Sri Lanka Imposes 36-Hour Curfew Under State Of Emergency

COLOMBO, Apr 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka declared an island-wide curfew from 6.00 p.m. yesterday to 6.00 a.m. tomorrow, as the country faced a severe power crisis and rising inflation. On Friday, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa issued the Extraordinary Gazette, declaring a state of public emergency in Sri Lanka, with immediate…

Pakistan To Work With Afghanistan, Other Neighbours To Combat Terrorism: Army Chief

ISLAMABAD, Apr 3 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan is working with the Afghan caretaker government and other neighbours, to ensure that terrorist groups are no longer allowed to use the territory of one country against another, Pakistani Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa said yesterday. “We are committed to preserving…

Iranians Celebrate Nature’s Day Outdoors As Pandemic Restrictions Ease

TEHRAN, Apr 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranians gathered yesterday, in the wilderness and greenery with friends and families, to mark Sizdah Bedar, or Nature’s Day of the Iranian New Year. This is first such celebration of the festival, which falls on the 13th day of the Iranian calendar, after a two-year…

Iraq Welcomes UN-Backed Two-Month Truce In Yemen

BAGHDAD, Apr 3 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq yesterday welcomed the United Nations’ announcement, of a two-month ceasefire in Yemen, stressing that, a political solution is the only way to end the war in the country, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said, in a statement. “Iraq supports efforts made by the UN, through…

Egypt Seeks France’s Support To Mitigate Russia-Ukraine Conflict’s Economic Repercussions

CAIRO, Apr 3 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, yesterday called on France, which holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, to “provide economic and political support to Egypt,” to deal with the repercussions of the Ukraine crisis, according to a statement by Egypt’s Foreign…

First Batch Of Thai Fruits Shipped To China By China-Laos Railway

VIENTIANE, Apr 3 (NNN-KPL) – Fruits from Thailand have been shipped to south-west China’s Yunnan Province by the China-Laos Railway for the first time, from the Lao capital, Vientiane. This batch of Thai fruits, 40 tonnes of durians and 20 tonnes of coconuts, which arrived in Vientiane from Thailand days…

Nepali, Indian PMs Discuss Border Issues

NEW DELHI, Apr 3 (NNN-PTI) – Nepali Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, is on a three-day official visit to India and met his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, yesterday. Indian External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, called on the Nepali prime minister on Friday after his arrival in Delhi. Yesterday, the two…

S.Korea Reports 264,171 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Apr 2 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 264,171 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 13,639,915, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 280,273 the previous day, hovering below 300,000 for two days, according…

Malaysia Reports 17,476 New COVID-19 Infections

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 17,476 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,219,395, according to the health ministry. There are 164 new imported cases, with 17,312 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 30 deaths have been…

Japan To Further Ease Border Controls, Allow Up To 10,000 Arrivals Daily

TOKYO, Apr 2 (NNN-NHK) – Japan plans to raise its daily cap on foreign arrivals to around 10,000, starting from Apr 10, up from the current 7,000, as the country further relaxes border controls, a top government spokesman said yesterday. “Japan plans to increase international movements of people in stages,…