Sri Lanka Postpones Local Elections Amid Lack Of Funds

COLOMBO, Feb 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka, yesterday announced to postpone the local council elections, which were scheduled for Mar 9, amid a lack of funds to hold the elections. The Election Commission said, a new date for the elections will be announced on Mar 3. The Election Commission has…

Vietnam’s Hospital Conducted First Heart-Kidney Transplant

HANOI, Feb 25 (NNN-VNA) – A hospital in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, has conducted a successful heart and kidney transplant on a 37-year-old man, who had lived with a disease of the heart muscle for more than a decade, it was reported yesterday. The 10-hour operation, carried out on Feb 15,…

11 Killed, 10 Injured In Head-On Collision In India’s Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI, Feb 24 (NNN-PTI) – At least 11 people were killed and 10 others injured, in a head-on collision between a goods truck and a pickup van, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said today. The accident took place last night, on a main road in Khamariya…

Two Indian Youths Killed On Railway Tracks While Shooting Videos

NEW DELHI, Feb 24 (NNN-PTI) – Two Indian youths in their early 20s, died in the Indian capital city of New Delhi, while shooting their own videos with mobile phones on railway tracks, after a train ran over them. The accident occured on Wednesday near Kanti Nagar flyover in Shahdara,…

Cambodian PM Says Malaysian PM To Visit Kingdom Next Month

PHNOM PENH, Feb 24 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said here today that, Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, will pay an official visit to the kingdom on Mar 27. “New Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim will make an official visit to Cambodia, and will also attend…

Extra Fire-Fighting Aircraft Called In Amid South Australian Heatwave

CANBERRA, Feb 24 (NNN-AAP) – South Australian authorities, have called in extra water bombers, amid a perfect storm of bushfire conditions. Temperatures across Australia’s state of South Australia (SA) were forecast to soar above 40 degrees Celsius for the second consecutive day today with strong winds exacerbating conditions. Total fire…

International Solar Alliance To Support Bangladesh In Solar Energy

DHAKA, Feb 24 (NNN-BSS) – The International Solar Alliance (ISA), will provide technical support to Bangladesh, to pull in financing for the renewable energy sector. “We’ll help Bangladesh find a right policy to introduce a right business model for investment in the solar power sector,” ISA Director General, Ajay Mathur,…

Brunei Celebrated National Day With Parade, Performances

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Brunei held a massive parade and performances with about 7,000 participants in the capital, yesterday, to celebrate its 39th National Day. Brunei’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, together with other members of the royal family, attended the celebration at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar…

Powerful Earthquake Jolted Eastern Indonesia, No Casualties Reported

JAKARTA, Feb 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.8-magnitude earthquake, struck off Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku, early this morning, but did not cause casualties or damages, authorities said. The earthquake occurred at 03:02 a.m. local time, today (2002 GMT Thursday), with its epicentre located 133 km north-west of Morotai Island…

S.Korea’s Busan Hosts Asia’s Largest Drone Exhibition

BUSAN, Feb 24 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s south-eastern port city of Busan is staging Asia’s largest drone exhibition, to show off the latest technology of the industry, the city government said. The Drone Show Korea 2023, the seventh of its kind, is scheduled to last for three days till tomorrow,…
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