Bangkok, November 13 (IANS). Thailand’s transport ministry is exploring the possibility of introducing a ‘congestion charge’ to ease chronic traffic problems in the capital Bangkok, improve air quality and boost the use of public transport. Inspired by successful models abroad, a comprehensive study on congestion charge examined various factors including the choice of areas to … Read more
New Delhi, November 13 (IANS). Global investor Mark Mobius has said that Elon Musk, who is leading the New Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the presidency of Donald Trump in America, will be successful in reducing the huge amount of wasteful expenditure of the US government. Speaking to IANS, Mobius said that Government Efficiency … Read more
Tokyo, November 13 (IANS). The nuclear reactor of Japan’s Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant restarted. Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power Company said on Wednesday that the reactor of Unit-2 of the nuclear power plant has been restarted. Due to technical problem it had to be closed temporarily. According to news agency Xinhua, this reactor was restarted on … Read more
United Nations, 13 November (IANS). After increasing incidents of shooting and violence on commercial jetliners in Haiti, all United Nations flights going there have been suspended. This information has been given by the UN spokesperson. On Monday, a US Spirit Airlines commercial flight was shot at while approaching Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, forcing it to divert … Read more
Sana, 13 November (IANS). At least 10 Houthi rebels were killed in two separate US drone strikes in Yemen’s central al-Bayda province. A military source of the Yemen government gave this information to the media. The attacks targeted mobile rocket launchers in As-Soumah and Dhi-Naim districts, the source said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of … Read more
Islamabad, November 13 (IANS). At least 16 people were killed and two injured after a passenger coach fell into a river in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region. A passenger coach carrying 26 people fell into the river in Thalichi area of Diamer district on Tuesday, area spokesman Faiz Ullah Faraq said. According to the spokesperson, … Read more
Istanbul, November 12 (IANS). Five siblings have died in a house fire in Türkiye’s western port city of Izmir. According to local media, the incident occurred in the Selcuk district late on Monday evening when the children’s mother had gone out of the house to collect scrap to help the family. The woman had closed … Read more
Dubai, November 12 (IANS). A training plane has crashed in the airfield of the Emirate Fujairah, located on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), killing one person and leaving another missing. This information has been given by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of UAE. According to news agency Xinhua, the plane … Read more
Beijing, November 12 (IANS). Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory message to Sun Yat-sen University on the 100th anniversary of its founding, and congratulated all teachers, students, staff and alumni in China and abroad. The message stressed that at the new starting point, they hope Sun Yat-sen University will follow the guidance … Read more
Beijing, November 12 (IANS). Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to the ‘Global South’ media and think tank forum. On this occasion, Xi Jinping said that now the influence of ‘Global South’ countries is getting stronger. The countries of the ‘Global South’ play a more important role in the progress of mankind. China … Read more
