Farmers in eastern Bhutan now have a ready market closer to home with the Bhutan Agro Industries opening its subsidiary processing plant in Lingmethang, Mongar. The plant is expected to ease the market problem and help boost income generation for farmers. The plant would produce apple, orange, mango, pineapple and passion fruit juices; a normal, and high-end mineral water; vegetable… Read more »
At least 12 people died in the explosion that apparently targeted a convoy from a private security firm.13 Nov 2019 A car bombing in Kabul during morning rush hour on Wednesday targeted a private security company’s convoy with officials saying 12 people were killed, including children. The attack also wounded 20 people, including four of the company’s foreign staff, but… Read more »
Nepal’s Prime Minister Oli admitted to intensive care unit of hospital in Kathmandu raising concerns country’s future. Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was discharged from a private hospital in Kathmandu late on Thursday after being hospitalised the previous day – raising concerns about his health and Nepal’s future. Oli, 66, was rushed to Grande Hospital in the country’s capital on Wednesday, with… Read more »
Order restored in Vakhdat prison after convicted ISIL fighters armed with knives kill three guards and five prisoners. At least 32 people, including three prison guards and 29 inmates, have been killed in a high-security prison in Tajikistan after convicted Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) fighters started a riot. The Central Asian nation’s justice ministry said the riot broke… Read more »