KABUL -- Afghanistan's counter-narcotics police have rounded up 14 individuals over the past 24 hours on charges of involvement in drug smuggling and selling, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said in a statement on Saturday.
The alleged drug smugglers have been arrested from Parwan, Takhar, Kunduz, Paktia, Laghman, Kapisa and Daykundi provinces, said the statement posted on the ministry's X account. (Afghanistan-Drug)
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COLOMBO -- Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Saturday that the security of investors and investments coming into the country will be ensured under the current government.
He made the remarks during a discussion at the Presidential Secretariat with a delegation of foreign business representatives visiting the country to study Sri Lanka's investment opportunities, business environment and legal framework. (Sri Lanka-Investments)
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NEW DELHI -- Eight persons, including four children, belonging to two separate families were found dead in India's western state of Rajasthan, confirmed the police on Saturday.
In the first incident, decomposed dead bodies of a woman and her four children aged between 3 and 18 years, were found inside an apartment in the state's Sikar district. (India-Deaths)
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN -- Over 80 members of the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Brunei Darussalam (NCCIBD) have attended seminars in China since the end of 2023, said Haji Abdul Saman Haji Ahmad, president of NCCIBD, on Saturday.
The seminars covered topics such as food and agriculture, aquaculture, construction, and project management, said the official at the NCCIBD-China seminar and training program presentations held in the capital of Brunei. (Brunei-China-Training) ■
