25 Killed In Bus-Car Collision In Northern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 8 (NNN-APP) – At least 25 people were killed and several others injured, when a passenger bus collided with a car, in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region, government officials and police said, yesterday. The accident occurred after the over-speeding bus collided with a car near the Shatial check…

Indian Gov’t Says Aviation Watchdog Has No Plan To Limit Serving Liquor On Flights

NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government said that, the country’s civil aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has no plan to limit serving liquor on flights, in light of the recent incidents of unruly behaviour of drunk passengers onboard. The information was given by…

Fiji Invests In Digital Gov’t To Improve Public Trust

SUVA, Feb 7 (NNN-PINA) – Fijian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communications, Manoa Kamikamica, said, the government is working towards increasing transparency and accountability by investing in digital government that improves public trust. According to the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC), Kamikamica said, several initiatives are in place to grow…

Japan’s Household Spending Dropped For Second Straight Month In Dec

TOKYO, Feb 7 (NNN-NHK) – Household spending in Japan fell 1.3 percent in Dec last year, as spending by people on residential expenses, including maintenance, declined, the government said in a report today. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, spending by households occupied by two or more…

Mongolia’s Foreign Trade Turnover Up 61 Percent In Jan

ULAN BATOR, Feb 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia’s foreign trade turnover, increased by 61.1 percent year on year, to over 1.76 billion U.S. dollars in Jan, official data, released by the Mongolian Customs General Administration showed, today. The country registered a surplus in foreign trade balance as exports exceeded imports by…

Malaysia contributes medicine worth RM227,984 to Ukraine

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Feb 7 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian government through the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday contributed medical aid worth RM227,984 (US$53,033) to the government of Ukraine. Malaysia’s Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa handed over the aid, which consists of medicines containing Levothyroxine Sodium 100 mcg tablets, Fentanyl Citrate 50mcg/millilitre (ml) in…

Malaysia’s IPI grew at 6.9 pct in 2022 driven by manufacturing, mining indices

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s industrial production index (IPI) for 2022 narrowed to 6.9 per cent from 7.2 per cent recorded in 2021, driven by the manufacturing index (8.2 per cent); electricity index (4.5 per cent); and mining index (2.8 per cent), according to the Statistics Department (DoSM). Chief statistician Dr…

Alcohol Ban In Central Australia Reinstated Amid Crime Wave

CANBERRA, Feb 7 (NNN-AAP) – Alcohol ban will be reinstated for indigenous communities, in central Australia, in response to a crime crisis. Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, and Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (NT), Natasha Fyles, confirmed yesterday that, dry zones will be reinstated for indigenous town camps and…

Modi Urged Investors To Explore Investment Opportunities In India’s Energy Sector

NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, yesterday, urged global investors to explore investment opportunities in the country’s energy sector, said a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office. Modi made the call while inaugurating the India Energy Week 2023 (IEW), at Bengaluru, the capital city…

Body Of Captain Found Dead After Cargo Ships’ Collision Off Western Japan

TOKYO, Feb 7 (NNN-NHK) – The body of a missing cargo ship captain was found yesterday, following the vessel’s collision with a freighter last week, off the western prefecture of Ehime, the Japan Coast Guard said. The dead body of the 63-year-old captain, Sosuke Kitai, was found in the wheelhouse…
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