Sri Lanka’s Parliament has set the timetable for the 2026 budget. The first reading of the Appropriation Bill will be presented on 26 September, while President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his capacity as Finance Minister, will deliver the budget speech on 7 November.
The second reading debate will run from...
Nepal’s Speaker of the House of Representatives, Devraj Ghimire, and National Assembly Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal have said the rule of law and constitutionalism should not be bypassed while forming the government.
Issuing a joint press release today, they appealed to all to be committed for more progress, prosperous and...
At least 25 people, including three policemen, were killed during the violent anti-government protests led by the ‘Gen Z’ group in the last two days in Nepal, police and officials said on Wednesday.
Nineteen people, mostly youths, were killed in firing by the security forces during protests in front of...
The Nepal Army (NA), now in charge of national security, has issued a prohibitory order till 5:00 pm today, while the curfew has been extended nationwide till 6:00 am tomorrow.
The army said the move was necessary as violent agitators continued to cause arson, looting, property damage, and attempted attacks...
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has cleared a bill that seeks to abolish special privileges enjoyed by former presidents. Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne announced this in the Parliament
The legislation, titled the Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill, repeals the 1986 Act under which ex-presidents and their widows received state-funded housing, transport, staff and...
At least 14 people were killed and over 100 were injured after police opened fire during a violent protest by Gen Z demonstrators in Baneshwor, Kathmandu. Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has called an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers and the National Security Council this evening at...
Sri Lanka on Monday opposed international intervention on its human rights situation at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, asserting that such actions undermine ongoing domestic efforts to ensure justice and reconciliation.
The 60th regular session of the UNHRC, session, which opened in Geneva on Monday,...
The biggest festival of Kathmandu Valley, Indra Jatra, began on Saturday with the worshipping of Indra, the King of Heaven, also known as the God of rains.
Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah and other dignitaries visited Basantapur to observe the festival...
In Bangladesh, more than a thousand activists of the banned Awami League staged a protest march near the Parliament premises in Dhaka today, chanting slogans in support of party chief Sheikh Hasina.
The rally is the latest in a wave of flash protests by Awami League supporters across the capital....
At least 800 undocumented immigrants, including 377 Bangladeshi nationals, were detained during a special operation conducted by Malaysia's Immigration Department in Bukit Bintang area, media reports said on Wednesday.
The integrated "Ops Belanja" operation, conducted from 7:30pm to 10:30pm, targeted undocumented migrants following weeks of public complaints, Immigration Department Enforcement...
