Colombo: Srilanka imposed a Burqa Ban on Monday. President Maitripala Sirisena issued an ordinance banning the burqa, using special powers. The Sri Lankan President’s office informed that this decision has been taken in view of security. The Sri Lankan President’s office said that although the order does not mention burqa and Hijab directly, it says […]
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Colombo, 16 June 2016,PTI – New era has started between India and Sri Lanka, under Maithripala Sirisena after taking charge of Sri Lankan Presidency, said Y. K. Sinha, Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. Bilateral relationship between both the countries has developed prominently during President Sirisena’s tenure, compared to Mahinda Rajapaksha. Also Sri Lanka’s security is very important from India’s […]
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Colombo – Sri Lanka, which has borrowed heavily from China, faces a massive financial crisis. Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange reserves have fallen sharply, with only three months’ worth of foreign reserves remaining. This has led Sri Lanka to impose restrictions on imports of various commodities. According to some reports, Sri Lanka also has no money […]
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Colombo: The number of people killed in the Sunday serial blasts, in Sri Lanka, has reached 290. One more planned saboteur activity was busted with the seizure of 87 detonators from the bus depot in capital Colombo. But this has made the security conditions critical, and therefore, Sri Lankan President Maitripala Sirisena declared emergency in […]
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Colombo: There is instability in Sri Lanka over the dismissal of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe by President Maithripala Sirisena. Thousands of Wickramesinghe supporters protested in front of the Sri Lankan Parliament, Prime Minister’s office and the President’s residence shouting slogans against President Sirisena. The police took action against the protests organised by Wickremesinghe’s party, the United […]
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New Delhi/Colombo:Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Sri Lanka. It is said that important agreements between the two countries will take place during this visit. PM Modi’s second visit to Sri Lanka in two years comes at a time, when China is trying to strengthen relations with the island nation, thereby […]
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Colombo : The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba is on a visit to Sri Lanka. Admiral Lanba attended the ‘Galle Dialogue’, an annual conference organized between the Indian and Sri Lankan Navies. The Naval Chief is to meet and hold talks with the Sri Lankan President, Maithripala Sirisena, the Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe and […]
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Colombo, Dated 4th June (PTI) – Fishermen poaching, the most talked about issue between India and Sri Lanka is to be resolved soon. Sri Lanka will soon issue licences to Indian fishermen. This will serve as a solution for the fisher tribe who face serious repercussions from the Sri Lankan navy, when they accidentally cross over the […]
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