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Alarm bells in Sri Lanka over China's surveillance ship en route Hambantot
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 7 (ANI): Yuan Wang 5, the Chinese research and Survey vessel, en route to the Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka has sent alarm bells to Colombo as country's Sri Lanka's Defence Ministry said that China has informed of "sending ship for surveillance".
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Sri Lanka asks China to defer visit of spy ship Yuan Wang 5 at Hambantota
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 6 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Friday asked China to defer the visit of the spy ship Yuan Wang 5 at Hambantota.
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UN chief extends support to Sri Lanka amid crisis
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 6 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended support to the Sri Lankan government and the people to meet their immediate and long-term needs.
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Rights bodies condemn Sri Lanka's violent crackdown on protesters
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 6 (ANI): As many as 13 organizations have condemned the Sri Lankan authorities' violent crackdown and increasing reprisals against peaceful protesters in the island country.
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Sri Lanka: Former Prez Gotabaya to stay in Singapore for two more weeks
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 6 (ANI): The Sri Lanka government has requested Singapore authorities to allow former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the country for another 14 days, local media reported on Saturday citing sources.
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Sri Lankan PM Gunawardena thanks PM Modi for humanitarian assistance to hi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 6 (ANI): Newly-elected Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on Saturday thanked PM Narendra Modi and Indians for the generous humanitarian assistance extended to the country.
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Zambia calls off Chinese loans, saves itself from falling in Beijing's deb
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lusaka [Zambia], August 6 (ANI): Southern African nation, Zambia, seems to have understood China's debt-diplomacy, which only reaps profits to Beijing while countries are pushed towards an economic crisis, as Lusaka cancelled USD 1.6 billion Chinese loans.
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Tamil Nadu: NIA conducts searches in case related to narcotics, arms traff
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Chengalpattu (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 6 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency conducted searches in Chengalpattu district, in connection with a case of trafficking of narcotics and arms to India and Sri Lanka, and has recovered and seized gadgets and incriminating documents, officials
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CWG 2022: Kidambi Srikanth storms into quarter-finals, beats Dumindu Abeyw
Updated : 4 years ago IST
In his round of 16 tie, Srikanth defeated Sri Lanka's Dumindu Abeywickrama 21-9, 21-12.
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Jaishankar departs for home after productive ASEAN Summit in Cambodia
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday departed for home after attending a productive ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting, an annual event that takes stock of the ASEAN-India partnership.
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SriLankan Airlines rubbishes reports of no meals in Business Class
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 5 (ANI): SriLankan Airlines has dismissed the assertion made by a passenger in a video on social media that meals are unavailable on flights.
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Blinken meets new Sri Lankan FM on sidelines of ASEAN forum, assures US su
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry on Thursday in Phnom Penh on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum and reiterated US support for the most vulnerable people of the crisis-hit island.
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