Asia

Foreign Visitors To Japan Fall 98.3 Percent In Jan

TOKYO, Feb 18 (NNN-NHK) – The preliminary number of foreign visitors to Japan stood at 46,500, down 98.3 percent in…

Sri Lanka Lifts Travel Ban On Visitors From Britain

COLOMBO, Feb 18 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry, said yesterday that, the temporary travel restrictions, introduced by the government…

India Imports Over 85 Percent Of Oil, 53 Percent Of Gas In 2019-20: PM

NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, said, India imported over 85 percent of oil and…

Japan’s Olympics Minister Hashimoto, Top Candidate To Replace Mori As Tokyo 2020 President

TOKYO, Feb 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Olympics minister, Hashimoto Seiko, has been named the top candidate to become the new…

Facebook Blocks News In Australia

CANBERRA, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Social media giant, Facebook, blocked Australians from sharing or accessing news on the platform. As…

Myanmar Police Issue Arrest Warrants For Celebrities For Endorsing Strike Movement

YANGON, Feb 18 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar police issued arrest warrants for six celebrity artistes, for their endorsing a national strike…

India Issues New Guidelines For Int’l Travellers Amid New COVID-19 Variants

NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, yesterday issued new guidelines for incoming international travellers, in the wake…

Thai Deputy PM Says Sinovac Vaccines To Arrive Next Week

BANGKOK, Feb 18 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, yesterday, reassured the delivery of…

PM Muhyiddin First Recipient Of Vaccine To Boost Public Confidence

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Prime Minister Muhyiddin’s decision to be the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine is to…

More Than 100 Australian Plant Species Destroyed In 2019-20 “Black Summer” Bushfires: Study

CANBERRA, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 100 Australian plant species had their all known populations burned, during the 2019-20…