Islamabad: A polio worker and a policeman were killed in firing by unknown gunmen in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, according to police officials on Wednesday.

Unknown miscreants riding on a motorcycle opened fire at a polio v…

Kuala lumpur: Malaysia’s natural rubber production increased by 27 percent to 37,960 tons in July from 29,881 tons in June, official data showed Wednesday.

A year-on-year comparison showed that natural rubber production jumped 33 percent from 28,533 …

Myanmar authorities have seized over one ton of ICE (methamphetamine) in eastern Myanmar’s Shan state, the state-run daily The Mirror reported on Wednesday, citing the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics pol…

Dhaka: The central bank of Bangladesh has formed a task force aimed at reforming the struggling banking sector in the South Asian country.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Wednesday issued a notification regarding the formation of a six-member task force …

Keetmanshoop: President Nangolo Mbumba on Wednesday inaugurated the Namibia Maritime Museum at L ü deritz . The museum is part of the development undertaken by the Waterfront Company to transform the Old Power Station in the town . In his remarks , Mb…

Colombo: Three international banking corporations are in discussions to establish offshore operations in Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port City, according to a press release from CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd. on Wednesday.

The company noted that discussio…