NEW DELHI -- All schools and educational institutions have been shut in Puducherry and Karaikal areas, in south India in the wake of extremely heavy rains expected over the next 24 to 48 hours, announced Puducherry Education Minister Arumugam Namassivayam on Tuesday.
According to the local meteorological department, a deep depression was likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm in these areas. (India Schools Shut)
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COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's National Building Research Organization (NBRO) on Tuesday issued early landslide warnings for 10 districts.
The NBRO issued the warning to the districts in Sri Lanka's Western, Southern, Uva, Central, Sabaragamuwa, and North Western Provinces. (Sri Lanka-Landslides)
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JAKARTA -- A multi-vehicle accident in Indonesia's Jakarta on Tuesday has left two motorcyclists dead, the city police said.
According to a preliminary report, the collision occurred in a traffic intersection in Slipi in the city's western part at around 7 a.m. local time, when a semi-trailer truck collided fatally with seven vehicles ahead. (Indonesia-Road Accident)
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KUALA LUMPUR (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's digital economy is poised to reach 31 billion U.S. dollars in gross merchandise value (GMV) in 2024, an increase of 16 percent from 2023, according to the latest e-Conomy SEA 2024 report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.
The trio said in a statement on Tuesday that Malaysia's digital economy has progressed towards profitability while maintaining double-digit growth for GMV. (Malaysia-Economy)
