India’s Apr Trade Deficit Widens To 20.1 Billion USD

MUMBAI, May 4 (NNN-PTI) – India’s trade deficit for Apr widened to 20.1 billion U.S. dollars, from 15.3 billion dollars in the same month last year, official data showed yesterday. However, trade deficit declined marginally from 20.9 billion dollars, reported in the preceding month of March. During the month under…

Over 860,000 Children In Malaysia Fully Vaccinated Against Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR,  May 3 (NNN-Bernama) —  A total of  868,859 children aged five to 11 or 24.5 per cent of the child population in Malaysia have been fully vaccinated under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Monday.  Based on the COVIDNOW website, a total of 1,536,766 children, or 43.3 per…

Special Task Force Formed To Monitor Recovering Process Of Malaysian Cycling Ace

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (NNN-Bernama) —  A special task force has been formed to monitor and assist in the recovery process of Malaysian national cycling ace Mohd Azizulhasni Awang, who successfully underwent heart surgery on April 21, said National Sports Institute (NSI) chief executive officer Ahmad Faedzal Md Ramli. He said the task force,…

10 Killed, Several Injured In Road Accidents In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, May 3 (NNN-APP) – Ten people were killed and several others injured, in separate road accidents yesterday in Pakistan, local media reported. Seven people were burnt to death, after a vehicle fell into a dry canal, in Nawabshah district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, local media said. The accident…

Spike In Postal Votes Could Delay Australian Election Results

CANBERRA, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A spike in postal votes could delay results from Australia’s general election, the electoral commission warned. The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) today revealed, it received 1.54 million applications for postal votes, with 18 days until polling day, up from 1.5 million total in the 2019…

Sri Lanka To Amend Electricity Law To Fast-Track Procurement

COLOMBO, May 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka will amend its electricity law to remove impediments to procurement, Power and Energy Minister, Kanchana Wijesekera, said yesterday. “The law will be amended to remove impediments that delayed projects, and to shorten the procurement processes,” the minister said. The minister said that, he…

India’s Manufacturing PMI In Apr Rose To 54.7, Led By Exports

MUMBAI, May 3 (NNN-PTI) – India’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI), rose to 54.7 in Apr, from 54.0 in Mar, led by exports, as per a private survey released yesterday. “Factories continued to scale up production at an above-trend pace, with the ongoing increases in sales and input purchasing, suggesting…

Indian Auto Companies’ Apr Sales Impacted By Supply Chain Challenges

MUMBAI, May 3 (NNN-PTI) – Indian auto companies are facing supply chain issues, with respect to electronic components, that has affected their monthly sales production in Apr, according to the filing with bourses by the auto companies yesterday. Mahindra & Mahindra reported a 16.5 percent decline in Apr sales, over…

Int’l Tourists To Cambodia’s Angkor Up Six Fold In First Four Months Of This Year

PHNOM PENH, May 3 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park, attracted 33,205 foreign visitors in the first four months of this year, up by 633 percent year-on-year, the state-owned Angkor Enterprise said, yesterday. The site made a gross revenue of 1.35 million U.S. dollars from ticket sales, during the…

Marcos Jr. Continues To Lead In Philippine Presidential Race Survey

MANILA, May 3 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine presidential aspirant, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., continues to lead the race, according to a survey released yesterday, one week before the May 9 elections. A national survey by Pulse Asia, conducted from Apr 16 to 21, with 2,400 people aged 18 and above, said that,…
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