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August 8, 2025 11:00 AM

Sri Lanka’s Exports Rise 7% in First Half of 2025

Sri Lanka earned USD 8.4 billion from exports in the first half of 2025, a 7% increase from last year. Addressing a press briefing in Colombo, Chairman of Sri Lanka’s Export Development Board (EDB) Mangala Wijesinghe said the Government is targeting 18 billion USD in exports this year, with growth...

August 8, 2025 10:35 AM

South Korea Launches Task Force To Establish Next-Gen Power Grid

South Korea has launched a task force aimed at establishing a next-generation power grid that will use artificial intelligence to improve efficiency in the power supply.       The task force was formed after President Lee Jae Myung called last week for efforts to create an intelligent power g...

August 8, 2025 10:11 AM

Thailand & Cambodia Reach Consensus On Ceasefire Details, Pledge Not To Increase Forces

Cambodia and Thailand reached a consensus on the details of the ceasefire and signed an agreement at the meeting of the General Border Committee (GBC) yesterday.   Officials from Cambodia and Thailand attended the meeting, while delegates from the United States, China and Malaysia participate...

August 7, 2025 9:16 PM

Bangladesh: Dhaka observes 84th death anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore 

  The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) of the High Commission of India in Dhaka observed the 84th death anniversary of Kavi Guru Rabindranath Tagore today. According to the Gregorian calendar, Rabindranath died at the age of 80 on August 7 in 1941. But in Bangladesh, his death anniversary is ...

August 7, 2025 7:43 PM

Putin, Trump agree to meet says Kremlin aide

  US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to meet in the coming days, a Kremlin aide has said. A possible meeting between Trump and Putin would follow US envoy Steve Witkoff holding talks with the Russian president today. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov noted that the ...

August 7, 2025 5:22 PM

Japan Meteorological Agency issues warnings of landslides amid torrential rains

Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued warnings of landslides, flooding, and rising river levels as torrential rains hammer the Hokuriku region. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), a record 148 millimetres of rain was recorded over a three-hour period. The JMA also noted th...

August 7, 2025 5:14 PM

Cambodia, Thailand sign ceasefire agreement

  Cambodia and Thailand signed a ceasefire agreement today during an extraordinary General Border Committee meeting in Kuala Lumpur. Both sides discussed measures to restore peace and pledged to create a regional monitoring mechanism. They also agreed to treat captured soldiers under international...

August 7, 2025 1:47 PM

Myanmar’s acting President U Myint Swe passes away at age of 74

In Myanmar, acting President U Myint Swe passed away at the age of 74 in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar, this morning. The National Defence and Security Council (NDSC) said, a state funeral will be held for the acting president. U Myint Swe was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease and other relat...

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