Sri Lankan Gov’t To Implement Financial Relief Measure

COLOMBO, Jan 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan government will implement additional relief measures, aimed at easing the financial burden on the public, Deputy Minister of Finance, Harshana Suriyapperuma told parliament, yesterday. The measures include raising the income tax threshold to 150,000 rupees (about 510 U.S. dollars), exempting value-added tax…

Kazakhstan To Launch One Billion USD Venture Capital Fund For IT Projects

ALMATY, Jan 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kazakhstan is set to establish a venture capital fund with a target size of one billion U.S. dollars, to support information technology (IT) projects, according to the country’s Minister of Digital Development, Innovations, and Aerospace Industry, Zhaslan Madiyev. “We are in the process of setting…

Israeli Raid On West Bank’s Jenin Kills Seven, Injures 35

RAMALLAH, Jan 22 (NNN-WAFA) – Seven Palestinians have been killed and 35 others injured, in a major Israeli military operation launched yesterday, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to Palestinian health officials in Ramallah. The operation, dubbed “Iron Wall” by the Zionist Israel Defence Forces (IDF), has…

Fire Destroys Over 500 Houses In Jakarta

JAKARTA, Jan 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – More than 600 families in the Indonesian city of Jakarta were forced to evacuate, after a blaze destroyed over 500 houses in Kemayoran sub-district of Central Jakarta, early today, city officials said. No casualties were reported in the incident. Evacuees are currently taking shelter in…

U.S., Afghanistan Exchange Prisoners: Kabul

KABUL, Jan 21 (NNN-BNA) – The Afghan caretaker government and the United States, have exchanged prisoners, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Afghan caretaker government said in a statement, today. According to a statement released by the ministry, “Following extensive and productive discussions between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan…

Two Died In Accident On Singapore Expressway

SINGAPORE, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two people died and one was hospitalised, following a traffic accident on a Singapore expressway early this morning, local media reported. The crash occurred around 5:40 a.m. (2140 GMT on Monday) and involved a motorcycle and a lorry, on the Bukit Timah Expressway in central…

Cambodia’s Trade With ASEAN Rose To 15.69 Billion USD Last Year, Up 12.4 Percent

PHNOM PENH, Jan 21 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s trade volume with its fellow ASEAN member countries, reached 15.69 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, up 12.4 percent from 13.96 billion dollars in the year before, said a Ministry of Commerce’s report, today. The kingdom exported products totally worth 5.07 billion dollars to…

Heatwave Warning Issued For Nearly Half Of Australia

SYDNEY, Jan 21 (NNN-AAP) – Forecasters have issued a heatwave warning lasting several days for almost half of Australia, with a cyclone off the country’s west coast driving hot air across the country. The Bureau of Meteorology, today, issued a three-day heatwave warning for a vast swathe of Australia, from…

Air Astana To Launch Air Service To Guangzhou In Late March

ALMATY, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flagship airline, plans to launch a new flight from Almaty to the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, at the end of March, the airline’s press service said, yesterday. Operated by Airbus A321LR aircraft, the new flights will run three times a week,…

Feature: Sanctuary Brings Hope To Stray Animals In Myanmar

YANGON, Jan 21 (NNN-MNA) – The Golden Heart disabled animals rescue shelter, founded in Jan, 2014, by Hnin Si Myint, was a sanctuary for stray animals across the country, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. The shelter is home to 850 dogs, 150 cats, 13 cows, and 10 goats, rescued…