Cambodia issued licenses to 3,176 construction projects, with investments of $1.96 billion as of September, a senior official said on Thursday. Leang Monirith said most foreign investors in the kingdom’s construction and real estate are from China, South Korea and Japan. “Over the last decade, investment in construction has grown steadily, Monirith, Secretary of State […]
India, on Thursday, formally took over the presidency of the Group of 20 (G20), according to the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said India’s G20 presidency would work to promote a universal sense of oneness. Read Related News: India records 474 new COVID-19 cases Last month Modi unveiled the logo and the theme for […]
Indonesia will appeal to the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) ruling on a nickel ore trade dispute, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday. The European Union had sued Indonesia over its nickel ore export ban. Indonesia issued a ban on nickel ore exports in 2020 for a downstream development programme that provides more jobs and welfare […]
Some 3.6 billion people currently face inadequate access to water at least a month per year, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). WMO announced this in its State of Global Water Resources 2021 report, published on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the figure is projected to increase to more than five billion by 2050. The report assessed […]
By Our Correspondent The wife of Sokoto State Governor, Hajiya Mariya Tambuwal, has restated her commitment to fighting Gender-Based Violence (GBV) within and beyond the state. Tambuwal gave the assurance after a road walk as part of activities to mark this year’s ’16 Days of Activism Against GBV’ on Tuesday in Sokoto. She, therefore, solicited […]
By Our Correspondent Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammad Abubakar, says the Federal Government will earn N18 billion from the concessions of its 19 silos to the private sector. Abubakar said the government concession the silos to enable farmers to have access to storage facilities. He announced the government plan at the opening of […]
By Our Correspondent Police have arrested three suspected armed robbers, believed also to be Eiye secret cult members, recovering guns from them in Benin, Edo. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Benin. Nwabuzor said the Anti-Robbery Team arrested the dare-devil armed robbers and members of […]
The United States will, on Tuesday, announce new aid to help Ukraine restore electricity as its people faced another week of brutal cold and darkness. This is coming after Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s power grid caused rolling blackouts. Russia had targeted Ukraine’s power plants, transmission and distribution facilities, and water pumping stations since early […]
A super luxury cruise ship arrived at Colombo Port, on Tuesday, carrying over 2,000 passengers, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said. The “Mein Schiff 5” owned by a German operator docked at the Sri Lankan capital in the early hours of Tuesday with ceremonies and cultural shows planned throughout the day. Officials from the […]
Zimbabwe’s prolonged power shortage sets to worsen after the entity that manages the dam ordered suspension of electricity generation. The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) suspended power geration at its main hydro plant because of water shortage. In a letter dated Nov. 25, ZRA told the Zimbabwe Power Company that the Kariba South hydropower station had […]