KABUL -- Afghan power company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), announced on Saturday that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Tajikistan's Pamir Energy Company to supply electricity to border districts in northern Badakhshan province.
Implementation of the agreement is expected to open avenues for expanded joint initiatives, the modernization of electricity networks, and the delivery of improved power services to communities across Badakhshan, DABS said in a statement. (Afghanistan-Power Deal)
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HONG KONG -- Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, said on Sunday that Hong Kong's cooperation with the Middle East and the Global South deepens and makes substantive progress, with such collaboration evolving from two-way capital and personnel flows toward broader cooperation on innovation, technology and industrial projects, as well as deeper exchanges of experience in institutional development. (Hong Kong-Middle East)
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TOKYO -- A 20-year-old U.S. Marine stationed in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa was arrested by local police on Sunday on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman, local media reported.
The suspect, named Devin Ballard, is stationed at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa. He is suspected of killing a 39-year-old local woman and taking her wallet and backpack in the early hours of Saturday at a hotel in Naha, Kyodo News reported, citing Okinawa prefectural police. (Japan-U.S. Marine Okinawa-Robbery-Murder)
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COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's expenditure on fuel imports rose sharply during the first eight months of 2026, reaching 4.07 billion U.S. dollars, according to a report by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka dated Sept. 30, local media reported Sunday.
The figure was 1.55 billion dollars higher than the 2.52 billion dollars spent during the corresponding period of 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 61.6 percent, according to local news outlet Ada Derana. (Sri Lanka-Economy) ■
