Afghanistan
Taliban rejects Iran’s claim of moving Daesh leaders to Afghanistan – The Print
Taliban rejected Iran’s claim that Daesh leaders have moved to Afghanistan from Iraq, Syria and Libya, Khaama Press reported. “We reject the claim made by Iran’s foreign minister that ISIS commanders had relocated from Iraq, Syria, and Libya to Afghanistan,” a statement released by the Taliban-led Foreign minister of Afghanistan on Friday. Click here to read…
Taliban plans to make money out of 6th-century Buddha statues it destroyed in Afghanistan – Hindustan Times
According to the author, the Taliban smashed the sixth-century CE giant statues in 2001 with artillery fire and by detonating anti-tank mines. Taliban which itself destroyed the historically and culturally significant ‘Buddhas of Bamiyan’, now want to make money from the empty niches as it is desperately in need of cash. Click here to read…
26 Dead, 40 Missing Due To Flash Floods In Central Afghanistan – NDTV
The death toll from overnight flash floods caused by torrential rain in central Afghanistan has risen to 26, with more than 40 people missing, officials said Sunday. Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the State Ministry for Disaster Management, said a total of 31 people had been killed nationwide in floods since Friday and extensive damage had been caused to property and farmland. Click here to read…
Bangladesh
India signs contract with Bangladesh to modernise signalling system of Dhaka-Tongi-Joydebpur rail line - DD News
The contract was signed in the presence of Railway Minister of Bangladesh Md. Nurul Islam Sujon and High Commissioner of India in Bangladesh Pranay Verma. Implementation of this project will ease congestion and improve efficiency of Dhaka-Tongi-Joydebour section which is one of the busiest rail lines in Bangladesh. The project is being implemented under the Line of Credit extended by India to Bangladesh said in a press release issued by Indian High Commission. Click here to read…
A Digital Bank in Bangladesh: Opportunity and Imperative for growth of its Economy - IB Times
The Government of Bangladesh under the present Prime Minister Ms Sheikh Hasina has undertaken numerous policy initiatives to ensure steady growth of GDP, introduce financial sector reforms and give a push to further digitization in the financial sector, improving communication infrastructure and services and enhancing the penetration of mobiles and net services to reach out to the under banked people in Bangladesh. Click here to read…
Bhutan
Seven killed in Bhutan as floods wash away part of hydropower plant – The Hindu
At least seven people were killed and 16 others missing in Bhutan after flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains washed away a section of a small hydroelectric plant on Thursday, local media reported. Rescue and search teams have rushed to the area, authorities said. Prime Minister Lotay Tshering has arrived at the site and is taking stock of the situation and guiding rescue and search operation, his office said. Click here to read…
GoI implements export ban on non-Basmati white rice – Kuensel
In a move aimed at ensuring ample availability of non-basmati white rice in the domestic market and curbing the rise in prices, the Government of India (GoI) has taken a decisive step by imposing a ban on the export of non-basmati white rice, effective immediately. The Directorate of General of Foreign Trade issued a notification on Thursday, announcing the prohibition on the export of non-basmati rice. Click here to read…
Maldives
Maldives Reform Movement alleges obstruction by Elections Commission - Edition
Former Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who leads the Maldives Reform Movement (MRM), has said that the Elections Commission (EC) is impeding their attempts to nominate a presidential candidate and conduct political activities. Click here to read…
Russia tops Maldives tourist arrival markets once more, India topples to second - Raajje
Russia has once again become the top tourist market for Maldives, as the seventh month of the year draws to a close. This was revealed by the Ministry of Tourism through its latest daily tourist arrival statistics publicized on Sunday. As such, statistics revealed that although India topped the tourist markets for Maldives halfway through the year, it has since been replaced by Russia once more. 2022 ended with the neighboring country as the top source market for Maldives tourism. Click here to read…
Myanmar
Myanmar Central Bank to issue its highest denomination as economy suffers - Nagaland Post
The reason for issuing a higher denomination note of 20,000 kyats (about $9.50) was not explained. Since the military ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, economic boycotts and sanctions imposed by Western nations have hurt both big businesses and ordinary people, many of whose lives have already been disrupted by civil war and the coronavirus pandemic. Click here to read…
Myanmar’s Opposition Government Launches Neobank - Regulation Asia
Users of 'Spring Development Bank' will be able to deposit foreign currency and receive USDT, which can also be exchanged for MMK. Click here to read…
https://www.regulationasia.com/myanmars-opposition-government-launches-neobank/
China courts Myanmar as junta chief plans September visit to Beijing -Economic Times
China is courting Myanmar, a neighbour critical to India’s Act East Policy with the junta Chief Gen Min Aung Hlaing expected to visit Beijing in September, a visit that will be closely watched in New Delhi. Click here to read…
Nepal
Nepal's CPN-Maoist Centre delegation embarks on India visit 'to strengthen' ties with BJP – The Economic Times
A five-member high-level delegation of Nepal's CPN-Maoist Centre embarked on a six-day visit to India at the invitation of the BJP "to strengthen party to party relations" between the two ruling parties of the neighbouring nations. The delegation is led by CPN-Maoist Centre party's vice chairperson Pampha Bhushal. Other members of the team are the party secretary Chakrapani Khanal; Standing Committee member Satya Pahadi; and central committee members Rameshwor Yadav and Suresh Kumar Rai. Click here to read…
Chinese politburo member Yuan calls on Nepal President Paudel – The Print
Nepal and China have remained good neighbours since ancient times, President Ramchandra Paudel told a Chinese leader during their meeting here on Sunday. Yuan Jiajun, a politburo member of the Communist Party of China (CPC), arrived here on Sunday on a three-day visit to Nepal, leading a 26-member delegation. Click here to read…
Prime minister leaves for Italy amid visits to south and from north – The Kathmandu Post
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal left for Italy on Saturday evening to attend the United Nations Food Systems Summit in addition to the Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) to be held in Rome from July 24 to 26. Prior to his departure, Dahal tentatively decided the dates of his China visit, likely to take place during the Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8, 2023. Click here to read…
Pakistan
Economy in drain, Pakistan losing its brain, at record rate – India Today
Pakistan saw a record number of over 8 lakh people leaving the country. That too just in the first six months of the year. Among them were a lakh highly trained professionals, hinting at a huge brain drain from the country facing a crumbled economy and plagued by Islamic fundamentalism. Click here to read…
Imran Khan drama made Pakistan laughing stock of the world: Joe Biden's adviser – Hindustan Times
Pakistan spoils relations with the countries and institutions where its interests are connected, he said. Adviser to US President Joe Biden on Arts, Shahid Ahmed Khan, said that America has nothing to do with the internal politics of Pakistan after the US senators wrote a general letter regarding human rights in the country. Click here to read…
Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's name likely to be pitched for interim PM: Report – The Economic Times
Pakistan's ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party may propose Finance Minister Ishaq Dar as the country's caretaker prime minister as it mulls changes to the Elections Act 2017. The PML-N is seeking authority for the incoming government to take decisions beyond its constitutional mandate to maintain continuity in the recently implemented economic plan and attract foreign investment into state-run entities. Click here to read…
Afghan Taliban asks Pakistan Government to pursue peace talks with TTP: Report – The Hindu
The Afghan Taliban has asked the Pakistan Government to initiate another round of negotiations with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan terror group, with a top leader in Kabul telling Islamabad that it should prefer peace over war, a media report said on Saturday. Click here to read…
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka remembers ’83 anti-Tamil riots amid tight security - Dawn
Sri Lanka tightened security on Sunday as activists lit oil lamps in the capital Colombo commemorating the hundreds killed in 1983 anti-Tamil riots that fuelled a deadly civil war. “Let’s not forget the slaughter of Tamils,” read a banner carried by members of North-South Solidarity, a group of rights defenders from the country’s majority Sinhalese and minority Tamil communities. Click here to read…
Sri Lanka has sufficient fuel: Minister - Investing.com
Sri Lanka has sufficient quantities of fuel, the country's Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said.Talking to the media here in the country's capital, Wijesekera added on Sunday that the country has 133,936 metric ton of diesel and 6,192 metric ton of super diesel as of Sunday morning. Click here to read…
