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Sri Lanka asks Beijing embassy to educate Chinese company's employees not
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 30 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government has asked the Chinese embassy in the country to educate a Chinese company to refrain its employees from wearing military-style camouflage uniforms.
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Two years of Easter bombings: Lanka legalises deradicalisation law, mulls
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): From mulling burqa ban to de-radicalisation law, the Sri Lankan government has taken several steps as part of a crackdown against 'Islamic extremism' in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings of 2019.
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Sri Lanka's claim of Indian approval for WCT project proposal 'factually i
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government's claim that a proposal on Colombo Port's West Container Terminal (WCT) has been approved by the Indian High Commission is 'factually incorrect', said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday.
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Sri Lankan govt allows burial of COVID-19 victims
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 26 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government on Thursday granted permission to bury the bodies of the people who died of COVID-19, local media reported.
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Sri Lankan government cancels Imran Khan's address to Parliament
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 18 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Parliament on Thursday has cancelled the planned address of Prime Minister Imran Khan during his upcoming visit to the island nation, reported Dawn.
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India says it has longstanding interest in developing Colombo port, Sri La
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): Days after Sri Lanka unilaterally cancelled Indian and Japanese participation in the development of East Container Terminal at Colombo port, India on Thursday said it has a longstanding interest in participation in the port.
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India in high-level talks with Sri Lanka on release of fishermen: MEA
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said the Indian government has been holding high-level talks through diplomatic channels with the Sri Lankan government on the release of fishermen and their boats.
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India urges Sri Lanka to adhere to international commitments over East Con
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): India on Thursday urged the Sri Lankan government to adhere to the international commitments following Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa-led government announcement that the East Container Terminal will be a "wholly-owned container terminal of the Sri Lank
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Brakes of 100 Chinese faulty train compartments in Sri Lanka to be replace
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 7 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government has announced that it will replace the brakes on faulty Chinese train compartments used in the island nation.
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SLC optimistic going ahead with T20 league in August
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 2 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is optimistic about going ahead with the Lanka Premier League (LPL) in August, despite the Sri Lankan government pushing back the August 1 reopening of the country's main airport in Katunayake.
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PM Modi urges Sri Lanka to ensure equality, justice for Tamils
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday once again called upon Sri Lankan government to ensure equality, justice, peace, and respect for the minority Tamils in the island nation.
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Sri Lanka to accelerate Colombo Port city development
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 8 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government will firmly support and accelerate the development of the Colombo Port City project constructed by China to ensure that it will emerge as a new business hub in the island country, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said at a grand cer
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