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Sheikh Hasina re-elected for fifth term in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina swept to a fourth straight term as expected with her party winning an absolute majority in the general election, the poll body said on Monday, amid low turnout in the vote boycotted by the main…
Maldives suspends ministers over derogatory remarks against India, PM Modi
Maldives government on Sunday suspended ministers over derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi relating to his Lakshadweep visit. Reportedly, Mariyam Shiuna, Malsha and Hassan Zihan were suspended over their ‘insulting’…
Sri Lanka to implement international A2P SMS centre to confront fraud, spam
The Sri Lankan government says it is planning to implement an International A2P (Application-to-Person) short message services (SMS) centre.
The Cabinet of Ministers, at its meeting on Monday (Jan.01), approved a proposal tabled by…
Four earthquakes strike Indian Ocean
Four strong earthquakes have struck the Carlsberg Ridge of Indian Ocean on Friday morning (Dec.29), off the archipelagic state, the Maldives.
Senior Seismologist of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB), Nilmini Thaldena told…
India sees single-day rise in COVID cases with 702 new infections
India saw a single-day surge of 702 COVID-19 cases, with the number of active cases rising to 4,097, the country’s health ministry said in a statement on Thursday (Dec.28).
Six deaths have been reported in the country in the last 24…
Tamil Actor, DMDK Founder Vijayakanth Passes Away in Chennai, CM Stalin Announces State Honour
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) founder-leader Vijayakanth passed away in Chennai on Thursday at the age of 71. Vijayakanth was reportedly on ventilator support after testing positive for Covid-19.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK…
Imran Khan’s Aide Qureshi Detained In Adiala Jail For 15 Days
Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan's former foreign minister and a close aide of former prime minister Imran Khan, was on Tuesday detained at the Adiala Jail at Rawalpindi for 15 days, a day after the Supreme Court granted bail to him in the…
Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki to visit Sri Lanka in Jan.
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Tuesday he will visit Sri Lanka and Cambodia on a four-day tour from Jan. 09 to strengthen Japan’s relations with the two Asian countries.
In Sri Lanka, which is virtually in default, Suzuki…
Sri Lanka should decide if it wants nuclear cooperation with Russia – Envoy
The Ambassador of Russia, Levan Dzhagaryan says it is up to the Sri Lankan government to decide if it wants to collaborate with the Russian state-owned nuclear giant Rosatom.
Responding to a question raised during a media briefing on…
World Bank releases additional USD 250mn for Sri Lanka to sustain economic reforms
The World Bank has released the second tranche of the USD 500 million under the Sri Lanka Resilience, Stability and Economic Turnaround (RESET) Development Policy Operation (DPO), considering the continued satisfactory progress made by the…