Asia

Lake Paleik in Singaing municipality and Lake Pyu in TadaU municipality have been designated as the seventh and eighth Flyway Network Sites in the country

The number of passengers using Muscat International Airport increased by 19% to 1.192.832 in December 2023 compared to 999.935 in the same period last year, according to data published by the Civil Aviation Authority

Tbilisi Tango, a school teaching the iconic Argentine dance, celebrates its 16th anniversary with the 5th Tbilisi Tango Weekend, to be held from 26 to 28 January

Coca-Cola has appointed Ju-un Nahar Choudhury as the new managing director of Coca-Cola Bangladesh Ltd, becoming the first Bangladeshi and the first woman to hold this position

The Parliament is preparing to debate a bill that aims to prohibit the conversion of visit visas into work visas

The Prophet's Mosque in Madinah is furnished with more than 25.000 carpets for the comfort of worshippers and pilgrims, Saudi Press Agency reported, mentioning that carpets in the mosque, its courtyards and roof section are sterilised and perfumed daily

The new president of the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam has expressed his desire to change the football landscape in the Sultanate for the better, working to support students or football players who have fewer financial opportunities

Bình Duong Province, in Dong Nam Bo region just north of Ho Chi Minh, is committing to accelerate decarbonisation efforts towards a zero-emission future and to help promote sustainable development

A bill to mitigate penalties for the illegal import of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has been passed by the Uzbekistan Senate; it introduces administrative liability instead of criminal liability

In the wetlands of the Aegean coastal city of Izmir, a significant increase in the number of winter birds has been observed compared to last year; members of NGOs and volunteer birdwatchers, led by experts, are engaged in censusing 14 areas

East Timor President José Manuel Ramos-Horta was received by Pope Francis for the scheduled meeting in the Vatican Apostolic Palace

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate today a large Hindu temple in Ayodhya symbolising the country's growing Hindu cultural nationalism, a movement also known as Hindutva, which stands on the site of a mosque demolished in the 16th century