Iraq Signed Energy Deals With Chinese, UAE Companies To Develop Oil, Gas Fields

BAGHDAD, Feb 22 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq, yesterday signed deals with two Chinese companies and a United Arab Emirates (UAE) firm, to develop six oil and gas fields, as part of its efforts to increase the production of much-needed natural gas for power plants. During the signing ceremony, at the Iraqi…

Vietnam Cut Retail Fuel Prices Slightly

HANOI, Feb 22 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam has cut retail prices of gasoline and other oil products by up to 3.5 percent, due to recent decreases in global oil prices, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said, yesterday. Diesel prices were down by 3.5 percent to 20,806 Vietnamese dong (0.87 U.S.…

6.5 Million Stimulant Tablets Seized In Eastern Myanmar

YANGON, Feb 22 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities have seized 6.5 million stimulant tablets in eastern Myanmar’s Shan state, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control, yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotic police raided a cattle breeding farm in Minesat township, in Shan state, at around…

Three Killed, 17 Injured In A Bus Crash In Central Vietnam

HANOI, Feb 21 (NNN-VNA) – Three people died and 17 others were injured, in a crash between a sleeper bus and a truck, in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam early today. The accident took place at around 1:30 a.m. on National Highway 1A in Tam Anh Nam Commune, Nui…

Cambodia’s FM To Visit Neighbouring Thailand On Closer Ties

PHNOM PENH, Feb 21 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Prak Sokhonn, will pay an official visit to Thailand on Feb 23 and 24, to increase cooperation between the two neighbours, said a foreign ministry press statement, today. “The two deputy prime ministers will hold a bilateral…

Urgent Investment Needed To Avoid Australian Electricity Shortages: Report

CANBERRA, Feb 21 (NNN-AAP) – Australia is facing electricity supply shortages, as coal-fired plants are phased out, the market regulator said. The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), today updated its Electricity Statement of Opportunities report, calling for urgent investment in long-duration energy storage, generation and transmission, to guarantee supply in…

Sydney Airport Reported 78.8 Percent Traffic Recovery To Pre-COVID-19 Level

SYDNEY, Feb 21 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s Sydney Airport, today released a monthly report on its traffic performance, saying that, a total of 3,120,000 passengers passed through the airport in Jan, which marked a 78.8 percent recovery, compared to the pre-COVID-19 level. According to the report, domestic passenger traffic totalled 1,887,000,…

Botswana loses a third of rhino to poaching in five years

GABORONE, Feb 21 (NNN-NEWVISION) — Botswana revealed that rhino poaching increased dramatically in the five years leading up to 2021, resulting in the extinction of roughly one-third of the endangered species’ population. In all, 138 rhinos were slaughtered between 2018 and last year, Tourism Minister Philda Kereng told parliament. This…

UN tries anew to finish treaty protecting the high seas

 UNITED NATIONS, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN member states embraced “positive energy” as they launched two weeks of negotiations aimed at finally reaching a treaty meant to protect and preserve vast areas of the world’s oceans. After more than 15 years of formal and informal talks, this is the third…

77 Pieces Of Lost Cambodian Ancient Jewellery Returned Home From Britain

PHNOM PENH, Feb 21 (NNN-AKP) – Seventy-seven pieces of lost Cambodian ancient jewellery, handed over by family of the late antique collector, Douglas Latchford, returned to Cambodia from Britain, said a press statement from the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, yesterday. Arriving in Cambodia last Friday, gold and other…
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