URGENT: Former Thai PM To Be Freed From Prison: Justice Minister

BANGKOK, Feb 13 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, is to be freed from prison, local media reported today, citing Justice Minister, Tawee Sodsong. Local media reported, Thaksin was on a list of 930 prisoners, who were qualified and approved for parole, because of age or illness. He…

Laos Eyes Over Six Million Tourists This Year

VIENTIANE, Feb 13 (NNN-KPL) – Laos’ Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, is hoping that more than six million Lao and foreign tourists will take trips in Laos this year. The ministry sets an ambitious plan for 2024, to attract over 2.2 million domestic and about four million international visitors…

Sri Lanka To Review All Existing MoUs Of Defence Department With Foreign, Local Institutes

COLOMBO, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka has appointed a high-powered committee, to review all existing memoranda of understanding (MoUs), between the Ministry of Defence and foreign and local Institutes, said a state minister, yesterday. State Minister of Defence, Premitha Bandara Tennakoon, said in a press release that, there is…

Kyrgyz President Calls On U.S. Secretary Of State Not To Interfere In Its Internal Affairs

BISHKEK, Feb 13 (NNN-KNA) – President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, called on U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, not to interfere in the country’s internal affairs, according to Japarov’s response letter to Blinken, published yesterday. The letter was handed over by Kyrgyz Foreign Minister, Jeenbek Kulubaev, to U.S. Ambassador in…

442 Migrants Rescued Off Libyan Coast In Past Week

TRIPOLI, Feb 13 (NNN-LANA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), yesterday said that, 442 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya, in the past week. IOM said in a statement that, from Feb 4 to 10, 442 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya, including 68 women and…

Italian, Argentine Leaders Reiterate Close Bond

ROME, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, hosted newly-elected Argentine President, Javier Milei in Rome, yesterday, discussing a wide range of issues, including energy and agriculture. The leaders discussed “the development of new partnerships in key economic sectors, such as, energy, infrastructure, and agriculture and food,” according…

Cambodia Records Tenth Confirmed Case Of Monkey Pox

PHNOM PENH, Feb 13 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia logged one more case of monkey pox, bringing the total number of infections in the kingdom to 10, since last Dec, the Ministry of Health said, in a statement, today. “Laboratory results from the National Institute of Public Health showed yesterday that, another…

U.S. Records About 15,000 Deaths From Flu This Season

LOS ANGELES, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – There have been at least 22 million flu illnesses, 250,000 hospitalisations, and 15,000 deaths from flu, so far this season, in the United States, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Seasonal influenza activity remains…

UNRWA Says Vital Food Supplies For Gaza Blocked By Israel

GAZA, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), said yesterday that, vital food supplies for the Gaza Strip are blocked from entry, due to lack of Israeli approval. “Vital supplies to address food insecurity continue to be blocked, due to lack of…

Over 20 Percent Of Nepal’s Population Lives Below Poverty Line

KATHMANDU, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 20 percent of Nepal’s population was living below the poverty line, although the country had brought down the poverty rate in the last 12 years, the government said yesterday. The fourth Nepal living standards survey 2022-23 report, released by the National Statistics Office…