Ex-Japanese Farm Minister Convicted For Taking Bribes From Egg Producer
TOKYO, May 27 (NNN-NHK) – A former Japanese farm minister was sentenced to two years and six months in prison,…
UN remembers its fallen peacekeepers
UNITED NATIONS, May 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday laid a wreath at the UN Headquarters in…
7,000 People Die Annually In Laos From Smoking-Related Illnesses
VIENTIANE, May 27 (NNN-KPL) – About 7,000 people die annually in Laos, or 19 people per day, from smoking-related illnesses,…
Cambodia Arrests Four Foreigners Over Illicit Drugs
PHNOM PENH, May 27 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s anti-drug police arrested a group of four foreigners, for manufacturing, possessing and trafficking…
Lao Gov’t Orders Action To Facilitate Goods Export
VIENTIANE, May 27 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao government has instructed ministries to streamline procedures, to facilitate trade and speed up…
Feature: Power Shortage Undermines Recovery In Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, May 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – In a country already beset by innumerable destabilising factors, power shortages are doing nothing to…
Indonesia Registers 246 New Cases Of COVID-19
JAKARTA, May 27 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia reported 246 new COVID-19 cases, during the past 24 hours, health authorities said. The…
Myanmar’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 613,260
YANGON, May 27 (NNN-MNA) – The total number of COVID-19 infections in Myanmar rose to 613,260 yesterday, after four new…
Moody’s Lowers India’s 2022 Growth Projection To 8.8 Percent
NEW DELHI, May 27 (NNN-PTI) – Global credit rating agency, Moody’s, yesterday slashed India’s economic growth projection to 8.8 percent…
Salvage Crew Try Again To Raise Sunken Japanese Tour Boat Off Hokkaido
TOKYO, May 26 (NNN-NHK) – Attempts to raise a sunken tourist boat, off Hokkaido, resumed today for a second time,…