Sri Lanka tows supertanker away from coast after fire
Sri Lanka Navy began towing a fully loaded supertanker that had caught fire off its east coast after it beganContinue Reading
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India sets global record with 78,761 single-day rise in COVID-19 cases
India on Sunday reported the biggest single-day jump in coronavirus infections of any nation in the COVID-19 pandemic, as theContinue Reading
Shinzo Abe: Japan’s PM resigns for health reasons
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has resigned due to ill health. Mr Abe has battled the disease ulcerative colitis forContinue Reading
Pakistan PM Imran Khan says his country will not recognise Israel
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has categorically said that his government won’t recognise Israel until the Palestinian people have theirContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President promises to remove 19A and change electoral system- address to new Parliament in full
Sri Lankan President addressed the first sitting of the Ninth parliament delivering the Policy Statement of the new government atContinue Reading
#SriLanka | Key electricity plant breaks down threatening more power outages
More power cuts threatened Sri Lanka as the key Norochcholai coal power plant has become offline following the islandwide blackoutContinue Reading
SriLanka: Islandwide power outage due to issue at Sub-station, Minister promises restoration in hours, to probe breakdown
The electric supply to the whole of Sri Lanka was disrupted thus morning following a technical issue in the transmissionContinue Reading
China to suspend Etihad Airways, SriLankan Airlines Shanghai route from Aug 17
China’s aviation regulator said on Wednesday that it would suspend Etihad Airways from flying its Abu Dhabi-Shanghai route and ChinaContinue Reading
#SriLanka president strengthens Rajapaksa dynasty in new government
AFP•August 12, 2020 -Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa named two more relatives to a new government unveiled Wednesday, further consolidatingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appoints new Cabinet Ministers and State Ministers
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed a 28 member cabinet and 39 state ministers after an overwhelming majority under theContinue Reading
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