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Sri Lanka envoy meets Sitharaman, thanks India's unprecedented emergency a
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India, Milinda Moragoda on Tuesday met with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and thanked her for the brief emergency assistance India has provided to the island nation throughout its difficult period.
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China investing in sea cucumber farms in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
China is investing in the sea cucumber farms in Sri Lanka, that has the capability of boosting exercise performance and have anti-fatigue effects.
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Pushing the CCP narrative: China looks to influence Sri Lankan media
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 19 (ANI): The Chinese government, under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, is targetting news consumers globally using massive campaigns to influence media outlets, according to media watchdogs.
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Organic fertilizer imports strain China-Sri Lanka ties: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 13 (ANI): The diplomatic ties between Sri Lanka and China were strained after a Chinese company mislead Colombo authorities by taking the money and not supplying the fertilizer to the island country, a media report said.
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Monks, priests, nuns protest in Sri Lanka over rising electricity prices
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 21 (ANI): A group of monks, priests and nuns has protested in Colombo against the increased electricity tariff amid the financial crisis that has gripped the island nation.
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'We extended around USD 4 billion aid this year': India on financial suppo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 20 (ANI): India on Tuesday responded to a media query regarding reports on "no further financial support from New Delhi to Colombo", stating that it has extended around USD 4 billion in bilateral assistance this year for the people of Sri Lanka.
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China a 'close friend' but India is 'brother' and 'sister', New Delhi's se
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda on Monday referred to remarks of Mahinda Rajapaksa about the island nation's relations with India and said that the former President of the country used to say that "China is a close friend but In
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India overtakes China to become largest lender of Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 18 (ANI): With a total of USD 968 million in loans in four months of 2022, India has emerged as Sri Lanka's largest bilateral lender, overtaking China in the process, a media report said.
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China influencing Sri Lankan media through aggressive diplomatic push on s
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 10 (ANI): China is trying to influence the Sri Lankan media through an aggressive diplomatic push on social media.
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Indian experts lambast Chinese envoy to Sri lanka for overstepping his aut
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): After the heavy-worded spat between India and China yesterday, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka sharply reacted to the recent remarks of the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong, experts in India stated on Sunday that China has been pursui
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India lashes out at Chinese Ambassador's views on India-Sri Lanka relation
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 27 (ANI): In a hard-hitting response to the remarks of Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said on Saturday that his views were a violation of basic diplomatic etiquette and maybe a personal trait or reflecting a l
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China 'spy vessel' reinforces its attempt to exploit Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 24 (ANI): China's unswerving manoeuvre to dock the Yuan Wang 5, missile and satellite tracking ship at Hambantota port in Sri Lanka despite the country's request to defer the visit of the ship amid security concerns raised by India and the United States might seem lik
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