The Bhutan-India Friendship Association (BIFA – Gelephu Chapter) of Bhutan has extended generous help to border villagers on the Indian side who are suffering due to the nationwide lockdown
The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
The Bhutan-India Friendship Association (BIFA – Gelephu Chapter) of Bhutan has extended generous help to border villagers on the Indian side who are suffering due to the nationwide lockdown
The number of COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka rose to 649 on Wednesday, health officials said, after 30 people tested positive for the virus
The curfew which will be re-imposed at 8.00 pm tomorrow, Thursday the 30th April, in the districts other than the districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara and Puttalam, will continue till 5.00 am on Monday, the 4th May, President’ Media Division announced
The Australian Department of Defense extending its support has donated a large consignment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) overalls and gloves to Sri Lanka armed forces battling the COVID-19 pandemic
The global coronavirus outbreak is expected to have a significant impact on Nepal’s economic growth, dragging it down to a four-year-low of 2.27 per cent in the current fiscal year
Bangladesh and India have decided to work together to increase food production to face the possible food crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned a “terrorist attack” in Kabul that killed and wounded a number of people on Wednesday
The parliament’s two houses say they had stopped mediating efforts to solve political problems between President Ashraf Ghani and his rival in last year’s election Abdullah Abdullah over the results of polls that announced Abdullah the loser
While declaring May as Asian American Heritage Month, US President Donald Trump has recalled his visit to India as “a demonstration of our nation's enduring friendship with one of the world's largest and most diverse countries.”
With nations around the world battered by their dependence of China for vital supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the US is discussing restructuring global supply chains with India and other Indo-Pacific “friends.”
Countries like India, Indonesia and Thailand that are among the world's largest vaccine manufacturers from the South-East Asia region must play a lead role in overcoming the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic," the World Health Organisaion (WHO) said on Wednesday
The government has directed the Indian Navy to get their big sailing engines ready to bring back citizens stuck in the Gulf countries due to the coronavirus induced lockdown. India has imposed a travel ban both within the country and oversees till May 3 to fight the Covid-19 outbreak
Twenty-eight Nepalis have been detained and quarantined in Sarnath while they were found walking along the railway tracks in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. The group included one woman
The number of international tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka declined for the twelfth straight month in March 2020 by 70.8 per cent in comparison to a year ago as the tourism industry is hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak
A suicide attack here left at least three people dead and 15 wounded on Wednesday, the interior ministry reported