudited and performed without any…

UN Says Half Of Gazans May Face Food Shortage By June

GAZA, Palestine, May 14 (NNN-WAFA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), said on Monday that, more than half of the population in the Gaza Strip may not have enough food by June. “At a time when Muslims around the world are observing Ramadan, more…