News and Information

Government provides relief to 4,746 Covid-affected tour guides and drivers

Colombo Page
10 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

State aid: Commission approves €550 million German support to compensate Deutsche Bahn for damages suffered by its subsidiary DB Fernverkehr due to the coronavirus outbreak

European Commission
10 Aug 2021
  European Union;   Germany

Covid-19: US donates one million rapid diagnostic test kits to Pakistan

The International News
10 Aug 2021
  United States;   Pakistan

China's central bank to keep monetary policy stable

Xinhuanet
10 Aug 2021
  People's Republic of China

Xinhua Headlines: China's latest COVID-19 resurgence a challenge, but controllable

Xinhuanet
10 Aug 2021
  People's Republic of China

Surge in COVID-19 Cases Highlights Need to Ramp Up Vaccinations in Asia and the Pacific

Asian Development Bank
09 Aug 2021
  Indonesia;   Bangladesh;   Fiji;   Papua New Guinea

Another stock of 100,000 Pfizer vaccine doses arrives in the island

Colombo Page
09 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

Lockdown the country for four weeks, Sri Lanka health officials request government

Colombo Page
09 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

Reopening of schools in late August or early September is uncertain - Minister of Education

Colombo Page
09 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

Navy supports COVID-19 vaccination drive

news.lk
09 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

NextGenerationEU: European Commission disburses €4 billion in pre-financing to Greece

European Commission
09 Aug 2021
  European Union

ECB must tighten policy if needed to counter inflation, Weidmann says

EU Reportor
09 Aug 2021
  European Central Bank

Government clarifies quarantine arrangement for overseas arrivals

info.gov.hk
09 Aug 2021
  Hong Kong, China

6.24m vaccine doses given

news.gov.hk
09 Aug 2021
  Hong Kong, China

Pakistan gets 1 million Covid antigen rapid test kits from US

The Express Tribune
09 Aug 2021
  Pakistan

Sri Lanka extends all types of Visa for all foreign nationals until September 07

Colombo Page
08 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

HPA allows denying service to unvaccinated people

The Edition
08 Aug 2021
  Maldives

Coronavirus: Hong Kong tourism industry to receive HK$377 million relief package to tide it over through border closures

The Star
08 Aug 2021
  Hong Kong, China

Nepal receives first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid from Japan

Business Standard
08 Aug 2021
  Japan;   Nepal

Sindh eases Covid-19 restrictions, extends business hours till 8p.m

AAJ News
08 Aug 2021
  Pakistan