The Nepali government has decided to provide US$100,000 to Sri Lanka after the tsunamis brought on by underwater earthquake off Indonesia devastated Sri Lanka and several other countries.
The decision to this effect was taken during a cabinet meeting on Monday, Radio Nepal on Tuesday quoted Chief Secretary Bimal Prasad Koirala as saying.
Meanwhile, Nepali King Gyanendra and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba have expressed sorrow over the loss of lives and property in some South and South East Asian countries, including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.
Nearly 12,000 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands of others affected by the tidal waves in Sri Lanka alone.
At least six Nepalese citizens have been reported missing in Phuket, a popular tourist spot in Thailand, during the devastating tsunami on Sunday, said Yadav Khanal, charge d'affaires at the Nepali Embassy to Thailand.