Cambodian Gov’t Approves 9.4 Billion USD For 2024 Gov’t Spending

PHNOM PENH, Oct 28 (NNN-AKP) – The Cambodian government has approved the draft budget of 38,829 billion riels (about 9.4 billion U.S. dollars) for government spending in 2024, a decrease from 9.64 billion dollars in 2023. The approval was made during a weekly Cabinet meeting yesterday, which was chaired by…

Aussie Police Seize 117 Kg Of Prohibited Drugs In Sydney

SYDNEY, Oct 28 (NNN-AAP) – Two men have been charged in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), following a seizure of 117 kg of prohibited drugs in Sydney, according to local authorities today. NSW Police Force revealed in a statement that, detectives executed a search warrant in Pyrmont,…

India Exported 47.98 Million USD Mangoes During Apr-Aug

NEW DELHI, Oct 28 (NNN-PTI) – India witnessed a significant growth in the export of mangoes, in the first five months of the current 2023-24 fiscal year, by exporting the tropical fruit worth 47.98 million U.S. dollars, officials said yesterday. This is 19 percent higher than the previous fiscal year’s…

Jakarta-Bandung HSR Carries 58,000 Passengers Since Commercial Operation

JAKARTA, Oct 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR), the first of its kind in Indonesia, has carried 58,000 passengers since its commercial operation, an official said. The Chinese-made HSR, locally known as “Whoosh,” began its commercial operation earlier this month. Emir Monti, the manager of corporate communications of…

Sultan Ibrahim Of Johor State Named As New Malaysian King

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s Conference of Rulers, named the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, as the country’s 17th king yesterday. Sultan Ibrahim will be officially installed as king on Jan 31, 2024, replacing his predecessor, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, the sultan of the state…

UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling For Humanitarian Truce In Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The General Assembly, yesterday, adopted a resolution that calls for a humanitarian truce in Gaza. The resolution calls for “an immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities.” It demands “the immediate, continuous, sufficient and unhindered provision” of essential goods…

Egyptian Military Confirms Two Drones Behind South Sinai Incidents

CAIRO, Oct 28 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian army said, its probe showed two unmanned drones were the falling objects that had injured six in South Sinai province yesterday. The incident occur when the drones were heading from the south of the Red Sea to the north, and one of them…

Indonesia Launched First Commercial Flight With Palm Oil-Blended Fuel

JAKARTA, Oct 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia, said yesterday that, it succeeded in flying a commercial passenger plane using aviation fuel blended with palm oil, the company’s president director said. The Boeing 737-800NG aircraft, with more than 100 people on board, took off from the Soekarno-Hatta International…

Indonesian Court Sentenced Eight To Death For Drug Smuggling

JAKARTA, Oct 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Serang District Court in Indonesia, yesterday, sentenced eight to death, for smuggling 319 kg of crystal methamphetamine. Chief of the panel of judges, Uli Purnama, said, all the evidence concluded they were guilty of violating the Narcotics Law. The National Narcotics Agency arrested the…

Six Injured In Egypt Resort Town Explosion

CAIRO, Oct 28 (NNN-MENA) – At least six people were wounded in a blast, related to the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict, early yesterday, in Taba, an Egyptian Red Sea resort town, near the Israeli border, local media reported. “The rocket targeted an ambulance facility, and residential building of administrative workers of…