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Sri Lankan police to record statements of MV X-Press Pearl crew including
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sril Lanka], May 31 (ANI): A special police team on Monday will be deployed to record statements from the crew members including the captain of the container vessel MV X-Press Pearl.
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Non-stop firefighting efforts on MV X-Press Pearl yield positive results:
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Indian and Sri Lankan authorities' joint efforts to extinguish the massive fire onboard a container vessel off Colombo have yielded positive results with increasing signs of fire being under control, said Indian Defence Ministry on Sunday.
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Joint rescue operation of X-Press Pearl ship container ship continues
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 29 (ANI): The joint operation involving India-Sri Lankan assets to extinguish flames of the X-Press Pearl ship, a container ship anchored at Port of Colombo, that caught fire on May 25, is underway, as per Saturday morning visuals sent by the High Commission of India
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Port City Colombo to become a gateway to South Asia
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka), May 28 (ANI/PRNewswire): The newly reclaimed land of 269 hectares in the heart of the Colombo Business District in Sri Lanka has been identified as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) by the Sri Lankan Parliament, paving the way for the creation of an International Business an
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Indian Coast Guard rushes help to douse fire on container ship off Sri Lan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Wednesday rushed its vessels to douse the fire that broke out on container vessel MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo coast in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lankan plaque scripted in Chinese evokes fury, concern over omission o
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 25 (ANI): Concerns over the elevation of Chinese languages over official languages of Sri Lanka have emerged after a plaque made to declare the opening of a Chinese-gifted Smart Library of Attorney General's (AG) Department was scripted in Sinhalese, English and Chin
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Sri Lankan team arrives in Bangladesh for three-match ODI series
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 16 (ANI): Kusal Perera-led Sri Lanka squad arrived in Dhaka for the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh on Sunday.
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Sri Lankan Parliament to debate China-backed Port City Bill next week
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 14 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Parliament is set to discuss the controversial Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill, in the special parliamentary sittings next week.
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Former Sri Lankan minister, brother arrested over April 2019 bombing attac
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 24 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and brother Riyadh have been arrested by the country's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for allegedly assisting the terrorists responsible for the deadly April 2019 bombing attacks
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Sri Lanka: China-bound ship carrying nuclear material sent out of Hambanto
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 22 (ANI): Sri Lankan authorities expelled a China-bound cargo ship that entered the Port of Hambantota on Tuesday without revealing that it had stored radioactive uranium.
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IPL 2021: SRH bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan undergoes angioplasty in
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 18 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan spinner and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan has undergone angioplasty here in Chennai.
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Chinese vaccine won't be given to Lankans until safety aspect ensured: Sri
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 10 (ANI): China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine will not be given to Sri Lankans until the safety aspect of the vaccine is ensured by the health authorities, the country's Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi has said.
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