Colombo, Feb 2 (IANS) Sri Lanka received more than 100,000 tourists in January 2023, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said.
Colombo, Feb 1 (IANS) Commenting on Sri Lanka's debt restructuring process, visiting US Under-Secretary for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, complained on Wednesday that while India has made strong commitments for the cash-strapped island nation to unlock the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) $2.9 bailout package, what China has offered so far is not enough.
Colombo, Feb 1 (IANS) Sri Lanka's total import expenditure for 2022 was about $18.3 billion, a decline of 11.4 per cent compared to 2021, according to the latest data from the country's central bank.
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) The police in Pakistan's east Punjab province foiled a terrorist attack in the Mianwali district on Tuesday night, officials said.
Colombo, Feb 1 (IANS) Sri Lanka's inflation decreased to 54.2 per cent in January from 57.2 per cent in December 2022, the country's Department of Census and Statistics reported.
Dhaka, Feb 1 (IANS) The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has said that it arrested two fugitive convicts, who were sentenced to death for committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) The crucial meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission team, which has landed in Islamabad to review Pakistan's Extended Funding Facility (EFF) after it made two major changes as per the requirements of the IMF, kicked off on Tuesday.
Dhaka, Jan 31 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Tuesday that the 15th amendment to the Constitution has strengthened the country's democracy and empowered people to choose public representatives without anyone grabbing of power illegally.
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) In a contrast that may seem cruel, Pakistans snow-bound north is feeling the heat of shortages -- of food, fuel and finance -- and frustration among the people of the tourist paradise is causing angry protests.
Peshawar, Jan 31 (IANS) At least 59 people, mostly policemen, were killed and 157 others injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up in mosque in Peshawar's Police Lines during 'Zuhr' prayers (around noon) on Monday, reports said.
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) Former President and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Monday sent a Pak Rs 10 billion legal notice to former premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, local media reported.
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyans day-long trip to Islamabad has been cancelled due to bad weather, the Pakistan Prime Minister's Office announced on Monday, local media reported.
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) Former Prime Minister and Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, has decided to set another record by contesting all the 33 seats of the National Assembly by competing the by-elections on seats, which got vacated after his party members' resignations were accepted by the Speaker of the Lower House.
Peshawar, Jan 30 (IANS) At least 28 people were killed and 150 others injured after a blast ripped through a mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Monday, according to officials.
Colombo, Jan 30 (IANS) Some 19,740 road accidents were reported in Sri Lanka in 2022, the police said on Monday.
Kathmandu, Jan 30 (IANS) With an eye on China as it has expanded its clout across South Asia, the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland arrived in Kathmandu where she will meet members of Nepal's new government led by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Peshawar, Jan 30 (IANS) Pakistan's Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir said the government is probing the massive January 22 electricity outage across the country from different angles as the possibility of a cyberattack on the system cannot be ruled out.
Colombo, Jan 30 (IANS) Police in Sri Lanka announced the arrest of over 200 drug suspects in a special operation conducted in parts of the island country.
Dhaka, Jan 30 (IANS) Remittance-reliant Bangladesh witnessed a big boom in overseas employment last year amid growing demand of huge workforce particularly in the Middle East and Asian countries, a senior official said.
Colombo, Jan 29 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government will establish 50 regional centres for issuing passports for Sri Lankans, a Minister said.
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Traders from Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province have said the coastal city of Gwadar will act as a business hub of Pakistan under the project of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, an official statement said.
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) As the Pakistan government struggles to arrest the worsening economic crisis, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar sought to allay concerns by invoking divine favour, saying that the country was the only country founded in the name of Islam "and Allah Almighty is responsible for its development and prosperity".