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Sri Lanka closes schools after floods
Updated 04.10 | Published 04.05 share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen A boy plays in waterlogged streets in Biyagama, a suburb of Sri Lanka’s largest city, Colombo. Photo: Eranga Jayawardena/AP/TT At…
Argentina asks Pakistan, Sri Lanka to arrest visiting interior minister
The Argentine government on Tuesday, April 23, asked Pakistan and Sri Lanka to arrest Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi, wanted for the attack on the Jewish mutual fund Amia in…
“White party” was the last straw – Sri Lanka ordered thousands of Russians and Ukrainians to leave the country | Foreign countries
Russians and Ukrainians have traveled to Asia to escape the actions of the Russian administration, because it has been easy to obtain a long-term visa to Asian countries. The Sri…
Sri Lanka: ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa behind the Easter 2019 attacks?
In Sri Lanka, the Rajapaksa clan, in power in the country for almost 20 years, is believed to have conspired to organize the Easter terrorist attacks in 2019, which left…
Sri Lanka: amnesty for the repentant looters of the presidential palace a year after the flight of Rajapaksa
A year ago, thousands of protesters stormed the presidential palace of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the culmination of months of popular revolt against their leader’s debt, inflation and corruption.…
Sri Lanka is living in an economic crisis, people don’t even have money for food – an economist blames the country’s leadership: “We lived beyond our means”
The misery that has lasted for almost a year in the island nation south of India is not abating. Sri Lanka cannot afford to pay off its debt to foreign…
In Sri Lanka, you may have to tighten your belt even more
A delegation of the International Monetary Fund is in Sri Lanka to negotiate the rescue of the bankrupt country. According to ‘s Asia correspondent Kirsi Crowley, China should come in…
Chinese ship accused of espionage: Sri Lanka at the heart of the Sino-Indian rivalry
“Long live the friendship between China and Sri Lanka,” read a red and white banner hanging from the upper deck of the Yuan Wang 5, upon arrival Tuesday, August 16…
Chinese presence outside Sri Lanka worries
Published: Less than 20 min ago full screen The Chinese vessel Yuan Wang 5 arrived at the port of Hambantota, Sri Lanka, on Tuesday. Photo: Eranga Jayawardena/AP/TT A Chinese ship…
Chinese presence outside Sri Lanka worries
The ship was originally due to arrive last week, but Sri Lankan authorities asked Beijing to postpone the visit following objections from India, which shares Western concerns about China’s activities…