International Affairs
The Government yesterday defended its decision to approve Adani Group to develop the West Container Terminal (WCT) conceding that the Indian Government did not specifically nominate the company, but that the selection was based on an “assumption” as the second terminal project was deemed less strategic.
Bloomberg: Faced with low foreign-exchange reserves and looming debt repayments, Sri Lanka is borrowing from the contrarian playbook Malaysia used during the days of the Asian crisis in 1998.
Trade unions in Myanmar called for a strike starting Monday in an attempt to back the anti-coup movement and pressure members of the military junta.
WASHINGTON - The first federal recommendations for people vaccinated against COVID-19 allow cautious steps toward normal life.
Italy's death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 100,000 on Monday, a year after it became the first country in Europe to go into lockdown to try to stop the spread of the virus.
ජිනීවාහි පැවැත්වෙන එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ මානව හිමිකම් කවුන්සිලයේ 46 වැනි සැසිවාරය සඳහා, ශ්රී ලංකාව සම්බන්ධයෙන් ඉදිරිපත් කර ඇති යෝජනාව පිළිබඳ ඡන්ද විමසීම මාර්තු 22 වැනිදා පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතය.
Second official from ousted Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy has died in custody as protests in defiance of the country’s new military government continue.
From left: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation National Program Manager Madushika Lansakara, Swiss Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Dr. Dominik Furgler, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Alaina Teplitz, US Agency for International Development Sri Lanka and Maldives Mission Director Reed Aeschliman and Migration Skills and Guidance YouLead Director Nirosha Hapuarachchi
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Pope Francis, who is on an historic Iraq tour, Sunday visits Christian communities that endured the brutality of the Islamic State group until the jihadists' caliphate was defeated three years ago.
ශ්රී ලංකාවට ලබාදීමට එකඟ වූ කොවිඩ් එන්නත් මාත්රා මිලියනය ප්රමාදයකින් තොරව ලබාදෙන බව ඉන්දීය සීරම් ආයතනය රාජ්ය ඖෂධ නීතිගත සංස්ථාවට ඊයේ (8 වැනිදා) දැනුම් දී තිබේ.
India Friday said Sri Lanka’s claim that New Delhi had cleared the proposal of an Adani group company to develop the West Container Terminal (WCT) at Colombo Port is “factually incorrect”.
Police and security forces in several cities in Myanmar used force to disperse anti-coup protesters who returned to the streets Saturday, a day after a U.N. envoy urged the Security Council to take actions against the junta and for democracy to be restored.
Sri Lanka mounted a staunch defence of China’s treatment of a Muslim minority in the Xinjiang province at the Human Rights Council on Thursday (4), slamming a report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Religious Freedom and casting doubt on the credibility of sources.
The Sri Lankan Government’s claim that a proposal on the Colombo Port West Container Terminal (WCT) has been approved by the Indian High Commission is ‘factually incorrect’, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday, the IANS news service reported.
The core group of countries working on Sri Lanka’s issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will be ready with the final version of the resolution after another session of informal consultations with the states interested in the issue, an official said yesterday.
AMMAN - Pope Francis Sunday visited Christian communities in Iraq’s north, where the Islamic State group carried out its worst devastation, to bring encouragement and solace to those who suffered numerous atrocities and are trying to rebuild their homes and lives. Iraqis are also hoping to rebuild trust and hope for the future.
Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force arrived in Sri Lanka, on 4 March to attend the 70-year celebrations of the Sri Lankan Air Force. He was greeted with a very warm welcome and reception by the Commander of the Sri Lankan Airforce. This visit signifies the strong bond and friendship between the two countries and their Armed Forces.
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