South Asia

Bangkok – Rapid acceleration of digitalization in rural communities in Asia and the Pacific is critical for regaining momentum towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), government policy makers agreed at the conclusion of…
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Colombo: In Sri Lanka, the Cabinet today granted to open fuel imports and retail sales market to companies from oil-exporting nations. This comes after the country ran out of fuel as only 1,100 tonnes of petrol and 7,500 tonnes of diesel…
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Kathmandu: The Embassy of Nepal in association with the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA) and Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) organized a presentation and interaction program on tourism promotion in hybrid modality at the 1TAA Meeting Hall…
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Kathmandu: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world is facing the real risk of multiple famines this year. In video message to the Uniting for Global Food Security ministerial conference in Berlin, he said, 2023 could…
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Kabul: India has dispatched 27 tonnes of emergency relief assistance in two flights for the people of Afghanistan in the wake of the tragic earthquake. The relief assistance consists of essential items including family ridge tents, sleeping…
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Colombo : Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra-led-delegation held discussions on Sri Lankan economy and the road to its recovery with Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo today. Ajay…
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SUVA  — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $150 million in loans to help Fiji recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and build resilience against climate and disaster risks. The loan agreements were signed today in Suva by Fiji’s…
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Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told lawmakers yesterday that country's debt-laden economy has collapsed after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity. Mr. Wickremesinghe told Parliament, the nation faces a…
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Kathmandu: On June 18 and 19, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with COVAX, delivered the first two U.S.-facilitated shipments of Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccines to Mongolia (302,400 doses) and…
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New Delhi: In Afghanistan , over 1000 people have been killed and 1500 other injured following an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 which hit Paktika province this morning. Disaster management officials said, the toll expected to grow as…
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