Afghan Gov’t Ratifies 14 Projects Worth Over 56 Million USD

KABUL, Jun 6 (NNN-ANA) – The Afghan caretaker government’s national procurement commission, has ratified 14 projects worth more than four billion afghanis (about 56 million U.S. dollars), a senior official said in a statement, yesterday. The participants of the commission, led by Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah…

Eight Students Injured In School Bus-Truck Collision In Yangon

YANGON, Jun 6 (NNN-MNA) – Eight students were injured, after a school bus they were on, and a truck collided in Myanmar’s Yangon Region, an official from a local rescue organisation said, yesterday. The accident occurred in Dawbon Township of Yangon, at around 3:30 p.m. local time, yesterday, injuring five…

Sri Lanka Remains Dedicated To Reaching Net Zero Carbon Emissions By 2040

COLOMBO, Jun 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, yesterday said, Sri Lanka remains dedicated to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2040, as the government prioritises environmental sustainability, the President’s Media Division (PMD), said. Speaking at an event to celebrate World Environment Day, Wickremesinghe said that, Sri Lanka…

Extreme Weather Killed Four Trekkers In India’s Uttarakhand

NEW DELHI, Jun 6 (NNN-PTI) – At least four trekkers were killed and 13 others rescued, after encountering extreme weather, during their trekking expedition in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials said yesterday. A trekking team comprising 22 trekkers were on their way to Sahastra Tal, in Uttarkashi district,…

Two Dead, Three Missing After Vessel Caught Fire In Philippines

MANILA, Jun 6 (NNN-PNA) – Two people died, one was critically injured, and three others were missing, after a fishing vessel caught fire, off the waters of Cebu province, in the central Philippines last night, the Philippine Coast Guard said. Coast Guard spokesperson, Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said, a fire…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Fresh Attacks Against Three Ships In Red Sea, Arabian Sea

SANAA, Jun 6 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis yesterday said, it launched missile and drone attacks against three ships transiting the Red Sea and Arabian Sea, the group’s military spokesman said, in a statement. The group conducted two operations in the Red Sea, targeting the ROZA ship and the VANTAGE DREAM…

Singapore Retail Sales Declined In Apr

SINGAPORE, Jun 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Retail sales in Singapore decreased 1.2 percent year-on-year in Apr, compared to a 2.8 percent growth in Mar, according to data released by the Department of Statistics, today. The motor vehicle sales grew 25 percent in Apr, from a year earlier and grew 6.4 percent…

Afghanistan Restores 11 Historical Sites

KABUL, Jun 5 (NNN-ANA) – Eleven historical sites are being repaired and reconstructed in Afghanistan’s southern and eastern regions, an official with the country’s Ministry of Information and Culture, said. “Two projects are in the southern Kandahar province and nine in the western Herat province, where recent earthquakes have damaged…

Philippines Tallies 169 Rabies Cases, 160 Deaths Since Jan This Year

MANILA, Jun 5 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines has tallied 169 human rabies cases and 160 deaths from Jan to May this year, the government said, today. The country’s Department of Health (DOH) said, the number of cases this year is 13 percent higher than the 150 cases recorded in the…

Two Killed, Three Wounded In Israeli Airstrikes In Southern Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jun 5 (NNN-NNA) – Two Hezbollah members were killed and three others injured, in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon yesterday, Lebanese military sources, said. The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, an Israeli drone fired three air-to-surface missiles at a motorcycle, on a road linking Naqoura to Tyre…