Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): Facing widespread gas shortage, Sri Lanka's state-owned liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier Litro Gas urged the public to not stand in long queues as LPG will only be provided to the industries and not to the domestic consumers.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): As cash-strapped Sri Lanka struggles to emerge out of a deepening economic crisis, Bangladesh has extended the term of the USD 200 million loan to the island nation under a currency swap deal by one more year.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Committee on Parliamentary Business will hold a special meeting on Monday at 10 am to decide the date on which the no-confidence motion will be taken up for debate.
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): Flour from Punjab has not been coming to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other areas, and dealers could run out of stocks in several regions, local media reported.
Karachi [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KE) in Pakistan has extended the duration of power cuts across several regions in Pakistan, following a major electricity shortfall that has reached 300 to 400mws, Ary News reported.
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): Amidst a devastating economic crisis in Afghanistan, Afghan citizens have complained of an increase in torn currency notes in the markets of Kabul, posing serious hurdles.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Sunday requested the people to practice "utmost intelligence and patience" amid the ongoing political and economic crisis in the Island nation.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is likely to resign this week so that the new cabinet can take over, local media reported.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is considering granting USD 100 million in emergency support to Sri Lanka, the country's finance ministry said on Sunday.
Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin criticized Sunday billionaire Elon Musk for allegedly providing the Ukrainian troops with military communication equipment and warned him about possible repercussions.
Berlin [Germany], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus pandemic, drought and the crisis unfolding in Ukraine are pushing food prices to record highs and threatening the world with the worst famine since World War 2, German Minister for Economic Development and Cooperation Svenja Schulze said
Mariupol [Ukraine], May 8 (ANI): Ukrainian fighters vowed to continue their fighting against the Russian armed forces at the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.