Sri Lankan Navy Confiscated 150 Kg Of Drugs In Fishing Trawler

COLOMBO, Jun 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan navy arrested six suspects and confiscated a multi-day fishing trawler with over 150 kg of narcotics, the navy said in a statement. The trawler, suspects and drugs have been escorted to Galle Harbour, the navy said. The raid was carried out by…

Afghan Police Destroy 1,419 Acres Of Poppy Farms

FAIZABAD, Jun 15 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan counter-narcotics police, have destroyed poppy farms covering 1,419 acres of land, in north Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, a local official said. In a series of operations, 1,419 acres of poppy farms were destroyed, in the province’s Argo and Kishim districts, said Ihsanullah Kamgar, the provincial…

Six Killed In Bus Accident In NW Syria

DAMASCUS, Jun 15 (NNN-SANA) – Six people were killed and several others injured, yesterday, in a traffic accident in Syria’s north-western province of Latakia. A bus, carrying 29 passengers, hit bridge pillars, near Jableh city, while travelling from the northern province of Aleppo towards Latakia. Rescuers and fire department personnel…

One Dead, 34 Injured In Road Accident In Central Philippines

MANILA, Jun 15 (NNN-PNA) – A female bus passenger died and 34 others were injured, 11 critically, in a road accident in Negros Occidental province, in the central Philippines, a local official said today. Maria Laarni Pornan, chief of the Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said, the…

Worker Confirmed Dead After Collapsing At Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant

TOKYO, Jun 15 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), said that, a worker from a subsidiary was found collapsed, at a rest area at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, and later confirmed dead. The male worker, an employee of TEPCO subsidiary, Tokyo Power Technology Ltd. in his 50s,…

Philippines Says 21 Of 22 Filipino Crew On Attacked Ship In Red Sea Rescued, Safe

MANILA, Jun 15 (NNN-PNA) – Twenty-one of the 22 Filipino seafarers on board a commercial ship attacked in the Red Sea earlier this week, have been rescued and safe, the Philippines’ Department of Migrant Workers chief said, today. Migrant Workers Secretary, Hans Cacdac, told a forum that, “combined international forces…

Cambodia Burned Multi-Million USD Worth Of Seized Narcotics, Precursor Chemicals

PHNOM PENH, Jun 15 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia yesterday, destroyed multi-million U.S. dollars’ worth of narcotics and precursor chemicals, seized from across the country, officials said. Meas Vyrith, secretary-general of the National Authority for Combating Drugs, set fire to the illicit drugs and precursor chemicals, at a ceremony held at an…

Two Vessels Collided In Singapore, Causing Fuel Leakage

SINGAPORE, Jun 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Netherlands-flagged dredger, Vox Maxima, collided with Singapore-flagged bunker vessel, Marine Honour, at the Pasir Panjang Terminal yesterday, leading to oil leakage, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The damaged cargo tank on board of Marine Honour, has been isolated and the…

Thailand Targets 21.7 Million Foreign Tourists In Jun-Dec

BANGKOK, Jun 15 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand is aiming to attract 21.7 million foreign tourists, during Jun to Dec, after receiving over 15 million in the first five months of this year, Tourism and Sports Minister, Sermsak Pongpanich said, in an ambitious move to further spur the economy. The Thai government…

Afghanistan To Build New Dam In Capital

KABUL, Jun 5 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan authorities plan to build a new dam in its national capital of Kabul, local media reported. The economic commission has discussed the construction of a new dam in Sarobi district of Kabul, according to the office of the acting deputy prime minister for economic…