Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday that Israel must occupy the Gaza Strip in the wake of the war with Hamas. Speaking at a conference organized by the Yesha Council ...
Lion Brewery commissions Sri Lanka’s first innovation centre for craft brews
PLC announced the commissioning of Sri Lanka’s first Innovation Center dedicated to the research and development for craft and specialty brews targeting export markets, which is also a BOI-approved ...
PATA Chief says Sri Lanka’s tourism sector charts pathway to growth
CEO Noor Ahmad last Friday said Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is charting a path towards prosperity and growth, whilst praising its unique offerings and need for innovation and collaboration. ..
Sri Lanka’s navy rescues 102 Rohingya refugees found adrift aboard a fishing trawler
Sri Lanka's navy rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation, a navy spokesman said Friday. Navy spokesman Gayan ...
Bevon Jacobs included in New Zealand’s T20 squad for Sri Lanka series
South Africa-born batter Bevon Jacobs has been named in New Zealand's Twenty20 squad for the first time for a three-match series against Sri Lanka, weeks after being picked by the Mumbai Indians in ...
Nepal earns Rs 8.15 billion from electricity export to India in 5 months of current fiscal year
The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has exported electricity worth Nepalese rupees 13 billion (INR 8.15 billion approximately) during the first five months of the current fiscal year. According to ...
Police file case against former Nepal Home Minister Lamichhane of fraud, organised crime and money laundering
The police filed the charge sheet against former Nepali Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane on cases of fraud, organised crime and money laundering at the Kaski district in Nepal’s Gandaki Province on ...
Netanyahu vows ‘forceful, determined’ action against Yemen’s Houthis
After a renewed attack by the Houthi militia on Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to take powerful military action against the Islamists in Yemen on Sunday. "Just as we have acted forcefully against the terror arms of Iran's axis of evil,
Ex-Taliban fighters helping charities locate landmines they planted in Afghanistan
Former Taliban fighters are tracking down their own bombs and helping to remove them from Afghanistan’s roadsides. Ex-Taliban members are working with local police and the Scottish Dumfriesshire-based ...
South Korea’s Democratic Party sets Dec 24 deadline to approve special counsel bills for Yoon
Mr Yoon has yet to comply with the summons, citing the lack of an official defense team. Read more at straitstimes.com.