ISLAMABAD -- At least six people were killed and nine others remained missing after flash floods swept away two families who had ventured into the Swat River in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday morning, local officials confirmed.
The incident occurred near G Qurban restaurant on Bypass Road in Babuzai tehsil of Swat district at around 8:30 a.m. local time. (Pakistan-Flash Floods)
- - - -
JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will promote its professional services in Indonesia and Malaysia related to infrastructure and construction, and explore opportunities for cooperation.
The HKSAR government's Commissioner for Belt and Road Nicholas Ho led a delegation to visit the two countries between June 23 and June 26 to learn about the latest economic and infrastructure developments and explore opportunities for Hong Kong's professional services to participate and contribute. (Indonesia-Hong Kong-Cooperation)
- - - -
KUALA LUMPUR -- Despite the gloomy economic outlook, Hong Leong Investment Bank foresees that tourism strength in Malaysia remains intact, underpinned by strong Chinese tourist arrivals.
The research house said in a report that Malaysia's first-quarter tourism numbers have been strong. (Malaysia-Tourism)
- - - -
MACAO -- Macao has been ranked first for the first time in the "top 10 China outbound tourist satisfaction index 2024," released by the China Tourism Academy, according to the tourism office of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) government.
Based on survey data monitoring satisfaction among Chinese mainland outbound travelers, Macao climbed from third place in 2023 to the top spot in 2024, according to the report. (Macao-Tourist Satisfaction) ■
