Harsh Winter Claims 7,500 Head Of Livestock In Mongolia, So Far, This Winter

ULAN BATOR, Feb 9 (NNN-APA) – Approximately 7,500 livestock have perished in Mongolia, so far this winter, due to extreme cold weather, locally known as “dzud,” local media reported, yesterday, citing the State Emergency Commission (SEC). “Nearly 7,500 head of livestock have so far perished, due to the dzud across…

Cylinder Gas Leak Killed Two, Injured One In N. Afghanistan

KABUL, Feb 9 (NNN-BNA) – Two people were killed and another was injured, due to a gas leak from a cylinder, in northern Afghanistan’s Faryab province, it was reported yesterday. The incident happened on Friday night, in the Tagabshan region of the province’s Garzywan district. The victims were using a…

Philippines Barred Entry Of 137 Foreign Sex Offenders Last Year

MANILA, Feb 8 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines barred 137 foreigners, including 109 Americans, convicted of sex crimes, from entering the country last year, the Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration (BI) said, today. BI Commissioner, Joel Anthony Viado, said that, aside from being denied entry, the excluded individuals were also placed on…

62 Kg Of Drugs Seized In Eastern Myanmar

YANGON, Feb 8 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 62 kg of ketamine, in eastern Myanmar’s Shan state, state-run daily, The Mirror, reported today. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a vehicle in Kengtung township, in eastern Shan state, on Feb 3, and seized the drugs, the report said. A…

Police Discovered 12 Kg Of Illicit Drugs, Arrested One Smuggler In N. Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Feb 8 (NNN-BNA) – Police discovered 12 kg of illicit drugs, in northern Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, and detained an individual for involvement in drug trafficking from the area, district police chief, Qari Naqibullah Muhammadi, said, today. The contraband, including 12 kg of hashish, was discovered in the Banu…

69 Suspects Arrested In Telecom Fraud Crackdown In Myanmar

YANGON, Feb 8 (NNN-MNA) – A total of 69 suspects have been arrested, in a recent crackdown on telecom fraud in eastern Myanmar’s Shan state, Zaw Min Tun, a spokesperson of Myanmar’s State Administration Council, said yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, security forces conducted an operation in Mongyai township, on…

Chinese Naval Fleet To Join Multinational Exercise In Pakistan

BEIJING, Feb 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese naval fleet, consisting of the vessels of Baotou and Gaoyouhu, will participate in a multinational joint exercise in Pakistan, this month, at the invitation of the Pakistani military, China’s Ministry of National Defence said. During the exercise, code-named “Peace-2025,” participating vessels will conduct…

Vietnam’s Agro-Forestry, Fishery Exports Fell 4.9 Percent In January

HANOI, Feb 8 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam exported an estimated 5.08 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of agro-forestry-fishery products in Jan, down 4.9 percent against the same period last year, local media cited the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as saying, today. The revenues of agricultural products declined 6.2 percent year…

India’s Forex Reserves Rose To 630.6 Billion USD

NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (NNN-PTI) – India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves, rose by 1.05 billion U.S. dollars to 630.607 billion dollars, during the week ended Jan 31, showed the official data released by the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), yesterday. This was the second consecutive week…

Thailand Received 61 Foreign Victims Of Human Trafficking From Myanmar

BANGKOK/YANGON, Feb 8 (NNN-TNA/MNA) – Thai authorities have received 61 foreign nationals, believed to be victims of human trafficking and scam operations in Myanmar, Deputy Prime Minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, said, on Thursday. The rescued individuals included 39 Chinese nationals, 13 Indians, five Indonesians and one each from Ethiopia, Pakistan, Malaysia…