Daily Archives: April 25, 2019

PM IMRAN TO EMBARK ON FOUR-DAY VISIT TO CHINA TODAY

The second Belt and Road Forum will be held in Beijing and the premier is attending on an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping. The forum will start on...

SRI LANKA THOWHEED JAMATH DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN BLASTS

The Sri Lanka Thowheed Jamath (SLTJ) has denied any involvement in the multiple suicide bombings in Colombo and two other town in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday February 21....

DRONES, UNMANNED AIRCRAFT BANNED WITHIN SRI LANKAN AIRSPACE - CAA

The use of all drones and unmanned aircraft within Sri Lankan airspace would be suspended with effect from today until till further notice, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said. It...

LASTING SOLUTION TO ROHINGYA CRISIS “FIGURED HIGH” IN DHAKA-LONDON TALKS

Bangladesh has sought UK's continued global leadership in ensuring international efforts in all facets of Rohingya crisis, including accountability on the part of Myanmar for alleged atrocities committed against...

FOREIGN-FUNDED ELEMENTS BEHIND FATA UNREST: IMRAN

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said some elements operating in the region have been receiving money from abroad to push the youth of the tribal districts towards unrest. Such elements...

A new chapter in terrorism

The terror attacks in Sri Lanka may seem as yet another Islamist terror incident. However, this is a new territory, a whole other game, and a new chapter in...

TOURIST HOTELS FEAR $ 1.5 B REVENUE LOSS FROM TERROR ATTACKS

Tourist hotels yesterday said that the deadly Easter Sunday attacks would have a major blow on the entire tourism industry, where they forecast a $ 1.5 billion revenue loss...

Blood brothers: the wealthy family behind Sri Lanka’s suicide attacks

Sri Lankan housewife Fathima Fazla thought of her neighbors in the grand three-storey home across the street as the wealthy celebrities of her humble Colombo suburb. She had no...

Sri Lanka’s IS link?

As the dust clears from Easter Sunday’s appalling bloodbath in Sri Lanka, a grim reality is emerging: the militant Islamic State group — heretofore thought of as a mostly...

China lauds Pakistan’s efforts against terrorism

China on Wednesday appreciated Pakistan’s efforts in combatting terrorism in the country and reiterated its support for the National Action Plan (NAP) against all forms of terrorism. This was stated...

India to conduct tests of subsonic engine meant for military drones

India will soon begin conducting flight tests of its first 400 kg thrust class Small Turbofan Engine (STFE) as a power plant for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) targeted for...

Russia begins assembly of Su-30SMs meant for Myanmar

Russia has begun assembling the six Su-30SM fighters that will be delivered to Myanmar under a 2018 bilateral contract, according to Myanmar Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing. "The aircraft...

STAY ALERT AGAINST TERROR ACTIVITIES: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all to remain vigilant and instantly inform law enforcement agencies of any suspicious terror and militant activity in their respective localities, reports...

Afghan CEO rejects President’s invitation on Peace Jirga

Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah is firm on his decision of boycotting the Grand Consultative Jirga for Peace, an official of Abdullah’s office said, adding that he has been...

QATAR MEETING LIKELY IN MID-MAY: SOURCES

The meeting between Afghan politicians and Taliban members is likely to take place in mid-May in Doha, Qatar, Taliban sources familiar with the process said on Wednesday. The meeting will...

Bangladesh Navy chief calls on Chinese President Xi, Chinese Naval chief

Chief of Bangladesh Navy Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury made separate courtesy calls on Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chinese Naval chief Vice Admiral Shen Jinlong at Chinese town Qingdao on...

Japanese navy ship ‘JS Samidare’ arrives in Maldives

The Japanese navy ship, 'JS Samidare', arrived in Maldives at 0800 hours on Wednesday. The navy destroyer, currently moored off the coast of capital Male', is stopping by in Maldives...

PM IMRAN CONDEMNS EASTER SUNDAY ATTACK IN PHONE CALL WITH SRI LANKAN PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a telephone conversation with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday, strongly condemned the string of bombings in Sri Lanka that claimed the...

Myanmar delegation visits Russian defense enterprises

A delegation from Myanmar that arrived in Moscow to attend the 8th Moscow Conference on International Security visited Russian defense military-industrial enterprises and examined their production, Russian Defense Minister,...

US, Taliban see ‘no reason’ to slow down Afghan peace talks

The US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, has set off on another regional trip that will also take him to Qatar for a new round of negotiations...

ONE OF NINE SUICIDE BOMBERS A WOMAN: MINISTER

One of the nine bombers that detonated explosives on Easter Sunday was a woman, State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene has said on Wednesday. Straits Times said the state minister’s...