Japan PM Takaichi to dissolve lower house on Friday for Feb 8 election

TOKYO, Jan 20 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, yesterday, announced her plan to dissolve the House of Representatives on Jan 23, for a snap general election set for Feb 8. At a press conference, Takaichi said, she will dissolve the 465-member lower house on Friday, the opening day…

Myanmar Exported Over 320,000 Tonnes Of Fishery Products In Nine Months

YANGON, Jan 19 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar exported over 320,000 tonnes of fishery products from Apr to Dec of the 2025-26 fiscal year, earning over 484 million U.S. dollars, according to the Department of Fisheries, today. The export volume declined, compared with the same period last fiscal year, when about 400,000…

Emergency Warning Issued Over South Australian Grass Fire

CANBERRA, Jan 19 (NNN-AAP) – Hundreds of firefighters have been deployed, to contain an out-of-control grass fire that is threatening lives and homes, south of Adelaide, in the state of South Australia. The fire started near the small town of Tooperang, 50 km south of Adelaide, yesterday afternoon, and had…

Japan PM Takaichi To Hold Press Conference On Decision To Dissolve Lower House

TOKYO, Jan 19 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, will hold a press conference at 6.00 p.m. local time today, to explain the dissolution of the House of Representatives, Kyodo News reported. Takaichi last week informed the ruling camp, of her intention to dissolve the lower house, at an…

Over One Million Bangladeshis Found Overseas Jobs Last Year

DHAKA, Jan 19 (NNN-BSS) – More than one million Bangladeshis found overseas jobs last year, up 11.74 percent over the previous year, an official said, yesterday. An official of the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET), said that, a total of 1,130,757 people found jobs abroad in 2025, up…

Sri Lanka’s Computer Literacy Rose To 38.4 Percent In First Half Of 2025

COLOMBO, Jan 19 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka’s digital skills improved in 2025, with national computer literacy rate rising to 38.4 percent in the first half of the year, the latest survey by the Department of Census and Statistics show. The urban sector posted the highest literacy rate at 52.1 percent,…

Philippine Congress Boosts Army Modernisation Budget To 673 Million USD This Year

MANILA, Jan 19 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Congress, allocated 40 billion pesos (673 million U.S. dollars) in capital outlays, for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) modernisation programme, under the 2026 national budget, a senior lawmaker said, yesterday. House of Representatives Minority Leader, Marcelino Libanan, said, lawmakers also authorised…

Five Killed, 12 Injured In Bus Accident In Eastern Nepal

KATHMANDU, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Five people were killed and 12 others injured, in a bus accident in eastern Nepal’s Dharan, in Sunsari district, last night, said a local police officer. The accident took place when a bus, travelling from Bhedetar to Dharan, went out of control and rammed into…

Six Killed, Over 20 Injured In Shopping Mall Fire In Southern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 19 (NNN-APP) – At least six people were killed and over 20 others injured, after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, late Saturday night, officials said, yesterday. Spokesperson of the southern Sindh province, Sadia Javed, said that, the blaze…

Philippine Landfill Landslide Death Toll Reaches 36 As Last Missing Worker Found

MANILA, Jan 18 (NNN-PNA) – The body of the last remaining missing person in the Jan 8 landfill landslide in the central Philippine city of Cebu was retrieved early today, bringing the total number of victims who perished in the tragedy to 36, the country’s Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)…