JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape met at the Bogor Palace on Monday to discuss cooperation in various fields, including electricity exports to the border region.
"Regarding the development of the electricity network by PT PLN at the border, I would like to announce that starting today, electricity has been turned on in Wutung," Widodo said at a joint press conference. (Indonesia-Papua New Guinea-Bilateral Cooperation)
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ISLAMABAD -- A fatal road crash occurred in Pakistan's southern Sindh province on Monday, leaving at least seven people killed and four others injured, police said.
The incident happened when a small passenger van collided with a trailer in Jamshoro district of the province, police officials in the area told Xinhua. (Pakistan-Road Accident-Sindh)
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YANGON -- Six people were killed and two others seriously injured after a two-car crash in eastern Myanmar's Shan State, a local police officer told Xinhua on Monday.
The accident occurred around 8:30 a.m. local time in Kengtung Town of Shan State, he said. (Myanmar-Car Accident)
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CANBERRA -- Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit Australia in October, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed.
Albanese on Monday said he and Governor-General Sam Mostyn will welcome the king and queen to Australia in October for Charles III's first visit to the country as sovereign. (Australia-Visit-King Charles)