Mongolia Culls 49.2 Percent More Livestock In Q1 Due To Diseases

ULAN BATOR, Apr 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 3,300 heads of livestock were killed in Mongolia in the first quarter (Q1), due to animal diseases, marking an increase of 49.2 percent, compared to the same period last year, the country’s National Statistics Office said yesterday. Earlier yesterday, Mongolia launched a…

Sri Lanka’s 21 New State Ministers Sworn In

COLOMBO, Apr 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Twenty-one new state ministers took their oaths before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday, hours after 17 new cabinet ministers were sworn in. In a small ceremony, held at the president’s official house, the state ministers were sworn in by the president, as the nation faced severe…

Indonesian Mining Giant Starts Exporting Coal To Europe

JAKARTA, Apr 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – Coal mining giant, PT Adaro Energy Indonesia, said yesterday that, it has started to export coal to European buyers, as the continent is currently experiencing disruptions in coal supplies. “We have sent around 300,000 tonnes of coal to the Netherlands and Spain. However, that is…

Malaysia’s Total Trade Soars To New High Of Rm236.6 Bln In March

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s total trade recorded a double digit growth of 27.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in March 2022 to reach a new high of RM236.6 billion, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said. Export and import values in March once again broke the record for all-time…

BOJ Chief Says Yen’s Rapid Depreciation Bad For Firms’ Earnings Outlook, Economy

TOKYO, Apr 18 (NNN-NHK) – Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, said today that, recent sharp declines of the Japanese yen could negatively impact Japanese firms’ earnings outlooks and hence the nation’s already struggling economy. “The yen’s recent depreciation against the U.S. dollar has been quite rapid,” Kuroda told…

Domestic Travel In Japan Expected To Surge During Golden Week Holidays

TOKYO, Apr 18 (NNN-NHK) – The number of domestic travellers during the upcoming Golden Week string of national holidays, beginning at the end of this month, is set to surge by almost 70 percent compared to a year earlier, Japan’s largest travel agency said today. JTB Corp. said, it estimates…

Afghanistan Receives 32 Million USD In Humanitarian Cash Aid

KABUL, Apr 18 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan received a batch of 32 million U.S. dollars in humanitarian cash assistance yesterday, as the international community continued to provide humanitarian support to the post-war country, according to the country’s central bank. Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) said on Twitter that, “following a series of…

Sri Lanka’s Largest Business Group Opposes Decision To Close Stock Market

COLOMBO, Apr 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s largest business group, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, yesterday opposed a decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to close the stock market for five working days. By shutting down the stock market, potential sellers are prevented from exiting the market, at the…

Cambodia’s Traditional New Year Holiday Ends With 4.59 Million Tourists Travelling Across Kingdom

PHNOM PENH, Apr 18 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s three-day traditional New Year, or Songkran festival, came to an end with 4.59 million people travelling to various tourist attractions, Tourism Minister, Thong Khon, said yesterday. Khon said that, of the total, there were 28,849 foreign tourists. “All tourist destinations had been opened…

Sri Lanka Sends Delegation To IMF For Crucial Discussions

COLOMBO, Apr 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan government, yesterday, sent a delegation to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), for discussions over ways to get the lender’s loans. The delegation, led by Finance Minister, Ali Sabry, also includes Governor of the Central Bank, Nandalal Weerasinghe. The delegation is to visit…
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