Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced a series of emergency measures to safeguard the island’s economy and ensure energy security as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East disrupts global fuel supply chains and heightens domestic anxiety over essential goods and services.
In a special media post, Mr....
Afganistan has warned a ‘teeth-breaking response’ to the airstrikes carried out by Pakistan in Kabul. Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior spokesperson Abdul Matin Qane has said Afghanistan considers Pakistan’s latest strike as major escalation and emphasized that such actions cannot go unanswered. He reiterated that Afghan authorities view the attacks...
India today called out Pakistan for its habit of fabricating imaginative tales of Islamophobia in neighbouring countries, questioning how Islamabad’s own brutal repression of Ahmadiyyas or air-bombing campaigns during Ramzan against Afghanistan can be characterised as. Addressing the UN General Assembly commemoration of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia,...
Sixteen Nepalese nationals trafficked to Cambodia on the pretext of getting lucrative jobs were rescued and repatriated on Thursday, according to the foreign ministry here.
They were taken to Cambodia by various agents and employed in illegal jobs, including online scamming and online casinos.
The Nepal embassy in Bangkok aided their...
The Indian Army has launched a Major Bridge Project in Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu. The Ministry of Defence said the bridge links Colombo, the capital city, with the key economic centre of Puttalam along the vital coastal corridor passing through the Chilaw district. It added that the...
Bangladesh has sought safe passage from Iran for its vessels carrying energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions in the Gulf region. Energy, Power and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said Dhaka had requested Tehran to ensure the secure movement of Bangladeshi ships...
The first session of Bangladesh’s 13th National Parliament will begin today at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, Dhaka, marking the start of legislative activities of the newly elected House. According to the Parliament Secretariat, the session will commence at 11:00 am after being convened by President Mohammad Shahabuddin on February...
Government sources today said diesel supply from India to Bangladesh is part of regular ongoing energy trade between the two countries. The India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline was operationalised in 2017. Sources said the pipeline has been supplying diesel to Bangladesh on a commercial basis from Assam’s Numaligarh Refinery Limited. Sources...
Continuing its steadfast commitment towards supporting Sri Lanka in times of need, India has commenced the installation of additional Bailey Bridges as part of its humanitarian assistance following Cyclone Ditwah.
The Indian Army’s engineer corps have begun preparatory works for launching a 240-foot Bailey Bridge at Thoduwawa, Chilaw, in Sri...
Sri Lanka says it will not curb economic activity to cut fuel consumption despite surging global oil prices linked to tensions in the Middle East.
Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa told reporters yesterday that the government expects to maintain a continuous fuel supply and does not plan to close schools...
