Sri Lanka indicts skipper of fire-stricken oil tanker
Sri Lanka on Thursday indicted the Greek skipper of a fire-damaged supertanker for causing an oil spill and failing toContinue Reading
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Proposed #SriLankan charter change raises rights concerns
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A proposed amendment to Sri Lanka’s Constitution that would consolidate power in the president’s handsContinue Reading
#SriLanka closes key state offices as virus outbreak surges
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Authorities in Sri Lanka closed key government offices and further expanded a curfew Thursday toContinue Reading
Over 1,000 get coronavirus at #SriLanka factory that made masks for US
More than 1,000 workers have tested positive for coronavirus at a Sri Lanka factory that until August was producing surgicalContinue Reading
Sri Lanka scrambles to control factory COVID19 cluster #lka
Sri Lanka has confirmed a cluster of more than 550 garment factory workers infected with coronavirus, days after reporting itsContinue Reading
VIDEO: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra detained for defying a ban on large gatherings
In dramatic scenes on the highway between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh today, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi VadraContinue Reading
#SriLanka government decides to ban cattle slaughter
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government announced Tuesday that it will ban cattle slaughter, saying it would helpContinue Reading
Sri Lanka returns containers of illegal waste to Britain
Sri Lanka has shipped back to Britain container-loads of waste that the government said was brought into the island inContinue Reading
#SriLanka seeks fresh currency swap facility, deferment of debt payments from India
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa sought an additional currency swap facility and deferment of debt paymentsContinue Reading
Bollywood star Deepika Padukone questioned in drugs probe
Indian police hauled in Bollywood megastar Deepika Padukone for questioning on Saturday in an escalating drugs probe following the deathContinue Reading
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