Sri Lanka Streamlines Visas Ahead Of Tourist Season

COLOMBO, Oct 16 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka will launch several initiatives, to improve facilities and services for foreign visitors, ahead of the upcoming tourist season, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said in a statement, yesterday. Measures will be taken to facilitate visa issuance, and streamline the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)…

Pakistan, Afghanistan Agree On 48-Hour Ceasefire Amid Border Tensions – Pakistani Foreign Office

ISLAMABAD, Oct 16 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed on a temporary 48-hour ceasefire, to ease border tensions, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said, last night.– NNN-APP

ICT, E-Commerce Contributed 23.4 Percent To Malaysia’s GDP In 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The information and communication technology (ICT) and e-commerce, contributed 23.4 percent to Malaysia’s economy, valued at 451.3 billion ringgit (106.83 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024, official data showed, today. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), said in a statement that, the performance of ICT…

ADB Approves Four Million USD Grant To Improve Road In Timor-Leste

MANILA, Oct 15 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said today that, it has approved a 4-million-U.S.-dollar grant, to improve road transport connectivity and boost resilience in Ermera, a remote and underserved region of Timor-Leste. The grant provided through the Asian Development Fund, will enhance a critical 11-kilometre road…

India Enforces GRAP Stage-I Restrictions As Air Quality Deteriorates

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (NNN-PTI) – Amid worsening air quality, in the Indian capital, Delhi, the federal government yesterday, announced the imposition of curbs, under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage-I, in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR). The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR, and adjoining areas committee…

16 Died In Blaze At Bangladeshi Chemical Warehouse, Garment Factory

DHAKA, Oct 15 (NNN-BSS) – At least 16 people were killed, after a devastating fire tore through a garment factory and a chemical warehouse in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. The two buildings are located side by side in front of Bangladesh University of Business and Technology, according to local media…

Erdogan Says Gaza Ceasefire Deal Not Final Solution To Palestinian Issue

ANKARA, Oct 15 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, yesterday said, the ceasefire agreement reached in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh should not be mistaken for a final settlement to the Palestinian issue, while urging Israel to honour its commitments and warning against possible violations. “It would be wrong to view…

Egypt Shuts Down Grand Egyptian Museum In Preparation For Official Opening

CAIRO, Oct 15 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), is temporarily closed to the public from today to Nov 3, in preparation for its official opening, scheduled for early Nov, according to an announcement published Monday, on the museum’s official website. Following a nearly year-long soft-opening phase, the museum…

80 South Koreans Held By Cambodia’s General Department Of Immigration: Spokesperson

PHNOM PENH, Oct 15 (NNN-AKP) – Some 80 South Korean nationals have been held by Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration, but they declined to go back to their country, a Cambodian spokesperson said, yesterday. The 80 South Korean nationals refused to go back to South Korea, although South Korean officials…

20 Killed As Bus Caught Fire In India’s Rajasthan

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (NNN-PTI) – At least 20 people were killed yesterday, after a bus carrying them caught fire, in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, officials said.– NNN-PTI