The closing of schools for girls over grade six continues to face reactions by various countries and international organizations. Click here to read... [2]
It has been almost five years that the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) has entered into force. As a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and as a party to the TFA, the previous Afghan government designated only 11.3% of TFA measures as its Category A commitments, which are those commitments that Afghanistan implemented as soon as the Agreement entered into force in 2017. Click here to read... [3]
The US troops have not carried out any over-the-horizon operation in Afghanistan since they left the country in August 2021, a senior Pentagon official said as reported by US media. Click here to read... [4]
Thanks to the American people's generosity and in partnership with COVAX, 90,090 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have been donated to Bhutan, in coordination with the Bhutan Foundation and UNICEF, to fight the pandemic Click here to read... [5]
In 2021, WFP implemented the Country Strategic Plan 2019-2023 to support the Royal Government of Bhutan in strengthening capacity to address food security challenges and building resilience against natural disasters and climate shocks. Click here to read... [6]
Even as the third local governments have just begun their term, about 50 percent of the dzongdags’ post will be vacant as part of the leadership assessment process. Click here to read... [7]
An elderly man in Tsirang is all alone; either walking along the roadside or staying in his shack made of CGI sheets. His relatives claim they take care of his needs, but his conditions tell a different story. Click here to read... [8]
Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen, who has been running the "India Out" campaign in the archipelago, was involved in a secret deal with a Maltese company during his presidency to set up a private armoury in a northern Island of the country, a media report said. Click here to read... [9]
The Arakan Army (AA) has called on Myanmar’s regime not to interfere in its administration in Rakhine State, saying it will spark an armed conflict. Click here to read... [10]
Tensions between Myanmar’s military and the National League for Democracy (NLD) were already building six years ago. Among the disagreements were military-appointed lawmakers’ rejection of the vice-presidential nominee by the NLD and the State Counselor Bill, which was submitted to the Parliament to allow NLD leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to run the newly elected governmentClick here to read... [11]
The Indian government, for its part, has called the Rohingya who sought asylum in India “illegal immigrants” and a “threat to national security.” The Indian Supreme Court in 2021 refused to stop the deportation of Rohingya refugees. Click here to read... [12]
A British rights group is taking Myanmar’s junta to court over allegations of widespread torture since a 2021 coup, frustrated by a perceived lack of meaningful action by the United Nations. Click here to read... [13]
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Pampha Bhusal, has said that achievements made through people's struggle and federal democratic republic constitution have still been facing threats. Click here to read... [14]
The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal active caseload has reached to 765 on Wednesday as 10 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours. Click here to read... [15]
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to lead the team to Kathmandu. The team from Washington is arriving on the heels of MCC Compact’s passage, which Beijing has objected to.Click here to read... [16]
After negotiations for long, India finally has allowed Nepal to export 325 megawatt of power to the Indian market at a competitive rate. Click here to read... [17]
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said quality health service is prerequisite to development. He stressed the need for producing competent human resources in the sector of health science with research and studies of international standard. Click here to read... [18]
Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba began his tour of India by visiting the BJP headquarters. Nepal Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka said Deuba’s visit to the BJP office was in his capacity as Nepali Congress chief. Click here to read... [19]
India’s ambassador to Nepal and an IFS officer of 1988 batch, Vinay Mohan Kwatra will take over as the new foreign secretary upon incumbent Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s retirement later this month, the government announced Monday. Click here to read... [20]
Speaking at a news conference after presiding over a meeting of the PDM with PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif, president of the opposition alliance Maulana Fazlur Rehman said if the Supreme Court gave any verdict against them then they had the right to go people’s court. Click here to read... [21]
Two Foreign Office officials, who spoke to The Express Tribune while requesting not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the issue, revealed that the diplomats were not happy with the controversy. Click here to read... [22]
Treasury bills yields rose on Wednesday as ongoing political uncertainty in the country boosted demand for safe-haven assets, analysts said. Click here to read... [23]
Sri Lankan doctors will hold protest in Colombo on Wednesday as hospitals run out of essential drugs. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa late Tuesday night revoked the state of emergency he had declared on April 1 with immediate effect in his island nation. Click here to read... [24]
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign “under any circumstances”, his government’s chief whip told parliament on Wednesday as he defended the beleaguered leader’s controversial decisions, amidst huge public protests demanding his resignation over the country’s worst economic crisis. Click here to read... [25]
Cabinet Resignation, President's House Clash Updates: Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has appointed a three-member advisory group to assist government officials engaging with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the president said on WednesdayClick here to read... [26]
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[2] https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-177457
[3] https://www.khaama.com/why-should-afghanistan-implement-the-trade-facilitation-agreement-tfa-98795/
[4] https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-177450
[5] https://www.usaid.gov/india/press-releases/apr-4-2022-us-donates-90090-doses-covid-19-vaccine-bhutan
[6] https://www.wfp.org/publications/wfp-bhutan-2021-annual-country-report-overview
[7] https://kuenselonline.com/dzongkhags-managing-without-dzongdags/
[8] https://kuenselonline.com/taking-care-of-the-elderly-2/
[9] https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/former-maldivian-president-abdulla-yameen-involved-in-shady-arms-deal-report20220406185034/
[10] https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/arakan-army-threatens-war-with-myanmar-junta.html
[11] https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-military-never-forgave-suu-kyi-for-state-counselors-role.html
[12] https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/india-begins-deporting-rohingya-refugees/
[13] https://www.voanews.com/a/rights-group-files-torture-case-against-myanmar-junta-in-turkey/6517695.html
[14] https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/achievements-constitution-facing-threats-minister-bhusal
[15] https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/nepal-records-13-covid-19-cases-on-wednesday
[16] https://tkpo.st/3ugTSJ4
[17] https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/india-allows-nepal-to-export-additional-325-mw-electricity/
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[19] https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-what-nepal-pm-deubas-visit-to-bjp-headquarters-means-for-his-party-7851409/
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[22] https://tribune.com.pk/story/2351278/resentment-in-fo-over-politicising-diplomatic-cable
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