Bangladesh Raised Electricity Price To Ease Subsidy Burden

DHAKA, Mar 1 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government, yesterday, again raised the price of power at the retail level. The retail price of electricity will be raised by five percent for the third time since Jan, and the new rate will come into effect from today, Mar 1, according to…

Fitch Solutions Lowered Malaysia’s 2023 Budget Deficit

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Fitch Solutions, the global ratings company, today lowered Malaysia’s 2023 budget deficit forecast, as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) to 4.9 percent, from 5.3 percent previously, which is somewhat aligned with the Malaysian government’s fiscal projections. The research house now expects revenue…

Int’l Arrivals To Vietnam Surged In Feb On Air Traffic Recovery

HANOI, Feb 28 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam saw 933,000 international arrivals in Feb, surging 31.6 times compared to the same period last year, the country’s General Statistics Office (GSO) said, today. The surge in tourists is due mainly to the country’s full reopening to foreign visitors, and the resumption of international…

Malaysia Invites Thailand To Become Cpopc Member

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has invited Thailand to join the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) as a member to create a stronger voice to address discriminatory protectionist measures against palm oil and rubber producers at the Asean level. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof, who is also Plantation and Commodities…

Australia Committed In Building Strongest Ties With Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is an important partner of Australia for this region, its Foreign Minister Penny Wong said as she underscored Canberra’s commitment to always work on deepening the bilateral relationship.  She reaffirmed that her government wants to build the strongest relationship with Malaysia that goes beyond existing areas of bilateral…

Islamabad To Have Taekwondo Centre Of Excellence

ISLAMABAD, Feb 28 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF), is all set to establish a Taekwondo centre of excellence, in the country’s capital, Islamabad, with the aim of preparing players to compete at international level, said an official, yesterday. President of the Pakistan Taekwondo Federation, Waseem Janjua, said, the centre…

Worry, frustration as UN tries to finally agree high seas treaty

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN member states have much work to do to finally agree a treaty to protect the high seas before scheduled negotiations close in five days, participants and observers say. After 15 years of formal and informal talks, delegates have been meeting in New York…

Cambodia Created Safe Zones For Rare Mekong River Dolphins

PHNOM PENH, Feb 28 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia, yesterday, created Irrawaddy dolphin conservation and protection zones, covering a 120-km-long stretch of the Mekong River, in the north-eastern Stung Treng and Kratie provinces, according to a sub-decree. Signed by Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, the sub-decree said, the safe zone for…

Knife-Wielding Man Shot Dead Inside Police Station In Sydney

SYDNEY, Feb 28 (NNN-AAP) – The police force in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) launched a “critical incident investigation,” after a man armed with a knife was shot dead inside one of their stations in Sydney, today. The NSW Police Force said in a statement that, at…

Australia’s Northern Territory Facing Monsoonal Flooding

CANBERRA, Feb 28 (NNN-AAP) – Authorities have warned monsoonal flooding is likely to become more widespread across Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) after rural communities were cut off. More than 200 mm of rain has fallen across the NT over the past week, with more expected to come, as an active…
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