Asia

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said the country supports Russia in the military operation in Ukraine against the West's procedures and provocations, stressing that the country is still exposed to terrorist aggression by Western countries

Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi honored a woman cop for rescuing 73 missing children in the last 8 months and an e-rickshaw driver for saving two girls from getting kidnapped

Environment Minister Shauna said that at the end of President Solih's administrative term, 26% of the electricity supplied will be powered by solar energy; he pointed out that spending on fuel amounts to about 10% of Maldivian GDP

Authorities in the capital are trialling the use of electric rubbish trucks, equipped with a sophisticated rubbish collection system able to compress rubbish to 3 m3, and will distribute more than 1.000 rubbish collection bins to target villages

Pastures in the regions of Chui, Naryn and Talas will be examined in a new tender launched by the State Land Resources Agency for the design and works of geo-botanical and soil survey

Three triathlon and Ironman events will be held in Taitung County this weekend; nearly 200 foreigners and about 1.000 domestic triathletes will be competing

The US Embassy said that, in cooperation with the IOM, it is launching a new project to help protect the Tajik-Afghan border from illegal arms and drug movement, irregular migration and public health risks for the next three years

Capacity building training for forestry experts was organised using an interactive, practice-based approach for the use of Geographical Information System, supported by GIZ project "Sustainable Resilient Ecosystem and Agriculture Management in Mongolia"

The UAE celebrates Reading Month every March, in accordance with the Cabinet decision, with activities during the entire month across the country to instil reading among 50% of Emirati adults, 80% of pupils by 2026

Construction of the 37 km section of the Central Expressway from Kadawatha to Mirigama is currently underway with about 25 % of the work nearly done; the project is expected to be completed within the next two years

Over 28.000 applications arrived since the expatriate status correction grace period was announced last October; extended until 31/03, it grants business owners and expat workers up to a 50% reduction on the total of the 'settlement for violation' amount