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Nepal sends a team of experts to re-measure height of Mount Everest

The Nepal government has recently sent a 4-member team of experts to re-measure the height of Mount Everest. Chief Survey Officer Khim Lal Gautam and Survey Officer Rabin Karki will ascend Mount Everest. After reaching the summit, they will use ..

A new railway line opened in Sri Lanka : Built by Chinese

The Chinese has been assisting many Asian, African and Latin American countries with their investments in infrastructure. Sri Lanka recently opened the Chinese assisted railway line connecting the coastal city of Matara in Hambantota and Beliatta. The aim of the ..

Khashoggi’s children deny settlement

The Saudi had announced the settlement to the killing of the journalist Khashoggi. He was killed in the Saudi consulate of Istanbul. The Saudi government said that it would offer monthly 5 figure payments and a luxury million dollar house ..

Tourist at Phuket beach could be sentenced to death if they take photos

People could risk imprisonment or even death if they take runway selfies at Phuket beach. The popular Mai Khao beach, nicknamed ‘the selfie runway’ is next to Phuket International Airport,  where the planes fly low over the sand as they ..

Sri Lanka unveils new Railway Line

The Sri Lankan government has announced to unveil a new railway line constructed between Matara and Beliatta in the southern part of the country. The 26.75 km railway line will eventually boost passenger traffic into the deep south. The extension ..

Qatar sues banks from UAE, Luxembourg and Saudi over Riyal Manipulation

Doha has filed a number of lawsuits both in London and New York directed against three banks for conspiring to undermine its currency and bonds. As per the cases, the banks are from the United Arab Emirates, First Abu Dhabi ..

Climate Change affects children’s life in Bangladesh

Over 19 million children lives are at stake due to environmental disasters. The UNICEF said on Friday that the climate change is deepening its roots in the poorest communities. In Bangladesh, climate change has the potential to destroy the efforts ..

China’s BRI is expanding

The Belt Road Initiative of china with Railways, ports, power plants and many other projects in dozens of countries is expanding at a slower pace, but is still expanding. US, china, Russia and Japan is concerned that China is expanding ..

Saudi Arabia opens consulate in Iraq

Saudi Arabia has reopened a consulate to issue visas to Iraqis in Baghdad for the first time in nearly 30 years. This came out to be a sign to improve ties between the two neighbor countries whose relations have been uneasy ..

Exercise Western Shield to be conducted by Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan army has decided to conduct its largest ever military exercise titled ‘Exercise Western Shield’ in July 2019 to provide an opportunity for army trainees to march through areas that are not usually accessible to others, except forest ..