Sri Lanka to add 49 official tourism zones

Apr 30, 2024

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 30: Sri Lankan government has planned to designate 49 additional locations as official tourism zones, State Minister of Tourism Diana Gamage...

New Zealand properties have few overseas buyers

Apr 30, 2024

Wellington [New Zealand], April 30: Share of New Zealand home transfers to overseas buyers remains low due to restrictions for most overseas buyers, according to...

Lao gov't permits school closures amid soaring temperatures

Apr 30, 2024

Vientiane [Laos], April 30: Laos' Ministry of Education and Sports has told school administrators to consider temporarily suspending classes if necessary so that children do...

3 dead, 17 injured in multi-vehicle crash in Philippine capital

Apr 30, 2024

Manila [Philippines], April 30: A speeding bus crashed into several vehicles along a busy highway in the Philippine capital on Monday night, killing three and...

6 killed, 1 injured in west Afghanistan mosque shooting

Apr 30, 2024

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 30: Six people were shot dead and another was injured following an attack at a mosque by gunmen in west Afghanistan's Herat...

ADB leads financing of first private sector solar project in Bangladesh

Apr 30, 2024

Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 30: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a 121.55 million financing package with Dynamic U.S. dollars Sun Energy Private Limited to...

Hamas to deliver response to Israeli truce proposal today: Reports

Apr 30, 2024

Tel Aviv [Israel], April 30: Diplomatic efforts intensify to reach a ceasefire in Gaza as a Hamas delegation heads to Egypt after news reports suggest...

Zelensky: Russia taking advantage of slow arms delivery

Apr 30, 2024

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 30: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia is taking advantage of the slow delivery of Western weapons to go on the offensive.

Columbia students defy deadline to disband pro-Palestinian encampment

Apr 30, 2024

New York [USA], April 30: New York City's Columbia University has begun suspending students involved in a pro-Palestinian protest on campus after they defied a...