Sri Lanka’s Apparel Exports Recorded Modest Growth Last Month

COLOMBO, Oct 25 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka’s apparel exports, recorded a modest year-on-year increase last month, supported by stronger sales to the European Union (EU) and other markets, the Joint Apparel Association Forum said, yesterday. Exports in September totalled 403.01 million U.S. dollars, up 1.58 percent from a year earlier.…

Over 190,000 Arrested In Sri Lanka’s Anti-Drug Crackdown

COLOMBO, Oct 25 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lankan police said yesterday that, they have arrested more than 190,000 suspects, for drug-related offenses between Jan 1 and Oct 22. According to police data, a total of 190,938 suspects were arrested during the period. Police said, they also seized 2,542 kilogrammes of crystal…

Feature: Myanmar’s Bee Enterprise Eyes Market Expansion In China Through CIIE

YANGON, Oct 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nestled in the serene hills of Pindaya, in Myanmar’s Shan state, Plan Bee Social Enterprise (PBSE) has been transforming the nation’s beekeeping industry. By collaborating with hundreds of local beekeepers and farmers, PBSE has, not only enhanced the quality of Myanmar’s honey, but also empowered…

Egypt’s Int’l El Gouna Film Festival Closes, Highlights Gaza Crisis

CAIRO, Oct 25 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s International El Gouna Film Festival (GFF), concluded its 8th edition in the Red Sea coastal resort city of Hurghada, yesterday, a run that strongly reaffirmed the festival’s humanitarian commitment through its “Window on Palestine” programme. This year’s GFF, which opened on Oct 16, features…

Concerns Raised About Japanese PM’s Hawkish Tone

TOKYO, Oct 25 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, yesterday, delivered her first speech in parliament since taking office, which has raised concerns about her hawkish and conservative views on security and diplomacy. On the security front, Takaichi voiced her readiness to further accelerate Japan’s military buildup, pledging to…

Seven Dead In Nepal’s Traffic Accident

KATHMANDU, Oct 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seven people were killed last night, when a sport utility vehicle, veered off a cliff in western Nepal, local police said. The vehicle with 17 people onboard, fell about 500 metres off the road, in Rukum West district, killing seven on the spot, said Hari…

Tokyo Stocks Ended Higher As Japan PM Vows Aggressive Fiscal Spending

TOKYO, Oct 25 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo stocks ended higher yesterday, after new Japanese Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, vowed to pursue aggressive fiscal spending, to boost the economy in her first speech in parliament. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 658.04 points, or 1.35 percent,…

WHO Sounds Alarm Over “Sharp Increases” In HIV Cases In Philippines, Fiji, Papua New Guinea

MANILA, Oct 24 (NNN-PNA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), in the Western Pacific region, has raised alarm about the “sharp increases” in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases, in the Philippines, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea in recent years, “with implications for national and regional security.” At Wednesday’s meeting in…

Vietnam To Invest 7.5 Billion USD In New International Airport Project

HANOI, Oct 24 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam plans to invest over 196 trillion Vietnamese dong (about 7.5 billion U.S. dollars), to build the Gia Binh International Airport, in the northern province of Bac Ninh, local media outlet, VNExpress reported, today. The project will cover nearly 1,900 hectares, featuring four runways and…

Singapore’s Sept Manufacturing Output Up 16.1 Percent Year-On-Year

SINGAPORE, Oct 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore’s manufacturing output rose 16.1 percent year-on-year, in Sept, according to data released today, by the Economic Development Board. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, overall output jumped 26.3 percent. All clusters, except general manufacturing and precision engineering, recorded year-on-year gains. Biomedical manufacturing led the…