74,664 Tourists Arrived In Sri Lanka In Nov 1-15

COLOMBO, Nov 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Altogether 74,664 foreign tourists arrived in Sri Lanka in the first 15 days of Nov, according to the latest statistics, released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA). According to the SLTDA data, this is the highest number of tourist arrivals recorded within the…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Surpasses 12,300

GAZA, Nov 19 (NNN-WAFA) – Gaza’s government media office announced yesterday that, the total number of Palestinian deaths in the enclave has exceeded 12,300, since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct 7. Ismail al-Thawabta, the director general of the media office, said at a press conference that, among…

Israel Demands Evacuation Of Al-Shifa Hospital Within One Hour

GAZA, Nov 18 (NNN-WAFA) – The Israeli army has demanded the evacuation of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City within one hour, Palestine TV reported, this morning. Sources in the hospital said, there is a severe state of panic and fear now in the hospital. “We will not leave the hospital…

Muizzu Sworn In As Eighth President Of Maldives

MALE, Nov 18 (NNN-PSM) – Mohamed Muizzu was sworn in as the 8th president of the Maldives, at a ceremony in the capital, Male yesterday, according to the President’s Office. The president took his oath of office at the Special Assembly of the People’s Majlis, held at the Republic Square.…

New Zealand Provides Further Humanitarian Support In Response To Gaza Conflict

WELLINGTON, Nov 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The New Zealand government is contributing a further five million NZ dollars (three million U.S. dollars) to support the response to urgent humanitarian needs in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. This brought New Zealand’s total contribution to the humanitarian response to the Gaza conflict…

Update: Philippine Earthquake Death Toll Rises To Six, Two Missing

MANILA, Nov 18 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll from the magnitude 6.8 earthquake, that struck the southern Philippines yesterday afternoon, rose to six, with two others missing, the Philippines’ disaster agency said, today. Edgardo Posadas, director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said, details of the reported…

14 Injured In S. Korea’s Hospital Fire

SEOUL, Nov 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – Fourteen people were injured today, in a hospital fire in south-eastern South Korea. The fire broke out at around 8:10 a.m. local time (2310 GMT) yesterday, at a six-storey hospital in Gumi, some 200 km south-east of the capital, Seoul. Fourteen out of about 90…

China Jiangsu Culture Trade Expo Kicked Off In Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 100 exhibitors representing textiles, ceramics and food sectors, are participating in the China Jiangsu Culture Trade Expo 2023, which kicked off here yesterday. The three-day expo hosts six major exhibition subjects: cultural specialities in east China’s Jiangsu Province, digital service, traditional Chinese medicine…

Brunei, China Forge Wide-Ranging Collaboration In Aquaculture Sector: Senior Official

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 18 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei and China have forged wide-ranging cooperation in the aquaculture sector, particularly in seafood products, Tutiaty Abdul Wahab, Brunei’s permanent secretary of the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism, said. In her opening remarks for the 2nd Fishery Science Workshop, organised by Hiseaton…

Heavy Rain Likely In West Bengal, Odisha As Cyclone Midhili Intensifies

NEW DELHI, Nov 18 (NNN-PTI) – The India Meteorological Department (IMD), said yesterday that, a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm Midhili. According to IMD, the cyclonic storm will be moving past the Sunderbans, before making landfall on the Bangladeshi coast, with a maximum…