Maldivian Students Receive Over 69 Million USD In Higher Education Support Since 2024

MALÉ, Sept 15 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives’ Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development, has disbursed more than 69 million U.S. dollars in loans and scholarships, to students pursuing higher education since 2024. In a post on social media yesterday, the ministry said, from 2024 to Sept 11, 2025,…

Afghan Gov’t Initiates Tooti Maidan Gas Exploration In Jawzjan Province

KABUL, Sept 15 (NNN-BNA) – Afghan authorities have officially commenced exploration and extraction operations, at Tooti Maidan gas fields, in the northern Jawzjan province, yesterday. The gas fields were being developed in partnership with an Uzbek company, under a previously signed contract for exploration and extraction. The project has aligned…

Eight Killed In Tour Bus Accident In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Sept 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Eight people were killed and several others injured, when a tour bus crashed into road dividers and a fence, in Indonesia’s East Java province, yesterday. The bus, carrying about 50 passengers, and returning from Mount Bromo, suffered a brake failure, while descending a road in…

Seven Dead In West India Road Mishap

NEW DELHI, Sept 15 (NNN-PTI) – At least seven people, belonging to the same family, died in India’s western state of Rajasthan, when their car fell into a deep drain, confirmed a local police over the phone, yesterday. The accident occurred late on Saturday night, in the state’s capital city…

Elderly Account For Record 29.4 Percent Of Japan’s Population

TOKYO, Sept 15 (NNN-NHK) – Seniors aged 65 and older, are estimated to make up 29.4 percent of Japan’s total population, the highest proportion on record, official data showed, yesterday. Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, estimated the elderly population at 36.19 million, as of today, the country’s Respect-for-the-Aged…

BRI Exhibition Held In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Sept 15 (NNN-BSS) – The Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Exhibition 2025, was held in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, from Sept 12 to Sept 13. During the event, government officials, experts, scholars, and business representatives from both China and Bangladesh, spoke highly of the achievements of the…

Millions Of Australian Homes At Risk From Rising Sea Levels: Gov’t Report

CANBERRA, Sept 15 (NNN-AAP) – Millions of Australian homes will be at risk from rising sea levels, and heat-related deaths will more than double, if global warming exceeds three degrees Celsius, according to a government report, released today. Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA), which was released today, by…

Airport Staff Arrested Over Alleged Gold Smuggling At Sri Lankan Airport

COLOMBO, Sept 15 (NNN-LNW) – A staff member of Airport and Aviation Services of Sri Lanka (AASL) was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport, for attempting to smuggle around six kg of gold, worth more than 210 million Sri Lankan rupees (about 700,000 U.S. dollars), Sri Lanka Customs said, yesterday. The…

Hamas Official Says Prisoner Swap Negotiations Suspended After Israel’s Attack On Doha

GAZA, Sept 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas said yesterday, it had suspended talks on a prisoner swap with Israel, after accusing Israel of targeting its negotiating delegation in the Qatari capital, Doha. “Negotiations cannot continue, if the delegation responsible for them is attacked inside the country acting as mediator,” Tahir al-Nono,…

17 children, Two staff Members reported gastroenteritis symptoms at pre-school in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Sept 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seventeen children and two staff members at a pre-school in Singapore, developed symptoms of gastroenteritis from Sept 9, authorities said, yesterday. No one was hospitalised, however, the case is under investigation, according to a joint statement by the Communicable Diseases Agency, the Early Childhood Development…