Former Sri LankanTest Cricket Captain Kumar Sangakkara has requested the general public to not be afraid of and resist quarantine, but to engage in the process by treating it as a social responsibility
'Amphan' intensifies into super cyclone over eastern India, Bangladesh
The India Meteorological Department on Monday said that extremely severe cyclonic storm Amphan over the west and central parts of Bay of Bengal has intensified into a "super cyclone" with wind speed above 200 km per hour
India says no plan to extend coronavirus lockdown
India has no plans to extend a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus in the country. The announcement came on Monday from the government's top bureaucrat
Bhutan’s bureaucrats to contribute 5 to 10% of salary for COVID-19 fund
Bureaucrats in Bhutan will be contributing five to 10 percent of their salaries for the COVID-19 relief fund set up by the government, the Royal Civil Servant Commission (RCSC) has said
Bhutan announces physical distancing measures for public transport
The Bhutanese government has announced several physical distancing measures to be followed in all public transport facilities, including taxis, in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic
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PML-N Prez Shehbaz Sharif returns from London after 4 months
Shehbaz Sharif, the President of the oppostiton Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), returned to Islamabad on Sunday from London where he spent the last four months with his ailing brother and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Coronavirus cases in Pakistan rises to 645
March 22 (IANS) The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan has increased to 645 with several new cases in Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), while the death toll stood at three, according to health autorities
Taliban attacks, killing security forces jeopardize peace: Ghani
Regarding Zabul attack, President Ashraf Ghani has said the Taliban not only put the opportunity of peace at risk but would also spark public hate against the rebel group
Negotiating team’s formation in final stages
The formation of a government team to enter intra-Afghan dialogue with the Taliban has reached last stages, the State Ministry for Peace Affairs said on Saturday
Doha Accord to Help Stabilise Afghanistan: Morrison
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has congratulated President Ashraf Ghani on winning a second term in office
‘No COVID-19 Case Reported in Afghanistan in Last 24 Hours’: MoPH
The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday announced that "no positive case of the coronavirus was reported in the country in the last 24 hours," but results from 12 cases are pending
Pandemic Covid-19 curable; China to provide medical supplies to Afghanistan
The Chinese experts have geared up efforts to help and share experiences with 15 regional countries, including Afghanistan, where 24 positives cases of pandemic coronavirus has so far recorded
Bangladesh health minister draws flak for crowded coronavirus media briefing
Bangladesh's Health Minister Zahid Malik, who was criticised for attending a crowded event at a hospital amid the coronavirus outbreak, has drawn flak again for bringing a large number of officials to a COVID-19 media briefing
China’s richest man to donate medical supplies to Asian countries, including Sri Lanka
The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation has announced today their donations of medical supplies to Asian countries, including Sri Lanka
Nepal shuts down services other than essential
In a bid to prevent Coronavirus outbreak in the nation, the government will shut down services other than those listed as essential, across the country from today
Pakistan seeks debt relief to fight Covid-19
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that countries like Pakistan, which are burdened by external debt, should be provided relief in repayment of loans so that they could focus on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic
Sri Lankan police probe Anuradhapura prison riot
Sri Lankan police have begun investigations into the alleged prison riot in the Anuradhapura jail that left two inmates dead and at least six hospitalized with gunshot injuries
Nearly 300 curfew violators arrested in Sri Lanka
Police in Sri Lanka have arrested 291 people for curfew violations to prevent spread of COVID-19
More than 200 Sri Lankan pilgrims return from India
More than 200 Sri Lankans who undertook a religious pilgrimage to Dambadiva in India have returned to the country, the Sri Lanka Army said
