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Pakistan and China sign $4.8 bln nuclear power plant deal
Pakistan and China signed a $4.8 billion deal on Tuesday to build a 1,200-megawatt nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, hailing the investment by a country that Pakistan views as its most dependable ally.
Work on the…
Crucial conditions changed just days before signing contract with foreign fuel supplier
A dramatic new controversy has arisen to muddy the waters around the opening of Sri Lanka’s retail fuel market to foreign suppliers, with revelations that a Cabinet paper was presented just three days before the signing of one of the…
Submersible lost while taking tourists to see the Titanic
Rescuers from the US and Canadian navies are racing against time to locate a missing submersible named Titan which vanished with five people on board while on a tourist visit to the wreck of the Titanic on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean…
Sri Lanka urged to implement UN recommendations
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, says although the Government has regrettably rejected aspects of the Council’s resolutions related to accountability, it has continued to engage with our presence on the…
Blinken meets Chinese President Xi in bid to ease soaring US-China tensions
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, as the top U.S. diplomat wrapped up a high-stakes two-day visit to Beijing aimed at easing soaring tensions between the countries.
The 35-minute…
Indian Navy sub to reach Colombo on Monday
The Commanding Officer of the Indian Naval submarine Commander Divakar. S will call on Commander Western Naval Area Rear Admiral Suresh De Silva. During the submarine’s visit the vessel would be open for visitors and school children.
President Ranil to visit India in July to seek closer ties
Exactly one year after political chaos and economic crisis hit Sri Lanka, President Ranil Wickremesinghe is visiting India for a day on July 21 to consolidate ties with New Delhi, which gave nearly USD 3.5 billion in emergency aid to…
Arms and drug smuggling case: Indian police file charge sheet against 10 Sri Lankans
India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against 13 people, including 10 foreigners, in the India-Sri Lanka illegal drugs and arms trade case relating to attempts to revive the terror group LTTE in the two…
Strong quake hits western France
A rare 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit large parts of western France on Friday evening, June 16, with the seismology bureau BCSF calling it “very strong” amid reports of damage to buildings.
Ecology transition minister Christophe Bechu said…
Sri Lanka in talks with Russia to build nuclear power plant
Sri Lanka has reached a deal with Russian nuclear giant Rosatom to build a nuclear power plant that may run two reactors and generate 300 megawatts of energy, the Sri Lankan ambassador in Russia said Wednesday.
“We will go for a nuclear…