Bangladesh won’t travel to India for T20 World Cup
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has also asked the ICC to shift Bangladesh's matches from India to Sri Lanka, according to a BCB official who confirmed this to The Daily Star…
Sri Lanka
Building back better? Sri Lankans face challenges in recovery from floods, landslides
Cyclone Ditwah swept across Sri Lanka after making landfall on Nov 28, severely affecting close to two million people across the country, killing more than 640 people, and…
India announces $450 million relief package for Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced India’s decision to offer a reconstruction package of USD 450 million to Sri Lanka post ‘Cyclone Ditwah’.
‘We have nowhere to go’: Sri Lankan residents recount damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah
Described as the “largest and most challenging natural disaster” in the country’s history, the cyclone killed more than 640 people and displaced over 66,000.
Reimagining South Asia
The writer says that the combination of climate change and conflict politics is fast turning the region into one of the world’s most dangerous flashpoints.
Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618
More than two million people in Sri Lanka — nearly 10 per cent of the population — have been affected by last week’s floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, the…
Pakistan sends urban search and rescue team to assist cyclone-hit Sri Lanka
According to Radio Pakistan, a Pakistan Air Force C-130 aircraft carrying a 47-member team along with 6.5 tons of essential equipment has departed to participate in humanitarian…
India rejects Islamabad’s claim on overflight clearance to Pakistani aircraft carrying relief assistance for Sri Lanka
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that in view of the urgency of humanitarian assistance, New Delhi processed the request expeditiously the same day…
South-east Asia battered by storms and massive floods, death toll surpasses 600
More than 4 million people have been affected, mainly in southern Thailand and Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, forcing mass evacuations.
India permits Pakistani humanitarian overflights to Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government called for international aid and used military helicopters to reach people stranded by flooding and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah. At least 355…