Sri Lanka Facing Gas Shortage As Stocks Run Low

COLOMBO, Mar 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s two gas companies, LAUGFS and Litro Gas, yesterday announced that, they would not be able to import any more liquefied petroleum gas, as banks were not letting them open letters of credit (LCs) in U.S. dollars. The two companies warned that this would…

Three Killed, 24 Injured In Blast In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Mar 3 (NNN-APP) – At least three people were killed and 24 others injured last night, in a blast in Pakistan’s south-west Quetta city, said an official. Media Coordinator of Health Department of Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province, Waseem Baig, said in a statement that, three people, including a police…

Yemeni Gov’t Welcomes New UNSC Arms Embargo On Houthi Militia

ADEN, Mar 2 (NNN-YPA) – The Yemeni government and several other Arab countries, yesterday, welcomed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution, that imposed an arms embargo on the Houthi militia in Yemen, as an entity. The Houthi militia currently controls the capital, Sanaa, and most key northern provinces of…

Indonesia Pushes Use Of Electric Vehicles For Green Energy Transition

By Nurul Ramadhani JAKARTA, Mar 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indonesia is pushing electric vehicles (EVs) adoption, as an effort to provide cleaner air and accelerate green energy transition, from imposing special import duty to building more charging stations. The country’s Ministry of Finance decided yesterday, to set a special tariff of…

Brunei’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Top 4,000 For Two Consecutive Days

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 2 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 4,220 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, another record daily high, bringing the national tally to 67,762. As a country of 420,000 people, Brunei saw its daily cases exceeding the 4,000 mark for two straight days, after recording more than 3,000 cases for…

Indian Auto Companies Report Mixed Trend In Feb Domestic Sales

MUMBAI, Mar 2 (NNN-PTI) – Indian auto companies reported a mixed trend in Feb monthly domestic sales, with Tata Motors and Mahindra reporting growth, while the country’s largest passenger car maker, Maruti Suzuki, showing a marginal decline, as per the filing with the bourses yesterday. The Feb sales figures for…

Fair Underway In Bangladesh To Raise Awareness On Safe Vegetable Production

DHAKA, Mar 2 (NNN-BSS) – A three-day fair has been underway in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, to raise safe vegetable production awareness in the country. Bangladeshi Agriculture Minister, Mohammad Abdur Razzaque, inaugurated the National Vegetable Fair 2022, on Monday, which is under the theme of growing safe vegetables to ensure health…

Australian PM Tests Positive For COVID-19

CANBERRA, Mar 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, said yesterday, he had tested positive for COVID-19. Morrison said, he was experiencing flu-like symptoms, in a statement released on his official website, late last night. He tested daily since last Sunday, including yesterday morning, with all tests returning negative…

Iran Says Vienna Agreement Draft Ready, Awaiting West’s Political Decisions

TEHRAN, Mar 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran said yesterday that, a draft of the final agreement in the Vienna talks, on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal has been prepared, waiting for Western countries to make their political decisions on the three main remaining issues. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman,…

Death Toll In Indonesia Quake Rises To 10 With About 13,000 Displaced

JAKARTA, Feb 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 10 people were killed and about 13,000 others displaced, after a 6.1-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia’s western province of West Sumatra on Friday, officials said yesterday. Head of the Operation Unit of the Search and Rescue Office of West Sumatra Province, Octavianto, said, rescuers…
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