Bhutan has pledged USD 100,000 contribution to the SAARC COVID-19 Emergency Fund, which was proposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an initial offer of USD 10 million to help combat the coronavirus pandemic in the region
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
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.
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Colombo, Gampaha, and Kalutara districts declared as high-risk zones in Sri Lanka
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US to cut $1bn in Afghan aid as feuding leaders reject push for power-sharing
The Trump administration is slashing $1 billion in aid to Afghanistan with threatening further reduction in all forms of cooperation after the two feuding Afghan leaders, (President Ashraf Ghani, and self-proclaimed President Abdullah Abdullah) rejected to form a new inclusive government
Abdullah regrets Pompeo’s failure in brokering Afghan election deal
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Abdullah regrets Pompeo’s failure in brokering Afghan election deal
Former presidential runner Abdullah Abdullah who lost the polls last year, has expressed regret that the US secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s visit to Kabul did not work as he expected
Cops clueless about most of the returnees
Amid mounting concerns over the spread of coronavirus, police have so far been able to locate and ensure the quarantine of only 2.7 percent of the total number of returnees from different countries in the last three month
Bangladesh suspends train, bus, launch services, domestic flights to check movement of people across the country
The government has decided to suspend all public transport services to slow the spread of novel coronavirus, inching closer to enforcing a lockdown
Nepal government lets in stranded Nepalis within days of sealing border
The government today decided to allow Nepalis stranded at southern border points to enter Nepal ‘one last time’ today
Decision to ban entry of Nepalis returning from abroad challenged
Two advocates have moved the Supreme Court demanding a roll back of the government’s decision to bar Nepali citizens returning from abroad, including India, to enter the country
125 who flew with COVID-19 patient traced
The government has tracked down the whereabouts of 125 people who shared the aircraft with the 19-year-old student, who has tested positive for COVID-19, and asked them to self-quarantine for 14 days
Imposition of curfew will be last option, says PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday imposition of a curfew would be the last option to prevent the spread of coronavirus and that in such a situation he would first form a team of volunteers to supply food items to people, especially the poor and those belonging to low-income groups, on their doorstep
Pakistan seeks clarity about Saarc’s Covid-19 fund
Pakistan wants the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation’s (Saarc) Covid-19 Emergency Fund to be administered by the bloc’s secretary general and is seeking clarity about its utilisation
Maldives sends rescue flight to evacuate citizens from Sri Lanka
Maldives is sending an aircraft to Sri Lanka to evacuates its citizens in the island as a Coronavirus pandemic is sweeping the world
Sri Lanka Association of Geriatric Medicine : Guidelines to protect the elderly
With the spread of COVID – 19, the Sri Lanka Association of Geriatric Medicine issued a set of guidelines to protect elderly people from the virus
