Thailand’s Industrial Confidence Continued To Improve In Feb

BANGKOK, Mar 13 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s industrial confidence continued to improve in Feb, supported by the central bank’s policy rate cut and debt relief measures, data showed. The Thai industries sentiment index rose to 93.4 last month, from 91.6 in Jan, as most components of the index increased, according to…

Kazakhstan To Adjust Oil Production To Comply With OPEC+ Quota

ALMATY, Mar 13 (NNN-KTA) – Kazakhstan will soon adjust its oil production to fully comply with the limits set by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, the country’s Energy Ministry announced yesterday. “The Republic of Kazakhstan has taken the necessary measures…

21 Passengers, Four Soldiers, 33 Terrorists Killed In Pakistan’s Deadly Train Attack

ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (NNN-APP) – Twenty-one passengers, four soldiers and 33 terrorists were killed, after heavily armed terrorists attacked a passenger train and held scores hostage, in the country’s south-western Balochistan province, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement, late last…

Kazakhstan Aims To Boost Cargo Transit Via Middle Corridor To 10 Million Tonnes

ALMATY, Mar 12 (NNN-KTA) – Kazakhstan plans to increase cargo shipments through the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), or the Middle Corridor, to 10 million tonnes a year, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Murat Nurtleu, announced. “We are making significant efforts to develop TITR. Last year, cargo transit…

Japanese Automaker Nissan Replaces CEO

TOKYO, Mar 12 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese automaker, Nissan Motor Co., announced yesterday that, its CEO, Makoto Uchida, will step down at the end of this month, with Ivan Espinosa, the company’s head of product planning, set to take over. Espinosa joined Nissan Mexico in 2003, and has served as an…

137 Palestinians Killed By Israeli Attacks Since Ceasefire In Gaza: Official

GAZA, Mar 12 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli forces have killed at least 137 Palestinians, since the ceasefire agreement with Hamas took effect in Gaza, Salama Maarouf, head of the Hamas-run government media office, said yesterday. Maarouf said in a press statement that, “in the past ten days, Israeli forces have intensified…

Kazakhstan To Increase Oil Transit Via Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline

ALMATY, Mar 12 (NNN-KTA) – Kazakhstan plans to increase oil exports via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Murat Nurtleu, said yesterday. Nurtleu made the remarks, following talks with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, Jeyhun Bayramov in Astana, Kazinform news agency reported. Last year, 1.4 million tonnes…

16 Terrorists Killed In Hostage Rescue Operation After Train Attack In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Mar 12 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani security forces killed at least 16 terrorists, during an operation to rescue hostages, following a train attack in the Kacchi district of the country’s south-west Balochistan province, yesterday, security sources said. The security sources said, at the wee hours of this morning that, the…

Philippine President Confirmed Departure Of Ex-President Duterte

MANILA, Mar 12 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, confirmed that, a chartered jet carrying former President, Rodrigo Duterte to the Netherlands, took off, last night. The plane is en route to The Hague in the Netherlands, Marcos told a press conference, shortly after the plane exited Philippine airspace.…

Philippine Authorities Confirm Former President Duterte’s Detention

MANILA, Mar 11 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Presidential Communications Office (PCO), issued a statement today, confirming that, former President, Rodrigo Duterte, was detained by police, upon his return to Manila from abroad. According to the PCO, Interpol in Manila received the official copy of the warrant of arrest from the…