Highway Accidents Kill 20, Injure Over 100 In Myanmar In March

YANGON, Myanmar, April 2 (NNN-MNA) – Twenty people were killed with 113 others injured, in traffic accidents on Myanmar’s Yangon-Mandalay highway last month, according to the figures from the Highway Police Office on Tuesday. In March alone, there were a total of 51 road accident cases reported on the Myanmar’s…

Singapore Airlines Grounds Two Boeing 787-10 Aircraft Due To Premature Blade Deterioration

SINGAPORE, April 2 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore Airlines has grounded two Boeing 787-10 aircraft, due to the deterioration of engines, which was found in routine inspections, according to a statement issued, Tuesday, by the company. According to the statement, some of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN engines, on Singapore Airlines’ Boeing…

World Bank Official Highlights Development Progress Made By Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos, April 2 (NNN-KPL) – World Bank (WB) Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific, Victoria Kwakwa, highlighted the development progress made by Laos in the past decade, and emphasised the importance of supporting a more inclusive and sustainable pattern of economic growth in the future. During her…

New Zealand’s New Gun Law Passes First Reading

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A new gun law, following the Christchurch shootings on March 15, has passed its first reading in New Zealand’s parliament today (Tuesday). New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced the morning after the shootings, that, the gun laws must change. New Zealand’s Police…

Myanmar To Turn Historic Secretariat Building Into Museum

YANGON, Myanmar, April 2 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s historic Secretariat Building, known as Ministers’ Office previously, is nearing completion with its renovation work and is scheduled to open as a museum in July, according to the Secretariat Conservation Trust (SCT). The cultural heritage building, located in downtown Yangon, will feature two…

Aussie PM Rules Out Rescuing Daesh Fighters’ Children

CANBERRA, Australia, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has ruled out risking Australian lives, to bring the children of Daesh fighters, stranded in Syria, back to Australia. Responding to reports that three children of Khaled Sharrouf, an Australian, who left the country in 2013, to fight for…

Over 60, Including 14 Security Personnel Killed In Afghan Clashes

KABUL, Afghanistan, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 60 fighters, including 14 security personnel, have been killed, in the insurgency-battered Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, officials said. Government forces, in crackdown against militants, stormed Taliban positions from ground and air, in Khashrod district of the western Nimroz province, killing…

Year Of Tourism For China, Pacific Island Countries Launched

APIA, Samoa, April 2 (NNN-PACIFIC ISLAND NEWS) – The 2019 Year of Tourism for China and Pacific Island Countries was launched here, at a grand ceremony in the capital of Samoa, with coloured fireworks and wonderful cultural programmes. Luo Shugang, China’s minister of culture and tourism, read a congratulatory message…

New Zealand-China Economic Ties Strengthened: Minister

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, April 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand’s Revenue Minister, Stuart Nash, said, the economic ties between New Zealand and China are being strengthened with the successful negotiation of a new taxation treaty. The double tax agreement between New Zealand and China was signed on Monday. “An update to…

Builder Killed, Another In Critical Condition After Scaffolding Collapse In Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An 18-year-old apprentice builder was killed, when a scaffolding collapsed at a Sydney construction site on Monday. Another 39-year-old man was freed from the rubble and taken to hospital in a critical condition. Eight ambulances, police, fire and rescue crews and a medical transport…