Sri Lanka
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Politics
Sri Lankan president berates opposition to death penalty
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has continued his verbal attack on those whom he considered as obstructing initiatives to make the country safer by opposing the enactment of tougher laws. “Certain segments who did not heed to the concerns of society to formulate stronger and tougher laws to eradicate…
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Business
Sri Lanka building up a nutritious young generation thanks to local dairy industry
Colombo: A national program in Sri Lanka to provide a packet of liquid milk to around 600,000 primary students is well underway. The program, under President Maithripala Sirisena’s concept of creating a ‘Nutritious young generation of a nation bountiful with milk,’ is coupled with a plan to make Sri…
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AJA Statement
AJA Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Sri Lanka
Asia Journalist Association condemns the Sri Lanka’s blasts which were reported in Colombo and Negombo, in the southwest of the country, and in Batticaloa, on the other side of the island, as Christians celebrate Easter Sunday. AJA considers each act against innocent people is an act of terror. While we,…
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East Asia
S. Korea consoles Sri Lanka over deadly Easter Sunday explosions
South Korea expressed words of consolation Monday to the people and government of Sri Lanka over the deadly Easter Sunday bombings that claimed over 200 lives in the South Asian country. “We offer our condolences and consolation to those who were killed in the April 21 explosions and their families,…
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East Asia
Multilateral diplomacy war in the indian ocean
In January this year, Prime Minister Abe made official visits to Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives with the aim of expanding its operations in the region and held key talks with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena in Rohingy last March: discussed in detail on the economy, maritime cooperation, security and…
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West Asia
Saudi Arabia reconsiders stoning sentence of Sri Lankan woman
A Saudi court has decided to reopen the case of a Sri Lankan woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, according to a Sri Lankan government minister. Harsha de Silva, the deputy foreign minister, told parliament on Tuesday 8th December that an appeals court in Riyadh, Saudi…
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South Asia
Major news in Sri Lanka on Jun 8 Top news in <Daily News>: Speaker gets tough with two UNP MPs news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Sri Lanka on Jun 1 Top news in <Daily News>: Sri Lanka’s tallest tower in the making news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Sri Lanka on May 25 Top news in <Daily News>: Russian support for SL’s reconciliation process news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Sri Lanka on May 18 Top news in <Island>: SF will be freed over weekend Mahinda-Anoma talks successful news@theasian.asia
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