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9 Indian fishermen arrested for 'trespassing' in Sri Lankan waters
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 10 (ANI): A total of nine fishermen travelling in a boat from the coastal district of Tamil Nadu have been arrested for trespassing and fishing in Sri Lankan waters.
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Thailand denies reports of ex-Lankan Prez Gotabaya seeking asylum
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 10 (ANI): Thailand has denied reports that former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has sought asylum in the country.
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Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to go to Thailand: Report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 10 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was ousted from power in July, is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday after he fled the island nation last month following a large-scale uprising, media reports said.
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Bangladesh's foreign reserves are good, won't see repeat of Lankan crisis:
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Amid raging protests against skyrocketing fuel prices, the Bangladesh government has asserted that Dhaka won't see a similar fate to the Sri Lankan crisis because the country has a substantial amount of foreign reserves.
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China curbs social media presence of Lankan embassy after its vessel was d
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 9 (ANI): In response to the Sri Lankan government's move to suspend the visit of a Chinese ship to Hambantota port, Chinese social media platform TikTok has barred a promotional campaign by the Sri Lankan embassy on Douyin - the TikTok application for China - medi
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India gets an opening to regain influence in South Asia amid Sri Lanka cri
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka's economic crisis has resulted in a serious political and socio-economic impact on its residents. But for India, analysts regard this situation as an opportunity to regain lost ground in the island nation.
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Rights experts condemn repeated use of emergency in Sri Lanka to crack dow
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 9 (ANI): UN human rights experts on Monday (local time) condemned the extensive, prolonged and repeated use of state of emergency measures since April 2, 2022 by Sri Lankan authorities to crack down on peaceful protesters and prevent them from voicing their griev
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Sri Lanka confirms communication with China over deferring visit of spy sh
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 8 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Monday confirmed that it has communicated to China to defer the visit of Chinese vessel Yuang Wang 5 to Hambantota port.
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Newly-appointed Sri Lankan tourism brand ambassador meets Indian High Comm
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 8 (ANI): The newly-appointed brand ambassador for tourism promotions in Sri Lanka and ex-cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya met with the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo Gopal Baglay on Monday.
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Is Pakistan going the Sri Lanka way?
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): Seventy-five years of the independent polity have been tumultuous and turbulent for the state of Pakistan.
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Chinese oil giant Sinopec likely to enter Lankan fuel market amid Beijing'
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], August 8 (ANI): As Sri Lanka continues to remain in the Chinese debt trap, the biggest petrochemical company in China, Sinopec, is likely to start retail operations in the Lankan fuel market, local media said citing sources.
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Sri Lanka: Top monk condemns arrival of Chinese ship at Hambantota port
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 7 (ANI): Sri Lanka's top monk, the General Secretary of Amarapura Maha Sangha Sabha, Pallekande Rathanasara Thero has condemned the controversial arrival of a Chinese ship on August 10 at the Hambantota port.
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