Bhutan's 113 reported COVID-19 infections were all quarantined travellers, except for one with conflicting test results
13 Aug 2020 1:42 PM
Islamabad called on the Indian government 'to investigate the incident and take immediate action against perpetrators of religious hatred'
13 Aug 2020 9:13 AM
The Cabinet members took oaths in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his elder brother Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
12 Aug 2020 4:02 PM
Everyone who handled the goods is under quarantine and have tested negative for coronavirus, while the goods are sealed off, authorities say
12 Aug 2020 10:51 AM
Authorities have ordered mask-wearing, restrictions on indoor dining and other social distancing measures to stem its latest outbreak
12 Aug 2020 10:28 AM
US last week accused 11 Hong Kong officials of suppressing 'freedom and democratic processes', and announced plans to freeze their US assets
10 Aug 2020 4:33 PM
Rajapaksa is highly popular among the ethnic majority Sinhalese for ending the country’s 25-year civil war against Tamil rebels in 2009
09 Aug 2020 10:51 AM
The powerful clan has held sway over the island nation's politics for decades, as well as having a major influence in key state institutions
07 Aug 2020 2:27 PM
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is likely to be sworn in the same position by his younger brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
07 Aug 2020 9:56 AM
China has similarly sentenced two other Canadians to death on drug trafficking charges last year as a diplomatic row escalated with Canada
06 Aug 2020 3:28 PM
Virologists believe that the infection may have been passed on to humans by ticks and that the virus can be transmitted between humans
06 Aug 2020 10:59 AM
The prison recently reported an increase in incidents of people throwing packets of drugs, cell phones and phone chargers over the walls
03 Aug 2020 3:50 PM
Nepal had released a revised political and administrative map incorporating the disputed territories of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani
02 Aug 2020 11:26 AM
China attaches high importance to Nepal's Oli continuing in power as it was him who widened China-Nepal ties to reduce dependence on India
02 Aug 2020 10:00 AM
A nationwide lockdown was lifted last week, and Nepal is now open 'for tourism activities, including mountaineering and trekking'
31 Jul 2020 3:31 PM
The animals are further sanitised using disinfectants keeping in mind about the pandemic spread
30 Jul 2020 11:32 AM
Going forward, the prospects for reconciliation look dim, even if the U.S. elects a new administration in November
27 Jul 2020 6:55 PM
Authorities have rolled out mass testing for hundreds of thousands of people in the port city of Dalian, as well as in Xinjiang's Urumqi
27 Jul 2020 9:21 AM
In the past, Pakistan has used the air base to support its Army operations on the border with India
26 Jul 2020 2:12 PM
The country has not witnessed a single community case for the last three months as per official records
25 Jul 2020 2:59 PM