Pakistani authorities on Wednesday ordered shopping malls and markets to close by 8.30 pm as part of a new energy conservation plan aimed at easing country's economic crisis.

Pakistan orders malls, markets to close early amid economic crisis

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will present his first budget in Parliament later today as the country reels under its worst financial crisis since its independence.

Sri Lanka's reform-oriented 2023 budget to be presented today

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to present 2023 budget today

Amid the widespread protests over the country's worst economic crisis, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew out of the country early Wednesday in a military plane heading to the neighbouring Maldives, news agency AFP reported, quoting local officials.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flies out of country, lands in Maldives

Office of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revealed in a statement on Tuesday (April 26) that the World Bank has agreed to provide $600 million in financial assistance to the country amid the economic crisis.

World Bank agrees to provide $600 million in financial assistance to Sri Lanka

The inevitable has happened, and the Sri Lankan government has declared bankruptcy. It makes one wonder if other nations might have undergone bankruptcy in the past?

Did you know this country was once bankrupt?