Sri Lanka Launches National Initiative To Boost R&D Commercialisation

COLOMBO, Jan 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka, yesterday, launched a national initiative for R&D commercialisation. According to the President’s Media Division (PMD), the initiative represented the government’s strategic action plan, to promote innovation across the country. Speaking at the launching ceremony, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, emphasised that, a strong new…

India’s Foreign Secretary Met Acting Afghan FM In Dubai

NEW DELHI, Jan 9 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri, yesterday, held talks with Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Indian officials said. The two sides discussed various issues pertaining to bilateral relations, as well as, regional developments. India has, so…

Thai Police Rescued Chinese Actor Victim Of Human Trafficking

BANGKOK, Jan 9 (NNN-TNA) – Rescued Chinese actor, Wang Xing, was a victim of human trafficking, Thai police said yesterday, as authorities prepare to repatriate him to China. Thai authorities are working with the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, to ensure his safe return, which is expected within the next one…

Zionist Army Builds Facility On Lebanese Side Of Mount Hermon Heights: Source

BEIRUT, Jan 9 (NNN-NNA) – The Israeli Zionist army is building fortifications, bunkers, and watchtowers on the Lebanese side of Mount Hermon heights, a Lebanese security source, said. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, indicated that, the newly created Israeli sites directly overlook vast Lebanese areas in eastern and…

Nearly 180,000 People Killed In Road Accidents In India Last Year: Minister

NEW DELHI, Jan 8 (NNN-PTI) – Around 180,000 people died in road accidents in India, last year, out of whom there were 30,000 people who died while riding two-wheelers, without wearing a helmet, said the country’s Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari. According to him, 66 percent of…

S. Korean President To Comply With Indictment, Preliminary Detention Warrant

SEOUL, Jan 8 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Yoon Suk-yeol, will comply with an indictment or preliminary detention warrant, Yoon’s defense counsel said today, following the extension of the arrest warrant, against the impeached president on the previous day. The defense counsel told local reporters that, Yoon had a position…

Four Killed In Northern Australian Car Crash

CANBERRA, Jan 8 (NNN-AAP) – Four people have been killed in a crash involving a stolen vehicle, in far north Australia. Police in the Northern Territory (NT), said that, a gray vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle in the Yirrkala Community – 650 km east of…

Three Confirmed Dead In Seaplane Crash Off Western Australia

SYDNEY, Jan 8 (NNN-AAP) – Three people, including two foreign tourists, have been killed and three more hospitalised with serious injuries, after a seaplane crashed off the coast of Western Australia (WA), authorities confirmed, today. The Premier of WA, Roger Cook, said at a press conference with WA Police Commissioner,…

Japan’s Weather Agency Warns Of Heavy Snow On Sea Of Japan Side

TOKYO, Jan 8 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency said today, heavy snow is forecast from northern to western Japan, especially areas along the Sea of Japan coast, until Friday, with some regions expected to see extremely strong winds with snow. In the 24 hours through Thursday morning, Niigata Prefecture, the…

Hopes Dim For Survival Of Nine Coal Miners In Northeast India

NEW DELHI, Jan 8 (NNN-PTI) – Hopes are increasingly dim, for the survival of nine coal miners, who continue to be trapped inside a coal mine, in India’s north-eastern state of Assam yesterday, after rescue work on the day failed to reach out to them, local media reported. The incident…