Washington/Colombo – The United States announced sanctions against some large Chinese companies over the South China Sea issue. Although, the sanctions mention constructions in the South China Sea, as per received information, the biggest hit will be taken by the ambitious Chinese project, Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) and its […]
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Colombo: Jayanath Colombage, Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary, accepted that giving the Hambantota port to China was a big mistake. But Foreign Secretary Colambage asserted that henceforth, the Sri Lankan foreign policy would be India centric. Colambage also assured that Sri Lanka would not carry out any acts that will threaten Indian security. He reassured India […]
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Colombo/New Delhi: Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in for the fourth time, as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, congratulated him saying that his majority is one more opportunity for India and Sri Lanka to develop bilateral cooperation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished him a successful tenure, over the telephone. Last week, […]
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Colombo: – India has offered a helping hand to Sri Lanka, to provide an impetus to the Sri Lankan economy, during the crisis created due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Before this, India has supplied Hydroxychloroquine to Sri Lanka. India will be exchanging currency worth USD 400 million to tide over the foreign currency crunch faced […]
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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: 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 […]
Read More »Colombo/Beijing: Elections for local government bodies will be held in Sri Lanka this weekend and there are indications the prime issue for this will be of Chinese influence. In view of this, the Sri Lankan government is making efforts to defer the signing of the Free Trade Agreement with China. The Sri Lankan envoy in […]
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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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Few months back, Devnar dumping ground, in Mumbai caught fire. This resulted in heavy smoke that spread to almost half of the city of Mumbai. People from various parts of the city complained of burning sensation in their eyes. People staying close to the dumping ground are suffering from a number of health issues. The […]
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