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7 MoUs to be signed with China during President’s visit
Seven memoranda of understanding (MoUs) covering, among others, investment, the power sector, fisheries, and the economy will be signed during President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s four-day official visit to China beginning on Tuesday, a…
Sri Lankans rally to stop deportation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar
Sri Lankan civil society groups and activists are mobilizing to save more than 100 Rohingya refugees rescued off the Indian Ocean island nation last month following a government announcement that they will be deported.
A group of about…
Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor, who devoted his life for peace, dies at 93
Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing, who devoted his life to advocating for peace has died. He was 93.
Fukahori died at a hospital in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 3, the Urakami Catholic Church,…
Former president Ranil meets Nepal’s prime minister
Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former President of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, held a meeting today at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu.
During the meeting, they discussed matters concerning…
20 Indian fishermen released by Sri Lanka return home
The 20 Indian fishermen, who were released from jails in Sri Lanka, reached Chennai by flight, said officials in Chennai on Wednesday (Jan. 01).
The fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy a year ago. They are residents of the…
Emirates to Increase Flights to Sri Lanka in 2025
Emirates will increase flight frequencies on its Dubai-Colombo route in 2025, increasing passenger capacity on the Sri Lanka service by 30 percent.
Emirates Airlines is expanding its Dubai-Colombo, Sri Lanka route with a new daily flight…
Another Jeju Air jet experienced landing-gear issue in South Korea
A Jeju Air passenger jet that departed Gimpo Airport in Seoul for Jeju on Monday experienced an unidentified landing-gear issue after takeoff and returned to Gimpo where it landed safely, Yonhap news reported, citing unnamed sources.…
Sri Lankan man charged for alleged sexual assault on Melbourne flight
A Sri Lankan man faced Broadmeadows Magistrates Court today (19 December, 2024) charged with allegedly committing an act of indecency on board an international flight.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) will allege the man, 41,…
Sri Lanka to give free visas to 39 countries – Foreign Minister
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, has provided an update on the country’s strategic efforts to revitalize its tourism sector, which has faced unprecedented challenges in recent years due to the Easter Sunday attacks,…
13 die as Indian navy speedboat crashes into passenger ferry off Mumbai
An Indian navy speedboat crashed into a ferry carrying over 100 people to a popular tourist destination off Mumbai on Wednesday, killing at least 13, the navy said.
A navy statement said 99 ferry passengers were rescued. They were on…