The Australian Federal Police (AFP) on Tuesday (May 30) gifted the Sri Lankan Police a Toyota Hi Ace to be utilized for work supporting the Human Trafficking, Smuggling and Maritime Division and Criminal Investigations Division. The gift…
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China pledged to support Sri Lanka through “difficult times” while renewing its commitment to developing the island country’s largest trading ports through the Belt and Road Initiative as Colombo continues to battle a crippling economic…
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The State Bank of India (SBI) has extended by 12 months, the tenure of the US$ 1 billion Credit Facility provided to the Government of Sri Lanka for procurement of essential items in March 2022
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Former Suphan Buri MP Kanchana Silpa-archa is one of the people who played a key role in securing the return to Thailand from Sri Lanka of an ailing male elephant, Saksurin, which is tentatively scheduled to be flown back home on  July 1
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Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has apologized to the Japanese government for the unilateral cancellation of a Japan-funded 1.5 billion dollar light rail transit (LRT) project
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Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday (25) that Russia had begun moving nuclear weapons to its territory, which borders the European Union, ratcheting up tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Papua New Guinea and Australia on Sunday (21) as New Delhi seeks to counter mounting Chinese influence in both the Indian and Pacific oceans
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It was meant to be a moment for the history books — the first time a US president visited a Pacific Island country. Papua New Guinea, the host nation, scrambled to mobilize 1,000 security officers; the leaders of 17 other countries agreed…
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Indian Naval Ship (INS) ‘Batti Malv’, which arrived at the Trincomalee Port on Tuesday (16) on a two-day operational visit, engaged in various training programs in Sri Lanka and participated in a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Sri Lankan…
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- A Chinese court said it sentenced a 78-year-old American citizen to life in prison Monday (15) on unspecified charges of spying, the latest in a wave of espionage cases that authorities have pursued amid growing wariness of foreign…
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