India train crash: Scores killed in derailment near Kanpur
At least 96 people have been killed after 14 carriages of an Indian express train derailed in northern Uttar PradeshContinue Reading
Category: Asia
Thousands march in Malaysia capital calling for PM Najib to step down
By Rozanna Latiff and Praveen Menon | KUALA LUMPUR Thousands of anti-government protesters marched in Malaysia’s capital on Saturday demandingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka says 32 ‘elite’ Muslims have joined Islamic State in Syria
By Shihar Aneez | Reuters COLOMBO Thirty-two Sri Lankan Muslims from “well-educated and elite” families have joined Islamic State inContinue Reading
Police arrest Thawheed Jamath Secretary as hate-speech, religious tensions simmer again
Dharisha Bastians for FT.lk Arrest of radical SLTJ rep follows ultimatum issued to IGP by BBS Chief Gnanasara Thero BBSContinue Reading
Sri Lanka revises corporate tax, withholding tax to raise revenue
By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal for Reuters | COLOMBO Budget proposals presented in Sri Lanka on Thursday included revisionsContinue Reading
Sri Lankan Budget 2017 Proposal :Live
Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ravi Karunaratna is proposing the Budget 2017 currently in the Partliment Updated : 5.00PM SLT HereContinue Reading
Delhi shuts schools as smog sparks health ’emergency’
AFP November 7, 2016 New Delhi (AFP) – Authorities in Delhi on Monday closed schools, halted construction work and shutContinue Reading
Rat race: Indonesia’s capital Jakarta offers residents $1.50 for every rat they catch – but ‘please don’t use guns’
Jakarta (AFP) – The Indonesian capital Jakarta, one of the world’s most overcrowded and polluted megacities, has launched a newContinue Reading
Myanmar ferry sinks, killing at least 14, with scores missing
A ferry sank in a river in northwestern Myanmar, killing at least 14 people with scores missing, a rescue officialContinue Reading
Rolling News Sri Lanka: 17th Oct 2016
0400 PM SLT Three people killed and 16 injured in an accident involving a passenger bus and a tipper truckContinue Reading
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