Pakistan To Ensure Water Security For Economic Development, Food Security: Minister

ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani caretaker Minister for National Food Security and Research, Kausar Abdullah Malik, said that, his country has been taking steps to ensure water security for economic development, improving the agricultural sector as well as, food security. “It is the need of the hour to raise…

Cambodia On Track To Achieving 2025 Landmine-Free Goal: PM

KAMPONG SPEU, Cambodia, Oct 30 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia is making good progress towards achieving its landmine-free goal by 2025, the country’s Prime Minister, Hun Manet, said today. “So far, 13 out of 25 provinces in Cambodia have been declared mine-free, and we are on track to achieving our mine-free target…

ADB Provides 106 Million For Water Management, Agricultural Productivity In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Oct 30 (NNN-BSS) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh, yesterday signed a loan agreement for 106 million U.S. dollars, to improve water resources management and agricultural productivity in rural Bangladesh. An agreement for a grant of 17.80 million U.S. dollars from the government of…

Kenya To Lift Visa Requirements For All Africans: President

BRAZZAVILLE, Oct 29 (NNN-KBC) – Kenyan President, William Ruto, said yesterday that, Kenya will lift visa requirements for all Africans by the end of this year, with the aim of boosting trade with African countries. “By the end of this year, no African will need a visa to enter Kenya.…

Sri Lanka Issues Alert For Severe Lightning, Thundershowers

COLOMBO, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology, yesterday, issued an alert for thundershowers and severe lightning in several parts of the country. The department warned that, thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning will likely occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Southern provinces, as well as, the Kurunegala,…

Laos Seeks Ways To Tackle Air Pollution

VIENTIANE, Oct 27 (NNN-KPL) – Lao authorities from the forestry and environment sectors, discussed ways to tackle severe air pollution, which typically occurs at the start of the year, when farmers burn fields and scrubland prior to planting new crops. According to a report issued by the Lao Ministry of…

Four Dead In Philippine Landslide

MANILA, Oct 26 (NNN-PNA) – Four people died in a landslide that hit a remote village in Quezon province of the Philippines, a Philippine Air Force spokesperson said, today. Colonel Ma. Consuelo Castillo, chief of the Philippine Air Force Public Affairs Office, said, bodies of the four buried alive by…

Millions Urged To Evacuate As Bangladesh Braces For Cyclone Hamoon

DHAKA, Oct 25 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh has begun evacuating millions of people, as dangerous Cyclone Hamoon is closing in, on the coast of the country, yesterday. Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), which yesterday issued a special weather bulletin, said, under the cyclone’s influence, squally weather may affect the north bay, adjoining…

Greater Integration Key To Boosting Asia’s Green Economy: Malaysian Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Greater regional integration among Asian countries will boost the region’s efforts in developing an eco-friendly transport sector, Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Fadillah Yusof said, yesterday. This must include reducing trade barriers and working towards reducing social disparity present in the region, to make such…

Chinese Neta V Electric Car Officially Launched In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Oct 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – PT Neta Auto Indonesia (NAI), yesterday, officially launched the Chinese-made Neta V electric car, and announced its plan to build an assembly plant in the country next year, in cooperation with local company PT Handal Indonesia Motor. Neta Indonesia’s Director of External Affairs and Product,…
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