Sri Lanka To Resume Scheduled Int’l Flights At Southern Airport

COLOMBO, Feb 9 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Scheduled international flights resumed at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), located in southern Sri Lanka, from this week, with the arrival of the maiden flight of Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, local media reported. The flight landed at the MRIA, carrying 164…

Myanmar To Have Friendly Cooperation With All Countries: Commander-In-Chief

YANGON, Feb 9 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar will conduct friendly cooperation with all countries, while the country’s foreign policy will not change, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, said yesterday. In his first televised message to the public, after the declaration of a one-year state of emergency, he said…

Two Killed, 14 Injured In Bus Crash In Indonesia’s North Sumatra

JAKARTA, Feb 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Two people were killed and 14 others injured, after a bus, carrying local government employees, fell into a ravine, in Lumban Pasir village, Mandailing Natal district, in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, an official said yesterday. Jakfar Lubis, a Mandailing Natal Kotanopan sub-district police officer, said,…

Myanmar Military Calls For Stability Amid Protests Nationwide

YANGON, Feb 9 (NNN-MNA) – The Myanmar military, yesterday, called for stability in the country, amid ongoing protests nationwide. In a statement, the military called for stability, public security and ensuring the rule of law. Peaceful protests across Myanmar continued yesterday. Demonstrators demanded the release of State Counsellor, Aung San…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,838,194, Death Toll Over 155,000

NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,838,194 today, even as 11,831 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 155,080, as 84 patients died since…

U.N. Envoy Griffiths In Iran To Discuss Yemen Crisis

TEHRAN, Feb 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Senior Assistant to the Iranian Foreign Minister for Special Political Affairs, Ali-Asghar Khaji, and the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, held talks in Tehran yesterday, it was officially reported. During the meeting, they discussed the crisis in Yemen. Khaji referred to Yemen’s…

Vietnam’s Automobile Import Up 22.5 Percent In Jan

HANOI, Feb 8 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam spent 551 million U.S. dollars on importing completely-built automobiles and components for assembly in Jan, posting a year-on-year increase of 22.5 percent. Specifically, the country imported around 6,000 completely-built automobiles worth 191 million U.S. dollars, up 32.8 percent in volume and 58.6 percent in…

Update: 12 Rescued, At Least 30 Still Trapped In Tunnel In Glacier-Hit North India

NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (NNN-PTI) – Strenuous efforts are underway to rescue around 35 to 40 workers, reportedly stuck inside a tunnel, in India’s northern hilly state of Uttarakhand, which was hit by a glacier burst yesterday, confirmed an official at the local disaster management office. The tunnel, located near…

Indonesia Reports 10,827 New COVID-19 Cases, 163 New Deaths

JAKARTA, Feb 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 10,827 within one day to 1,157,837, with the death toll adding by 163 to 31,556, the Health Ministry said yesterday. According to the ministry, 10,806 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients…

Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Cases Rise To 538,062, Death Toll Reaches 8,205

DHAKA, Feb 8 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 292 new cases of COVID-19, and 15 new deaths yesterday, bringing its total tally to 538,062, with 8,205 deaths, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed that, 12,404 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh.…
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