Commonwealth News
European Commission disburses €41.1 million in pre-financing to Malta
The European Commission to disburse €41.1 million to Malta in pre-financing under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). It is equivalent to 13% of the country's financial allocation and is a part of the unprecedented EU response to emerge stronger from the...
India to shell out $10b to woo global chip makers
Amid the global chip crises, India approves a $10 billion incentive plan to attract semiconductor and display manufacturers. To establish the country as a global electronics production hub Indian government will extend financial support of up to 50 per cent of a...
Visit to Maldives: Bangladesh PM to push for regularising undocumented
Bangladesh to deepen its ties with the Maldives, a small Commonwealth island nation, to discuss trade, connectivity, migration and tourism as part of its greater objective of regional integration in South Asia. The PM Sheikh Hasina will hold a bilateral meeting with...
AsaaseGPS gives Lesotho’s capital a new digital addressing system
AsaaseGPS Limited, a wholly-owned Ghanaian software development company and a subsidiary of Afrifanom Group, signs a partnership agreement with the Maseru Municipal Council and Future Systems Limited in order to provide Lesotho with a new and effective digital...
SA company has built a thruster system that could revolutionise the way satellites move in space
South Africa's Hypernova Space Technologies intends to launch an innovative satellite thruster system that could revolutionise space travel in future. The breakthrough technology will burn metals as rocket fuel, as opposed to the current use of expensive rare gasses....
Sri Lanka Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day
Every full moon is a public holiday in Sri Lanka. Poya Day is a day of religious rites. The term "poya” in Sinhalese comes from Pali and Sanskrit, which means "fast day". Local devotees celebrate this day by visiting temples for worship.