News and Information

China completes expatriate labour quarters, hands over to HDC

Maldives Times
20 May 2020
  People's Republic of China;   Maldives

Parliament orders special audit on STO's COVID-19 spending

The Edition
19 May 2020
  Maldives

Higher Education Ministry urges self-funded students abroad to register

The Edition
19 May 2020
  Maldives

New Zealand provides $7m for global humanitarian response to COVID-19

New Zealand Foreign Affairs & Trade
19 May 2020
  New Zealand;   Bangladesh

How Bhutan remained unscathed from COVID-19 despite being surrounded by India and China?

The EurAsian Times
19 May 2020
  Bhutan

Indo-Bhutan or Indo-Nepal border continuing with tight restriction even in the 4th part of lockdown

The Economic Times
19 May 2020
  Bhutan;   India;   Nepal

Continue RMG imports from Bangladesh through a ‘Covid-19 fund’: Shahriar Alam to UK

The Daily Star
19 May 2020
  Bangladesh;   United Kingdom

Bangladesh crosses 25,000-mark

Dhaka Tribune
19 May 2020
  Bangladesh

How lockdown is being lifted across Europe

BBC News
19 May 2020
  Other ADB Members;   Other Economies

Sri Lanka sovereign bond yields rise

Economy Next
19 May 2020
  Sri Lanka

India's coronavirus cases cross 100,000

Gulf News
19 May 2020
  India

A crisis with opportunity for Nepal

Policy Forum
19 May 2020
  Nepal

Reopening Maldives: Safe resort licenses, testing tourists for COVID-19

Sun Media Group
19 May 2020
  Maldives

Germany, France propose virus recovery fund for EU economy

US News
18 May 2020
  France;   Germany;   European Union

Sri Lanka tourism earnings fall in February due to COVID-19

Xinhuanet
18 May 2020
  Sri Lanka

Canada grants MVR1 million to support homeless, vulnerable in Maldives

The Edition
18 May 2020
  Canada;   Maldives

Germany reopened its border with Luxembourg over the weekend

Schengen Visa Info
18 May 2020
  Germany;   Luxembourg

Nepal Tourism Board seeks Rs 20 billion fund to pay furloughed workers

The Kathmandu Post
18 May 2020
  Nepal

France and Germany propose €500bn recovery fund

BBC News
18 May 2020
  France;   Germany

India records over 5,000 cases on May 17

The Hindu
18 May 2020
  India