US adds six China entities tied to balloon programme to export blacklist

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Commerce Department blacklisted six Chinese entities for supporting Beijing’s military modernisation efforts, particularly relating to aerospace programmes including airships and balloons. The move came a day after US lawmakers unanimously denounced China’s use of a suspected spy balloon that flew over North America last week.…

Army Camp Shooting Killed Five Soldiers In Southern Philippines

MANILA, Feb 12 (NNN-PNA) – Four soldiers were killed and another critically wounded, after a soldier ran amok, and fired at sleeping soldiers yesterday, inside an army camp in northern Mindanao, south of the Philippines, said the Philippine military. The alleged murderer was also shot dead. The incident happened at…

Company Bankruptcies In Japan Up For Ninth Month In Jan: Survey

TOKYO, Feb 12 (NNN-NHK) – A total of 546 companies in Japan went bankrupt in Jan, rising for the ninth straight month, according to a recent survey by a credit research company. The reading marked a year-on-year increase of 13.3 percent, and increased for Jan, for the first time in…

India’s Direct Tax Collections Up 24 Percent So Far In 2022-23 FY

NEW DELHI, Feb 12 (NNN-PTI) – Direct Tax collections in India, during the current 2022-23 financial year, stood at 15.67 trillion Indian rupees (190 billion U.S. dollars) till Feb 10, which is 24.09 percent higher than the gross collections for the corresponding period of last year. According to a statement,…

Air Asia India Fined Over Lapses In Pilots’ Training

NEW DELHI, Feb 12 (NNN-PTI) – India’s aviation regulator, imposed a fine of 4.4 million Indian rupees (53,320 U.S. dollars) on the Air Asia India airline and its examiners, after lapses were found in pilots training, an official source said, yesterday. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), fined the…

New Zealand Gov’t Urged People To Prepare For Cyclone Gabrielle

WELLINGTON, Feb 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – The New Zealand government, urged people to prepare for Cyclone Gabrielle, after severe flooding hit the country’s largest city, Auckland, and claimed four lives two weeks ago. Cyclone Gabrielle could bring significant severe weather to many regions of New Zealand, and the government stands ready…

6.0-Magnitude Quake Jolted Off Central Indonesia, No Casualties Reported

JAKARTA, Feb 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province yesterday, but did not cause any damage or casualties, disaster agency officials and weather agency said. The country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said, the tremor of the quake did not trigger a tsunami. The quake…

14 Pilot Whales Stranded On Beach In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Feb 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – A pod of 14 pilot whales were stranded on Kalpitiya beach, in north-western Sri Lanka yesterday, said the country’s wildlife department. Sri Lanka’s navy, police and the wildlife department, put the whales back into the sea, following a rescue operation, said the wildlife department, adding…

Seven Dead, 22 Injured In Car Crash In Southern Philippines

MANILA, Feb 12 (NNN-PNA) – Seven people, including six police officers, died, and 22 others were injured, in a car crash in Misamis Oriental province, in southern Philippines yesterday, police said. Police also said, the victims were aboard two passenger vans, travelling from Iligan City to Cagayan de Oro City,…

Indian Gov’t To Offload Three Million Tonnes Of Wheat To Cool Down Prices

NEW DELHI, Feb 11 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government said yesterday that, it had decided to offload three million metric tonnes of wheat, under the Open Market Disposal Scheme (OMSS), to cool down prices of wheat and wheat flour. Junior minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, Sadhvi Niranjan…
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