JAKARTA -- Investment in Indonesia's upstream oil and gas sector rose by 28.6 percent year on year to 7.19 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of 2025, according to a statement released Tuesday by the country's Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Task Force.
Head of the task force Djoko Siswanto highlighted that government efforts to improve the investment climate have strengthened investor confidence and trust in the sector. (Indonesia-Oil-Gas-Investment)
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NEW DELHI -- Air India announced the completion of precautionary inspections of the Fuel Control Switch (FCS) locking mechanisms across its Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Boeing 737 aircraft, finding no issues.
This follows a directive from India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued on July 14, after a tragic crash of a Boeing 787-8 on June 12, which resulted in the deaths of 260 people and injuries to 67 others. (Air India-Boeing-Inspection)
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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani security forces killed eight terrorists during two operations in the country's southwestern Balochistan province, the military said on Tuesday.
The security forces conducted the operations in two different areas of the Kalat district of the province on reported presence of terrorists, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement. (Pakistan-Counterterrorism)
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DHAKA -- The death toll from Monday's crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft hit 31 on Tuesday, the Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) of the Bangladesh Army said in a statement.
It said 165 people, mostly students, were undergoing treatment at different hospitals as the plane crashed onto a school and college campus.
(Bangladesh-Jet Crash)
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NEW DELHI -- The auxiliary power unit of Air India flight AI-315, flying from Hong Kong, China to Delhi, caught fire Tuesday shortly after the plane landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, the Indian capital, officials said.
The fire was detected while passengers were exiting the plane.
According to Air India, all the passengers are safe. However, the fire caused some damage to the aircraft. (India-Air India Flight-Accident) ■
