Chinese submarine request rejected by Sri Lanka ahead of Indian PM visit- sources
Reuters | COLOMBO Sri Lanka has rejected China’s request to dock one of its submarines in Colombo this month, twoContinue Reading
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US envoy to Qatar says news from home ‘increasingly difficult’
Doha (AFP) – The US ambassador to Qatar has expressed her dissatisfaction with political events back home in a decidedlyContinue Reading
TPG pulls out of SriLankan Airlines bid talks – airline chairman
COLOMBO, May 5 (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm TPG, one of three bidders short-listed to buy a 49 percentContinue Reading
#NorthKorea accuses #CIA of biochemical plot to kill Kim Jong-un
CIA and Seoul’s intelligence services have ‘hatched vicious plot’ to kill leader involving biochemical substances, Pyongyang says. North Korea hasContinue Reading
China sends homegrown jumbo passenger jet C919 into sky
The long-awaited C919 took off its maiden flight on Friday. From the time the State Council, China’s cabinet, decided toContinue Reading
Blue Whale ‘suicide game’ big concern for Dubai parents
It sets them 50 challenges and the last one is to commit suicide Worried school parents in Dubai have beenContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s oil firm workers call off strike over India deal
(Reuters)-Workers at Sri Lanka’s state-run oil firm Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) called off a strike on Monday less than 24Continue Reading
Indian techies, IT firms fret as Trump orders U.S. visa review
Reuters | MUMBAI For Grishma, an Indian software designer, President Donald Trump’s review of the visa programme for bringing highly skilledContinue Reading
Sri Lanka battles labour shortages amid building boom
AFP – Cheap Sri Lankan labour has built skyscrapers and condos across the Gulf for decades, but now contractorsContinue Reading
Pakistan’s PM survives to see another day as SC orders probe into corruption allegations
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the formation of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe PM Nawaz SharifContinue Reading
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