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.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said all businesses, including marriage halls, restaurants, educational institutions as well as those associated with the tourism sector, might reopen if the present trend of low COVID-19 cases persisted throughout Muharram
The six-month-long cycle of economic contraction may end soon, as the Ministry of Finance has predicted positive economic growth in July and also sees an uptick in inflation due to the hike in petroleum product prices
Sri Lanka’s Defense Secretary Major General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne has emphasized the need to safeguard children from all forms of abuse and create a secure and safe environment for children
Jordanian security forces have fired tear gas Monday to disperse a group of protesting Sri Lankan migrant workers who had lost their jobs due to the Corona epidemic and stranded in Jordan and wanted to be repatriated, local media reported citing Sri Lankan embassy sources
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have entered into a currency swap agreement on 24th July 2020 under the Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries for 2019 - 2022
The United States is helping Sri Lankan apparel producers to export Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the United States
Parts of India, be it Assam in the Northeast or Bihar in the East, are inundated and helpless due to floods that have killed scores and affected lakhs
India on Tuesday registered 47,703 fresh novel coronavirus cases taking the total tally to over 14.83 lakh cases while with 654 new deaths, total fatalities crossed 33,425, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated
Police in Bangladesh have heightened security to foil any terrorist attack on or ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the government officials to extend all possible assistance to the people affected by the flood in the country while maintaining a preparedness to deal with any kind of situation, officials said
The Bangladesh Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved the draft of the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board Act, 2020 at a meeting here
After a sharp fall in crime rate during the first few days of coronavirus pandemic, crimes like theft, robbery and mugging have recently taken an upward turn
The United States is not going to totally pull back its soldiers from Afghanistan, says Karim Khorram, a former government official
Officials in the mountainous province of Ghor in the center of the country say that civilian casualties have increased 35 percent there since a February peace agreement between the United States and Taliban under which the latter pledged to reduce violence
India has become the second-largest personal protective equipment (PPE) kits manufacturer in the last four months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday while inaugurating the three more high tech state-of-the-art testing labs for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal
