Gunfire Killed Four, Injured Several Others Near Mosque In Oman’s Wadi Al-Kabir

MUSCAT, Jul 16 (NNN-ONA) – Four people have been killed in a shooting near a mosque, in Oman’s capital, Muscat, local police said. In a brief statement, they also said, “a number” of people were also injured in al-Wadi al-Kabir area. Officers responded to the incident, and an investigation is…

Flood Death Toll Climbs To Eight In Philippines’ Bangsamoro

MANILA, Jul 16 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll caused by massive flooding hitting Bangsamoro, in the southern Philippines, has climbed to eight, as the area continues to grapple with torrential rains, a local official said, yesterday. Benjamin Alip, municipal disaster officer in Pagalungan of Maguindanao del Sur province, in Bangsamoro…

Vietnam’s Leather, Footwear And Handbag Exports To Reach 27 Billion USD This Year

HANOI, Jul 16 (NNN-VNA) – Export revenue of Vietnamese leather, footwear and handbag sector, is predicted to hit 26-27 billion U.S. dollars this year, on the basis of the positive results seen so far, the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association was cited as saying. Phan Thi Thanh Xuan, the…

Sri Lanka Reduces Average Electricity Tariff By Over 20 Percent

COLOMBO, Jul 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera, yesterday, announced that, the electricity tariff on average, will be reduced by 22.49 percent, effective from today. In a social media post, Wijesekera said, the revision is conducted according to the government policy decision, to revise…

Bangladesh Flood Situation Improves With Water Levels Receding

DHAKA, Jul 16 (NNN-BSS) – The overall flood situation in parts of Bangladesh, including north-eastern Sylhet region, has improved with water levels in many rivers receding. According to a bulletin of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), the major Brahmaputra-Jamuna rivers are in a falling trend, which may continue…

Positive Business Sentiment Seen In Malaysia’s Semiconductor Sector

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 16 (NNN-BERNAMA) – A positive business sentiment is seen for the third quarter and beyond, for electrical and electronics or semiconductor companies in Malaysia, a survey showed, yesterday. According to a survey by the Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association (MSIA), 60 percent of companies surveyed are optimistic about…

Seven Killed In Van-Trailer Collision In Southern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 16 (NNN-APP) – A fatal road crash occurred in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province yesterday, leaving at least seven people dead and four others injured, police said. The incident happened when a small passenger van collided with a trailer, in Jamshoro district of the province, police officials in the…

Two Dead, Three Missing After Mud-Flows In Southern Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Jul 16 (NNN-KNA) – Two people were killed and three went missing, after mud-flows caused by heavy rains flooded a market and several villages in northern Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan, according to local media reports. The Ak-Buura River overflowed in Osh city, flooding the central market, sweeping away goods and…

Nine More Palestinian Civilians Killed In Israeli Airstrike On Central Gaza

GAZA, Jul 16 (NNN-WAFA) – At least nine more Palestinian civilians were killed, in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said, yesterday. The Israeli airstrike targeted a home with a missile, destroying it and causing damage to neighbouring houses, security sources,…

Houthis Targeted Three Ships In Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea: Statement

SANAA, Jul 16 (NNN-SABA) – The Houthis yesterday said, it carried out three military operations targeting three ships in the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea, using ballistic missiles, drones, and unmanned boats. The first operation targeted the “BENTLEY I ship” in the Red Sea, using several ballistic missiles, bomb-laden drones,…