Prime Minister Imran Khan has made another move to revive the coronavirus-hit economy with an initiative to promote the housing and construction sector with Rs330 billion of mortgage financing by the commercial banks in just 18 months
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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Sri Lankan PM suspends ruling party rallies
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has informed the ruling political party, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), to temporarily halt election rallies following a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases from a drug rehabilitation centre
Sri Lanka shuts schools again after spike in COVID-19 cases
Sri Lanka's Education Ministry said that all schools across the island-nation will be shut from July 13-17 following a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases
Sri Lanka to delay reopening of airports amidst spike in coronavirus cases
Sri Lanka will delay the reopening of airports that have remained shut since March 18, amidst a surge in coronavirus cases, officials said
Second wave of floods feared in Bangladesh
Bangladesh State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman said that at least 23 districts were predicted to experience a second wave of floods with the rise of water levels in major rivers due to heavy rains
Bangladesh health workers charged with selling fake Covid certificates
More than a dozen Bangladeshi health workers have been arrested on charges of selling thousands of fake COVID-19 certificates, officials confirmed on Sunday, as the country reels under a surge in the number of coronavirus cases
Bangladeshis will require negative COVID-19 test report to travel abroad
The government has made it mandatory for all Bangladeshis to take certificate from authorised testing centres as evidence that they do not have coronavirus before leaving the country
H&M Foundation support for Bangladesh's female apparel workers
H&M Foundation, a non-profit platform of the Swedish fashion giant H&M Group, is initiating a long-term project to support female apparel workers in Bangladesh, starting with their urgent needs connected to COVID-19 pandemic
Indian envoy to Dhaka: Vikram Doraiswami to succeed Riva Das
Senior career diplomat Vikram Doraiswami will be India's new High Commissioner to Bangladesh, succeeding Riva Ganguly Das
'Over 500 Taliban-requested detainees may not be freed'
The Afghan government said that there were serious reservations about the release of over 500 Taliban prisoners within the countrys legal and judicial institutions, and most likely these detainees will not be released
Violence intensifications weakening peace process: Karzai
Former President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned mine explosions and rockets attacks in the provinces of Wardak and Ghazni, in which a number of civilians were killed and wounded
Afghan airliner resumes foreign flights
Kam Air, a private airline in Afghanistan has restarted flights to foreign destinations
India's corona cases near 850,000 death toll climbs to 22,674
With a record single-day spike of 28,637 new coronavirus cases and 551 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's total cases neared 8.5 lakh (850,000) with the death toll up to 22,674, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data said on Sunday
Bengaluru to be under complete lockdown from July 14 to 22
Alarmed by surging COVID cases daily since July 1, the Karnataka government decided to re-impose a total lockdown in Bengaluru Urban and Rural districts from July 14 till July 22, it was announced on Saturday
Ruling NCP leadership standoff continues
Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leader Asta Laxmi Shakya said Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli should have used his address to the nation yesterday to calm down youths protesting in the street in his support
