UN Allocates Four Million USD For Flood-Hit Bangladesh

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 5 (NNN-BSS) – The United Nations has allocated four million U.S. dollars from its Central Emergency Response Fund, for Bangladesh, which has been hit by devastating floods, a spokesman said yesterday. Joyce Msuya, the acting UN emergency relief coordinator, allocated the money that “will be used to…

Japanese Gov’t Ministry Budget Requests For FY 2025 Hit Record 117 Trillion Yen

TOKYO, Sept 5 (NNN-NHK) – Budget requests from Japanese government ministries and agencies, for fiscal 2025 totalled 117.61 trillion yen (about 812 billion U.S. dollars), a record high for the second consecutive year, the Finance Ministry said, yesterday. Next fiscal year’s budget surpasses the requested 114.39 trillion yen for fiscal…

Singapore’s Tax Revenue Up 17 Percent In FY 2023/24

SINGAPORE, Sept 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore collected 80.3 billion Singapore dollars (61.6 billion U.S. dollars) in tax revenue, for the financial year (FY) 2023/24, 17 percent higher than the previous financial year, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore said, yesterday. The total revenue collection represented 77.6 percent of Singaporean government’s…

Indonesia Targets Two Million Tonnes Of Rice Reserves By Dec Amid Production Concerns

JAKARTA, Sept 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia aims to have rice reserves of two million tonnes by the end of Dec, to prepare for a potential decline in production, expected towards the end of this year and early next year, according to Arief Prasetyo Adi, head of the National Food Agency.…

Egypt’s 1st Int’l Airshow Kicked Off With China’s Homegrown Plane On Solo Display

CAIRO, Sept 4 (NNN-MENA) – The first edition of the Egypt International Airshow, kicked off yesterday, at a northern airport in the country, with flight performances by air forces from Egypt, China, and other countries. Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, inaugurated the airshow, which is scheduled to run until tomorrow, at…

Bangladesh Capital Reels Under Water-logging Amid Heavy Morning Rain

DHAKA, Sept 4 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, experienced heavy rainfall yesterday, resulting in extensive water-logging in parts of the city. Although the rain has ceased, roads, lanes and bylanes in parts of Dhaka went under ankle to knee-deep water, causing traffic congestion and immense hardship to commuters and millions…

Sri Lankan Gov’t Cancels Crop Loans

COLOMBO, Sept 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan government, announced an immediate cancellation of all crop loans taken by farmers, following requests from several farmer associations, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD), yesterday. The PMD noted that, this decision was made to provide financial relief and support to farmers.…

Mongooses Eradicated On Japan’s World Heritage Island: Gov’t

TOKYO, Sept 4 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Environment Ministry, yesterday, declared that non-native mongooses have been eradicated from Amami-Oshima Island, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site, in south-western Kagoshima Prefecture. The declaration, decades after efforts to eliminate the invasive species that prey on native animals, and damage the island’s ecosystem, was…

Laos, Cambodia To Strengthen Anti-Corruption Cooperation

VIENTIANE, Sept 4 (NNN-KPL) – Officials from the State Inspection Authority of Laos, and Cambodia’s Anti-Corruption Unit, gathered in the Lao capital, Vientiane, yesterday, to discuss anti-corruption cooperation. The meeting underscored the deepening cooperation between the two organisations, and reflected the long-standing friendship between Laos and Cambodia, Lao News Agency…

Air Traffic Controller Found Asleep At Workstation In Australia’s Northeast

SYDNEY, Sept 4 (NNN-AAP) – Air traffic control staffing in Australia has been boosted, and a new system introduced to manage fatigue, after a controller was found asleep at the workstation, said a report from Australia’s national transport safety investigator. The approach controller was found asleep lying across two chairs,…