Asia Sri Lanka Digital marketplace LilyLanka has been launched to connect small and medium enterprises with customers; the platform includes products, online sales and delivery services and aims to digitalize local trade, expand market access and support SMEs recovery
Europe Estonia Up to 600 concrete bunkers will be built along the eastern land border as part of the joint Baltic Defense Line with Latvia and Lithuania; for the €60 million needed, the Center for Defense Investments and Latvia's Defense launched a public procurement
Europe Denmark Foreign nationals who come to Denmark to work are less likely to commit crimes than Danish citizens, concludes a CEPOS think tank report based on register data from Danmarks Statistik
Africa Central African Republic Doctors are absent from local hospitals at night in Linga; though affecting a scarcely populated area, the vacancy is causing concern among the village elders
Asia Cambodia CN19 Club, one of Cambodia’s leading Kun Khmer boxing clubs, plans a multi-million-dollar investment to raise young fighters, funding training centres, scholarships and international exposure, aiming to elevate Cambodia’s global profile in the sport
America Bahamas Land clearing for new New Providence Specialty Hospital is expected to begin within days and government pledged to buy another 15 ambulances, signals of the administration's commitment to optimize urgency response and health services
Europe Andorra The Consortium of Married Couples of Andorra la Vella celebrated its 250th anniversary with a program focused on tradition and historical recognition: a mass in Sant Esteve followed by official photograph on the steps of the Casa de la Vall and lunch
Asia Armenia Book Giving Day is celebrated today across Armenia; the date was set in memory of the Poet of All Armenians Hovhannes Tumanyan who was born on 19 February 1869
Asia Afghanistan Latif Nangarhari, an Afghan singer who once critics and fled Talibans, known for advocating peace and condemning violence, now publicly praises their rule, drawing attention across Afghan social media
Asia Malaysia Muslims in Malaysia have begun fasting today after the crescent moon was officially sighted, marking the start of Ramadan 1447H: the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal announced the start of the holy month following observations at designated locations nationwide
Asia Bahrain Bahraini villages Hoorat A’ali, Buri, Karranah and Budaiya were acknowledged under the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation Villages Recognition Initiative during latest FAO World Conference
Oceania New Zealand Farmers and businesses are taking stock of the cost of flooding that swamped paddocks and swept through Little River, Banks Peninsula, which remains under a state of emergency though State Highway 75 to Akaroa reopened and telecommunications were restored
Africa Egypt With Ramadan, 2026 drama season emerges as one of the richest in recent memory: 39 series are competing across major satellite channels and streaming platforms, offering audiences thrillers, dramas, comedies, romance, social narratives, supernatural sagas
Africa Botswana The Absa Africa Financial Index 2025 has revealed that Botswana improved its rankings, achieving a score of 63 and placing the country firmly amongst the top-tier financial markets on the continent