India-Maldives Row Escalates, Agency Suspends Flight Bookings to Islands
COLOMBO/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – One of India’s largest travel platforms suspended flight bookings to the tourism-dependent Maldives on Monday afterContinue Reading
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Bangladesh’s Hasina wins re-election after polls without opposition
(AFP)-Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won re-election for a fifth term Sunday, officials said, following a boycott led byContinue Reading
Maldives suspends ministers after ‘clown’ jibe against India’s Modi
(AFP)-Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu suspended three deputy ministers on Sunday for making “derogatory remarks” against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government said.Continue Reading
President of Maldives to visit China Jan 8-12, Beijing says
New Delhi (Reuters) – The president of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, will pay a state visit to China from Jan. 8Continue Reading
Sri Lanka President says country will deploy naval vessel in Red Sea to fight Houthi attacks
(PTI)-President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that Sri Lanka will provide a Navy vessel to fight attacks by Houthi rebels onContinue Reading
Rohingya refugees in Sri Lanka protest planned closure of U.N. office, fearing abandonment
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A group of Rohingya refugees living in Sri Lanka staged a protest outside the officeContinue Reading
Video: Japan Airlines collides with Coast Guard plane at Tokyo Airport
A Japan Airlines aircraft with passengers still on board was on fire on a runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport onContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Raises Taxes Ahead Of Foreign Debt Deal
(AFP)-Sri Lanka slapped a new 18 percent value added tax (VAT) on fuel, mobile phones and computers from Monday toContinue Reading
Sri Lanka bans Chinese research ships from entering Sri Lankan ports for a year
Sri Lanka has informed India that it will not allow any Chinese research vessel to dock at its ports orContinue Reading
Sri Lanka sees forex reserves exceeding $4 billion after fresh funding
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka said on Wednesday it expects its foreign exchange reserves to rise above $4 billion this month,Continue Reading
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