Category: News
Laughter, piano at vacant Sri Lanka presidential palace
Sri Lanka's colonial-era presidential palace has embodied state authority for more than 200 years, but on Sunday it was the island's new symbol of "p [...]
Japan mourns as funeral for former PM Abe held in Tokyo
Family and friends of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe gathered at a Tokyo temple Tuesday for a private funeral, as mourners outside con [...]
Seychelles still considering large-scale agriculture projects on outer-islands
Seychelles' state-owned Islands Development Company (IDC) says that it is still going ahead with its agriculture programme on the outer island of Coe [...]
Seychelles’ health centres set to issue QR codes for vaccination certificates
Seychelles is set to start issuing COVID-19 vaccination certificates or QR codes at the health centre level across the country following vaccinations [...]
Seychelles and Reunion Island resume tourism training exchanges
Students and instructors from Seychelles Tourism Academy will resume exchange visits with their counterparts on Reunion Island through a newly signed [...]
Who could take over as UK prime minister?
The race to replace Britain's Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and prime minister is underway, with 11 candidates already declared and more Tory [...]
Japan’s ruling party secures strong win after Abe assassination
Japan's ruling party and partners won enough votes to form a supermajority in an upper house election held just days after the assassination of forme [...]
Sri Lanka protesters won’t budge till president leaves office
Sri Lankan protesters refused to budge from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence on Sunday, a day after they stormed his home, forcing him to fle [...]
“Dream Gallery”: New art space in Seychelles offers affordable art to wider audience
A new gallery offering limited edition prints and affordable art of five local artists has opened its doors to the public on the outskirts of the Sey [...]
Angola’s authoritarian ex-president dos Santos dies in Spain
Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Angola with an iron fist for 38 years, died on Friday at a hospital in Barcelona after suffering cardiac arrest, t [...]