Sri Lanka’s Economy Grew 5.4 Percent In Q3

COLOMBO, Dec 16 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka’s economy grew by 5.4 percent in the third quarter of this year, the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS), said in a statement, yesterday. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter of 2025, at 2015 constant prices, increased to 3,325,611 rupees (about…

Hundreds Of Flights Cancelled Amid Thick Smog In India

NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (NNN-PTI) – Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed yesterday, as thick smog blanketed the Indian capital territory and its outskirts, officials said. Local newspaper, The New Indian Express, said, due to poor visibility, IndiGo announced the cancellation of 109 flights, while Air India has cancelled…

Thai Military Designates Gulf Of Thailand As High-Risk Area

BANGKOK, Dec 16 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s military, announced yesterday, the designation of the Gulf of Thailand, as a high-risk area. According to Thai media, the move is aimed at cutting off sea routes for transporting military supplies to Cambodia. In a social media post yesterday, the Royal Thai Armed Forces…

Special ASEAN FM Meeting Postponed: Malaysian PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, to assess the latest developments in the border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand, has been postponed, Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, said here, yesterday. “It allows us to ensure that everything is properly in place,” he told the…

Pakistan Navy Conducts Live Missile Firing In North Arabian Sea

ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan Navy, today successfully conducted a live weapon firing, of the extended-range surface-to-air missile in the North Arabian Sea, the military said in a statement. The Pakistan Navy ship, effectively engaged highly manoeuvrable aerial targets, during the firepower demonstration, reaffirming the navy’s war-fighting capability and…

13 Terrorists Killed In Two Military Operations In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani security forces killed 13 militants, earlier in the week, in two separate intelligence-based operations, conducted in the country’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said, yesterday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of Pakistan Army, the first operation was carried…

S. Korea’s Special Counsel Completes Investigation Into Ex-President Yoon’s Insurrection Charges

SEOUL, Dec 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s special counsel team, today completed its investigation into former impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol’s insurrection charges, including filing charges against 24 people on martial law.– NNN-YONHAP

Cambodian Evacuees Rise To Almost 395,000 As Border Conflict With Thailand Continues

PHNOM PENH, Dec 15 (NNN-AKP) – The number of displaced Cambodian civilians has risen to nearly 395,000, as the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict has entered its eighth day, the Cambodian Ministry of Interior said in a press release, yesterday. Among the displaced are 204,889 women and 95,949 children, according to the…

Death Toll Rises To 16 In Sydney’s Bondi Beach Shooting

SYDNEY, Dec 15 (NNN-AAP) – The death toll from a shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach yesterday, has risen to 16, with a father and son identified as the attackers, police said. Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW), said this morning that, 16 people have been confirmed dead…

Iran Dismisses Lebanese Claims Of Interference, Urges Focus On Israel

TEHRAN, Dec 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, yesterday, dismissed accusations by Lebanese Foreign Minister, Youssef Rajji that, Tehran is interfering in Beirut’s internal affairs, characterising the nations’ diplomatic ties as “age-old” and enduring. Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei addressed the tensions during his weekly press conference in Tehran. The…