Singapore Authority Arrested 67 Drug Offenders

SINGAPORE, Apr 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), said yesterday, it arrested 67 suspected drug offenders, including a 16-year-old female, in an island-wide anti-drug operation from Apr 21 to 26 (yesterday). The CNB seized 572 grams of cannabis, 222 grams of heroin, and 55 grams of Ice, among…

High Alert Over Outbreak Of African Swine Fever In India’s Mizoram

NEW DELHI, Apr 27 (NNN-PTI) – Local government in India’s north-eastern state of Mizoram, has sounded a high alert, following the outbreak of the African swine fever (ASF), officials said, yesterday. The viral disease has so far killed 174 pigs. The state’s department of animal husbandry and veterinary said, the…

Mongolia Launched Programme To Mitigate Impacts Of Climate Change On Livestock Husbandry

ULAN BATOR, Apr 27 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia, yesterday, launched a national programme, to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on nomadic livestock husbandry, the government’s press office said in a statement. Within the framework of the programme, titled “New Cooperative-Wealthy Herder,” the government is expected to take measures to…

Storm Damages Hundreds Of Houses In Northern Laos

VIENTIANE, Apr 26 (NNN-KPL) – A storm passed through northern Laos’ Xayaboury province, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and hail, and left a trail of destruction in 20 villages, with 520 houses affected. The storm hit the province on Tuesday, at around 4:00 p.m. local time, causing damage to seven…

Mongolia, Britain Agree To Enhance Ties

ULAN BATOR, Apr 26 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia and Britain have agreed to expand bilateral ties and cooperation in various areas, local media reported today, citing Mongolia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The agreement was reached here, during talks between Mongolian Foreign Minister, Batmunkh Battsetseg and her visiting British counterpart, David Cameron,…

Soldier Dead, Nine Injured In Accident In Northern Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Apr 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – One soldier died and nine others were injured, when a truck collided with an army cab, in the area called Mankulam, in northern Sri Lanka today, police said. The police said, the injured soldiers were rushed to a local hospital. The deceased is a 39-year-old…

Myanmar Plans To Export 2,000 Tonnes Of Coffee In Fiscal 2024-25

YANGON, Apr 26 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar planned to export about 2,000 tonnes of coffee during the 2024-25 fiscal year, the official television channel MRTV, citing the Myanmar Coffee Association, reported today. According to the media report, Chairman of the Myanmar Coffee Association, U Myo Aye, said that, the majority of…

Chinese Scuba Diver Drowned In Central Philippines: Embassy

MANILA, Apr 26 (NNN-PNA) – A Chinese national drowned during scuba diving yesterday, in the waters off Mabini town, in Batangas province, south of Manila, the Chinese embassy in the Philippines said, today. The Chinese national and friends were diving, when the accident happened, local police said, in a report…

Six Killed, 14 Injured In Hotel Fire In India

NEW DELHI, Apr 26 (NNN-PTI) – At least six people were killed and 14 others injured, yesterday, in a devastating fire in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, police said. The fire broke out inside a hotel, in a crowded locality near the junction railway station in Patna, the capital…

India Rejects U.S. Report On Human Rights Violations

NEW DELHI, Apr 26 (NNN-PTI) – India, yesterday, described a report by the U.S. State Department, over the alleged human rights violations in the country last year as “deeply biased,” and said that, it reflected a poor understanding of the country. Titled “2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: India,”…