Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has inaugurated the construction of an irrigation tunnel to be undertaken by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd (CSCEC), local media reported
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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Afghan Hindu, among three, killed in three explosions in Kabul
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Nepal home minister threatens zoo lockup for opposition leaders
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Sri Lanka plans to complete vaccination in three months
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India's paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has selected its first batch of women commandos to be inducted into its elite CoBRA unit to take on the ultra-left Maoist rebels in the contiguous forests of east, central and southern India
Nepal sees zero COVID-19 deaths for the third time this month
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Eight Nepali cricketers registered for IPL auction
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Two killed in Pakistan rally blast
Two people were killed and three others injured when a bomb went off near a rally in Pakistan's Quetta city, a Balochistan government spokesman confirmed on Saturday
