Sri Lanka To Establish Its First Sports University

COLOMBO, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka has taken steps to speed up work related to the establishment of the country’s first sports university, a statement from the President’s Media Division (PMD) said, yesterday. Quoting State Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Rohana Dissanayaka, the PMD said, it would provide…

Six Police Officers Killed In Road Mishap In North India

NEW DELHI, Aug 12 (NNN-PTI) – At least six police officers died in a road mishap in India’s northern hilly state of Himachal Pradesh yesterday, after their vehicle was hit by a large boulder from the top of a hill, confirmed official sources. The mishap occurred in the state’s Chamba…

Road Crash Killed 10 In West India

NEW DELHI, Aug 12 (NNN-PTI) – Ten people, including three children and five women, died, and 13 others were injured yesterday in a road crash in western Gujarat state, said a local policeman. The accident occurred when the vehicle carrying the victims, collided with a stationary truck, on the Bavla-Bagodara…

Indian Gov’t To Release Onion Stocks To Check Price Rise

NEW DELHI, Aug 12 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government decided yesterday, to release stocks of onions, to check the commodity’s rising prices in some parts of the country. This year’s buffer stocks of onions maintained by the federal government is 300,000 metric tonnes, up from 100,000 metric tonnes three years…

Myanmar Exported Over 58,000 Tonnes Of Rice, Broken Rice In July

YANGON, Aug 12 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar exported 58,334 tonnes of rice and broken rice in July this year, according to data released by the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) yesterday. The figure decreased from over 182,550 tonnes of rice and broken rice exported in July last year, the MRF’s data showed.…

Kazakhstan Keen To Promote Cooperation With UAE: Minister

DUBAI, Aug 12 (NNN-WAM) – Kazakh Minister of Culture and Sports, Oralov Askhat Razdykovich, reaffirmed his country’s keenness to promote cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), particularly in joint investment projects and tourism sector. In a statement, Razdykovich hailed the Abu Dhabi Plaza, built in the Kazakh capital of…

ASEAN Committee In Abu Dhabi Vows To Strengthen Ties With UAE

DUBAI, Aug 12 (NNN-WAM) – The committee of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), expressed its support for efforts to enhance cooperation between ASEAN and the UAE. It comes as the committee held a meeting in UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi, to celebrate the…

Iranian FM Rejects Claims Of Providing Iranian Drones To Russia

TEHRAN, Aug 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, rejected again yesterday, claims that Tehran has provided drones to Russia for use against Ukraine. He made the remarks at a joint press conference with his South African counterpart, Naledi Pandor, in South Africa’s administrative capital, Pretoria. He said, Iran…

Document Reveals U.S. Attempt To Remove Former Pakistani PM

ISLAMABAD, Aug 11 (NNN-APP) – The United States had exerted pressure to remove former Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, in 2022, due to his government’s neutral policy on the Ukraine crisis, the online American magazine “The Intercept” revealed on Wednesday. The magazine said, it obtained a classified Pakistani government cable,…

Myanmar Seized Over 60 Tonnes Of Illegal Timber In A Week

YANGON, Aug 11 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized over 61.34 tonnes of illegal timber across the country in a week, according to the state media today. From Jul 31 to Aug 6, the authorities confiscated over 30.46 tonnes of teak, over 4.41 tonnes of hardwood and over 26.45 tonnes of…