SriLanka signs 3-year $1.5B currency swap deal with China
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka will exchange currency with China under a 10 billion yuan (about $1.5 billion)Continue Reading
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US, Canada follow EU and UK to sanction Chinese officials over Uighur Muslims
Britain and the EU have taken joint action with the US and Canada to impose parallel sanctions on a seniorContinue Reading
UAE deportee, suspect linked to Easter Sunday Attack arrested by Sri Lanka TID
Sri Lanka’s Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) has arrested a suspect in Weligama yesterday (21) on charges of attempting to spreadContinue Reading
UNHRC vote on Sri Lanka postponed to tomorrow
The much anticipated vote on the resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva hasContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President phones Secretary General of OIC ahead of vote on UNHRC resolution
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has phoned Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic CountriesContinue Reading
Massive religious gathering worries India as COVID-19 cases surge
India’s health ministry warned on Sunday that a huge gathering of devotees for a Hindu festival could send coronavirus casesContinue Reading
Strong earthquake shakes Japan; USGS says 7.2
TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Saturday experienced a strong earthquake that shook buildings in the capital, Tokyo, and triggered aContinue Reading
Sri Lanka | 13 dead, dozens injured after bus falls down precipice
At least 13 people have died after a bus fell down a precipice at Passara this morning (March 20), theContinue Reading
Video of harassed Australian tourist blogger in Colombo, Sri Lanka goes viral
A Facebook video of an Australian tourist harassed by a man ‘wanting to help and guide’ had being viewed byContinue Reading
System overhaul needed to stop slide of #SriLankan cricket- say Past international players & analysts
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Once a dominant force in world cricket, Sri Lanka’s slide internationally has opened debate inContinue Reading
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