Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, April 4

SARI PUL, Afghanistan -- At least 10 militants were killed and eight others injured as cleanup operations entered the second day in Shiram area outside Sari Pul's provincial capital on Wednesday, an army spokesman of the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said.

The government forces, according to the official, launched cleanup operations in Shiram area on Tuesday and also recaptured several villagers from the militant group. (Afghanistan-Militants)

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NEW DELHI -- Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Wednesday left for a three-day visit to Azerbaijan to attend a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

Apart from attending the two-day mid-term ministerial meeting of NAM that starts in capital Baku Thursday, Swaraj will call on Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and hold bilateral talks with her Azerbaijan counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov, according to the External Affairs Ministry. (India-Non-Aligned Movement)

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JAKARTA -- Poisonous moonshine has killed at least 10 people in Indonesia's capital and its outskirt cities, a senior police officer said here Wednesday.

Police chief in East Jakarta Senior Commissioner Tony Surya revealed that the home-distilled drink was consumed by the victims in several places. (Indonesia-Moonshine)

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MACAO -- Macao's broad money supply retreated in February, and resident deposits also dropped, the special administrative region's monetary watchdog said on Wednesday.

The latest report issued by the Monetary Authority of Macao said that currency in circulation and demand deposits grew 6.0 percent and 0.3 percent respectively. M1 thus increased 1.5 percent from one month earlier. (Macao-Money) Enditem