Farooqi stars as Afghanistan hammer Sri Lanka in Asia Cup Cricket opener
(AFP)-Fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi returned bowling figures of 3-11 to help Afghanistan thrash Sri Lanka by eight wickets in theContinue Reading
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Veteran of India’s Congress quits with broadside against Gandhi scion
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A veteran leader of India’s main opposition Congress party quit on Friday, issuing a scathing resignationContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Politician Freed After Calling Judges Corrupt
(AFP)-An outspoken Sri Lankan politician imprisoned last year for accusing the island nation’s judges of corruption was released Friday afterContinue Reading
Japan Seeks to Organise Sri Lanka Creditors’ Meeting on Debt Crisis-Sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is seeking to organise a Sri Lanka creditors’ conference, hoping it could help solve the SouthContinue Reading
India urges citizens to examine relevant factors before visiting Sri Lanka
(PTI)-India on Thursday urged its nationals planning to visit Sri Lanka to exercise caution and especially called on them to consider factorsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka widens import ban as economic crisis persists
(AFP)-Sri Lanka tightened import restrictions Wednesday with a ban on more than 300 additional items, as an economic crisis thatContinue Reading
Ex-Malaysia P.M Najib Razak goes to prison after top court upholds 12 year corruption sentence
Aug. 23 (UPI) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak began his prison sentence on Tuesday after he exhausted his final appeal andContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s ousted president Rajapaksa may return home by early September – sources
COLOMBO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa may return home in about two weeks after fleeingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Faces International Censure Over Arrests
(AFP)-Sri Lanka’s new government came under international censure Monday over the use of tough anti-terror laws to detain protesters whoContinue Reading
Chinese military ship leaves Sri Lanka after controversial visit
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A Chinese military survey ship that docked at Sri Lanka’s Chinese-built port of Hambantota despite opposition fromContinue Reading
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