Indonesia’s abrupt announcement of a palm oil export ban from tomorrow has sent refiners in Bangladesh into zealous rationing, choking the availability of cooking oil at the retail level at a time when its consumption is high.

A woman suicide bomber from a Pakistan separatist group killed four people, including three Chinese nationals, in an attack on a minibus carrying staff from the Confucius Institute at Karachi University yesterday.

Pakistani former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s name has been removed from the exit control list (ECL) and he has finally been issued a green passport by the government, led by his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif.

Fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing yesterday, as long queues for compulsory mass testing formed in a large central district of the Chinese capital.

Sri Lanka’s beleaguered government yesterday faced new pressure to resign from influential Buddhist leaders over a crippling economic crisis, as the island nation’s stock market halted trading after a nearly 13 percent plunge.

The former commandant of India’s Border Security Force Satish Kumar has been shown arrested under the anti-money laundering law in a case linked to alleged cattle smuggling across the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal state, the Enforcement Directorate said today (April 25. 2022).

India has suggested to the IMF and World Bank to temporarily give Sri Lanka – grappling with its worst financial crisis – the tag of a lower-income country to help the island nation restructure its debt.

A Myanmar junta court today postponed giving its first verdict in the corruption trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a junta spokesman told AFP, a case which could see the Nobel laureate jailed for 15 years.

Sri Lanka’s financial crisis is a classic example of what populist policies, corruption and mismanagement can cause, economists and political analysts from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka told a webinar yesterday.

The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday it held “fruitful technical discussions” with Sri Lanka on its loan request, while the World Bank said it was preparing an emergency aid package for the crisis-stricken country.

North Korea’s state media yesterday boasted that its armed forces had “gained invincible power” under leader Kim Jong Un as it prepares for a major army holiday that analysts say could be marked with a military parade or major weapons test.

India’s prime minister yesterday promised peace and development for Jammu and Kashmir, during his first public event in the disputed territory since it imposed a sweeping security clampdown nearly three years ago.

Sri Lanka’s financial crisis is a classic example of what populist policies, corruption and mismanagement can lead a country to, which is a lesson for South Asian countries that lack good governance and has politicised administration, speakers told a webinar today (April 24, 2022).

India has suspended tourist visas issued to Chinese nationals, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday it held "fruitful technical discussions" with Sri Lanka on its loan request, while the World Bank said it was preparing an emergency aid package for the crisis-stricken country.

Seven people from the Japanese tour boat that went missing with 26 people on board have been found, after three more were found on Sunday, Japan's coast guard said, although it was unclear if they were still alive.

India’s Central Board of Secondary Education has removed chapters on the Non-Aligned Movement, the Cold War era, the rise of Islamic empires in Afro-Asian territories, chronicles of Mughal courts and the industrial revolution from the history and political science syllabi of classes 11 and 12.

Thirteen undocumented Rohingya immigrants, including women and children, were arrested in West Bengal state's New Jalpaiguri railway station when they headed back to their camps in Bangladesh, police said.

Sri Lanka’s beleaguered prime minister came under increased pressure to step down yesterday, as staunch allies broke ranks and backed street protests calling for resignations over a worsening economic crisis.

 Pakistan’s prime minister yesterday said he will chair an emergency meeting of a national task force for polio eradication after authorities detected the country’s first case of the debilitating neurodegenerative disease in 15 months.