Over 100 MSMEs in the Southern Province receive support to strengthen resilience against disasters
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 6 April 2022:
Tourism is a vital economic sector for Sri Lanka, employing 250,000 persons directly and up to 2 million persons indirectly,...
Thousands of people in Sri Lanka defied an all- island curfew over the weekend to continue with their protests against President Gotabaya Rajapakse.
The protests, triggered by the shortage of food, medicine, gas and fuel, have been going on for...
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a rapid twist of events today, asked the Governor to dissolve the national assembly and announced fresh elections. His move came shortly after the expected no-trust motion got dismissed at the last...
In the evening of Friday, the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, issued an Extraordinary Gazette declaring a Public Emergency in Sri Lanka with effect from April 01. The President’s Media Division said that the gazette was issued “considering the...
The Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense today (March 29) clarified the media reports on the maritime security pacts signed with the Indian government for the receipt of Floating Dock Facility, Dornier Reconnaissance Aircraft, and the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre...
By P.K.Balachandran
Albeit indirectly, the Russo-Ukrainian war and the Western sanctions against Russia which followed it, have heightened the anxieties of global and regional powers vis-à-vis South Asia. The US, China and India are now redoubling their efforts to step...
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday praised India’s foreign policy while criticizing the Pakistan Army and the Opposition as his government faces a no-confidence motion on March 25. It was a day of many firsts for Pakistan as...
In an unprecedented step, the US and its allies imposed wide-ranging sanctions against Russia, cutting off economic and trade links; seizing Russian assets, and blocking Russians from global payment systems like SWIFT, PayPal, Visa, and Mastercard. Sanctions have made...
Dismissing rumours of his joining a “national unity government” with the Rajapaksa administration to address Sri Lanka’s fast-deteriorating economic situation, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said there is “no question” of such a formation now, and it is “national...
Colombo, March 5:
The QUAD’s virtual summit held on March 3, with the participation of US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was a tame...
Russian President Vladimir Putin placed his nuclear forces on high alert on Sunday, citing NATO’s “aggressive” response to his invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, Russia’s allied Belarusian government warned that Western sanctions on Russia would instigate the...
The Nepalese parliament on Sunday passed the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact with the United States by a voice vote. The opposition Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist) led by former Prime Minister K.P.Sharma Oli stayed away vowing...
