COLOMBO, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), located in Sri Lanka's southern coast of Hambantota, will be developed as a hub for cargo import and export services ... ( read original story ...)
England cricketers exempt from UK travel ban, says Sri Lanka
The England team will be allowed to fly to Sri Lanka despite flights from Britain being suspended because of a new coronavirus strain, the island's cricket authorities said Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s top court starts hearing challenge to PM Oli’s dissolution of parliament
Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday started hearing petitions challenging Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's sudden dissolution of parliament and call for fresh elections, a move denounced by his ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s Buddha Air flies passengers to the wrong airport
Nepali airline Buddha Air made a blunder recently when it flew passengers to the wrong airport.The domestic private airline departed from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport on December 18. ( read original story ...)
Buddha Air plane flies the wrong way, taking passengers to airport 160 miles from its destination
The Nepalese airline was supposed to fly south to Janakpur from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport but instead it flew north west to Pokhara in central Nepal. ( read original story ...)
Nepal: Prachanda-led faction of NCP elects him as new parliamentary leader
Prachanda said that his first priority would be to restore the dissolved House of Representatives and form a new government. ( read original story ...)
Nepal: Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda Replaces PM Oli As Parliamentary Leader
Nepal on Sunday plunged into a political crisis after PM Oli dissolved Parliament, amidst a prolonged power tussle between him and former premier Prachanda PTI 23 December 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal restricts travellers who visited the UK to prevent spread of new virus strain
Nepal on Tuesday issued circulars to all international airlines to ensure that planes bound to Nepal shall not carry passengers originating from or transiting through the United Kingdom to prevent the ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia to Double AstraZeneca Vaccine Order Through Covax
Malaysia is set to secure an additional 6.4 million doses of the AstraZeneca Plc. vaccine via the global Covax facility, and is in talks with Pfizer Inc. on an option to boost its purchases, as the ... ( read original story ...)
Masdar achieves financial close on 100 MW Nur Navoi Solar project in Uzbekistan
Masdar, a subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company and a leading renewable energy companies, announced on Wednesday the financial close of the Nur Navoi Solar Project – Uzbekistan’s first ... ( read original story ...)