Following the construction of a full-fledged port in Hambantota, and a container terminal in Colombo, to be part of China’s ambitious...
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In the midst of Tamil Nadu fishermen putting pressure on the Indian Central government to find a permanent solution to the...
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Nearly 200 foreign delegates are scheduled to attend the first-ever Finance Asia-organised and multi-stakeholder-supported Sri Lanka Investor Summit in Hong Kong...
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The worst drought in five years has pushed 900,000 people in Sri Lanka into “acute food insecurity”, the World Food Programme...
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The China funded $1.15 billion Moragahakanda project, a major infrastructure project for Sri Lanka’s post-war reconstruction, is marking the successful operation...
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“Sri Lanka is eager to work with the maritime powers of the Indian Ocean and beyond, to make our oceans secure...
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India and Sri Lanka Thursday jointly agreed to release all fishermen held in custody in the two countries in the wake...
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Even as it appreciated the Lankan government for strong efforts in implementing IMF-supported economic reforms, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday...
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The US navy’s move to quickly establish its presence in the controversy-ridden Chinese-built Hambantota port in South Sri Lanka, in collaboration...
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The Sri Lankan navy has allegedly shot dead a 21-year-old fisherman and injured some others when they opened fire on fishermen...
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Even as the UNHRC last Friday reiterated the need for foreign judges to try alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka, President...
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The U.S. Navy's Pacific Partnership will engage in Sri Lanka for the first time in the 12-year history of the mission...
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(Reuters) Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will not be visiting Sri Lanka this month as...
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Coalition government of Sri Lanka is having a hard time maintaining the balance between the two opposition side in this region’s...
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe ruled out the possibility of a ‘hybrid court’, saying it was not politically feasible. Instead...
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In the backdrop of Sri Lanka grappling with tighter fiscal and monetary conditions alongside an ongoing drought that is spiraling up...
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Sri Lanka’s consumer price inflation hit a record high of 6.8 percent in February under a new index. The price inflation...
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According to Daily FT, a wide-ranging Right to Information Act request was filed with the Army on Saturday, requesting details of how...
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In a National Unity Government that has grown increasingly skittish about crafting Sri Lanka’s post-conflict future, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera has...
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The attempts by Sri Lanka’s National Unity government to draft a new constitution in order to seek a permanent solution to...
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The Colombo-based Sunday Times published a lengthy article last weekend about a secret meeting of government ministers and President Maithripala Sirisena....
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It was then Home Minister Gulzarilal Nanda who brought the question of Hindi to the fore. This time, it is Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju who has done so. Many people in Tamil Nadu then immolated themselves alive to register their protest. Thank... More
Governor Amir Muhammad Khan Kalabagh’s logic behind not closing down the red light area “Hiramandi” is very revealing, “If you ban them they will be all over the place.” This in fact eventually did happen!
When Bhutto nationalized their assets in 1972, many financiers and industrialists invested their... More
INFRASTRUCTURE projects all over the world have a tendency towards cost overruns and schedule delays. Pakistan’s implementation record has been relatively worse, irrespective of the form of government or party in power. It is characterised by sluggishness, frequent change of managers, passing on the buck and not... More
The launch of China’s second aircraft carrier, expected as soon as this week, will be an important and depressing moment for India. The “Type 001A” -- likely to be named the “Shandong” -- will give China an edge for the first time in the carrier race with... More
Myanmar’s peace process has been stalled for months, as the country’s ethnic rebel groups – fighting for autonomy – and Aung San Suu Kyi’s government try to find a solution to their impasse that has prevented it from making further headway.
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