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Maldives repatriates 446 citizens from Malaysia, India, Nepal

Maldives Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, revealed that a total of 446 Maldivians stranded in Malaysia, India and Nepal were repatriated from Monday, June 15, onwards

'Maldives well-positioned to begin strong economic recovery': President Solih

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih stated on Wednesday that Maldives is "well-positioned to begin a strong economic recovery" from the COVID-19 pandemic

Amid India-China tensions, Pakistan military establishment huddles for strategic manoeuvres

While border tensions continue between India and China, Pakistan's military establishment is joining heads and keeping a close eye on the developments

Bangladesh economy expected to grow 7.5% in FY2021 after pandemic-induced slowdown: ADB

Bangladesh's gross domestic product is expected to grow by 4.5% in fiscal year 2020 and 7.5% in fiscal year 2021, according to an Asian Development Bank report

Bangladesh's icddr,b begins clinical trial of Ivermectin

International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) yesterday started a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of anti-parasitic medicine Ivermectin, the organisation stated in a press release

AIIB's $750 mn loan to India for corona response

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $750 million loan to India to assist the Centre in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the poor

IIT Guwahati develops high quality, affordable COVID-19 kits

Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-G) on Wednesday announced that its researchers have created several affordable and high-quality COVID-19 kits during the crisis

Sri Lanka manufacturing and services sectors rebound in May 2020

According to the Sri Lanka Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released by the Statistics Department of Central Bank, Manufacturing and Services sectors rebounded in May 2020 after plunging in April 2020 to the lowest levels since the beginning of the survey in 2015

India slams Pakistan for torture of two high commission officials

India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan for abducting and torturing two of its high commission officials in egregious violation of international conventions on diplomatic relations and bilateral treaties signed by the two countries

Pakistan concerned over India becoming UNSC non-permanent member

As India gears up to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC), Pakistan has expressed serious concerns over it, calling it "not a moment of rejoice, but concern"

India to finance construction of sanitation facility at Pashupati temple complex in Kathmandu

India has extended financial assistance of Rs 37.23 million for construction of a sanitation facility in Kathmandu's famous Pashupatinath temple complex

Pakistan's textile exports tumble

Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports tumbled for the third consecutive month in May falling 36.5 per cent year-on-year to $751.128 million compared to $1.185 billion in the corresponding month of last year, data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed on Tuesday

New UK Trade Commissioner for South Asia appointed

 Alan Gemmell OBE has been appointed as the new UK Trade Commissioner for South Asia to bolster trade and investment relations with the UK’s economic partners in the region, including Sri Lanka

India’s HCL Technologies looks to hire 1,500 in Sri Lanka unit

India based HCL Technologies, an information technology (IT) service and engineering group which is entering Sri Lanka amid a global coroanvirus pandemic says it wants to recruit 1500 locals in the coming 18-months

Air India evacuation flight lands with returnees from Maldives

An Air India evacuation flight from Maldives has landed in this tech city with a stopover at Thiruvananthapuram, carrying 155 returnees, said an official on Tuesday