Six assassins of the founder of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibut Rahman, who had been sentenced to death nine years ago, are still at large. The six convicts still at large are Abdur Rashid, Shariful Haque Dalim, M Rashed Chowdhury, SHMB Noor Chowdhury, Abdul Majed and Risaldar Moslemuddin. Interpol has issued a red notice against them.…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort here on the occasion of India's 71 st Independence Day on Wednesday said that Indian scientists will carry out a manned mission to the moon by 2022 and there will be a medical insurance scheme for the poor soon.…
A newly-elected lawmaker of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Multan has been making waves in the Punjab Assembly in Pakistan owing to his Sikh background coupled with his overt patriotism. Sardar Mahinder Pal Singh was elected Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) on a reserved seat for minorities in the assembly.…
The Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka, Janbaz Khan, has said that Pakistan has always stood by Sri Lanka in its quest for “national security, democracy, Rule of Law and economic progress.” High Commissioner Khan was speaking at a function in the Pakistan High Commission here to mark his country’s 71 st.Indpendence Day on Tuesday.…
Colombo, Aug 15 (newsin.asia) – Sri Lanka’s national air carrier, SriLankan Airlines has temporarily suspended flights to and from the South Indian city of Cochin until Aug 18, following the closure of Cochin Airport due to flooding in the region. Cochin Airport was closed today (15th August) until 2 p.m. on 18th August due to […]…
An impressively large number of resident Indians and Sri Lankans braved inclement weather to attend the Indian Independence Day flag hoisting ceremony held at ‘India House’ here on Wednesday. Men, women and children dressed in their best, turned up to express their joy over India’s turning 71, and to show their solidarity with a resurgent India. …
Colombo, Aug 15 (newsin.asia) – The following are the foreign exchange rates against the Sri Lankan rupee released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Buying Selling Australian Dollar 113.09 117.76 Canadian Dollar 120.29 124.60 Chinese Yuan (Renminbi) 22.65 23.72 Euro 178.16 184.26 Japanese Yen 1.4126 1.4633 Singapore […]…
At a meeting attended by present and most of the past commanders of the army, navy and air force on August 6, the President said that though some Generals and journalists had written about the war, these accounts did not cover the entire period and had been written from their individual points of view. There is, as yet, no comprehensive and unbiased account, he pointed out.…
The Indian government has denied a report that a Chinese company would be printing its currency notes, calling it "baseless" amid social media outrage. The report by the South China Morning Post claimed a Chinese company had been contracted to print international currencies, including the Indian rupee. The news spread quickly on social media, prompting outrage over how this could endanger national security.…
Maldives is confident that, as in the past, the September 23 , 2018 Presidential election would be held in a cordial and peaceful environment, a government statement said in response to international anxiety over whether the election will be held and whether it will be free and fair. …
Colombo, Aug 14 (newsin.asia) – Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) has launched a probe into a large amount of clinical waste which had washed ashore in Puttalam in north western Sri Lanka, local media reported Tuesday. Authorities believe…
Maldivian opposition alliance Presidential candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih would get a full five year time, coalition partner Jumhoory Party (JP) said to rule out early elections. The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) manifesto for the upcoming presidential elections had said that Solih's government will be an interim coalition government which would pave the way for fresh elections within 18 months iMaldivian opposition alliance Presidential candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih would get a full five year time, coalition partner Jumhoory Party (JP) said to rule out early elections. The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) manifesto for the upcoming presidential elections had said that Solih's government will be an interim coalition government which would pave the way for fresh elections within 18 months in which the coalition partners will compete against each other.…
The Indian government’s relaxing of norms for transshipment has not only helped India arrest a sizable chunk of its container cargo going to ports like Colombo, Singapore and Jebel Ali, but also forced a few foreign ports to cut rates, according to a top official. India has been trying hard to arrest diversion of container cargo to transshipment hubs at foreign ports.…
Colombo, Aug 14 (newsin.asia) – The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) will ink an agreement with Alibaba’s travel arm, Fliggy, to bring down 1,000 travelers weekly to Sri Lanka in order to expand the island’s growing tourism sector, Daily…
Freedom, as Karl Marx explained, is directly connected with those who control economic resources, political power and intellectual resources and those not connected to power and are marginal in some way, are disconnected from freedom, says Indian student leader Umar Khalid in The Telegraph.…
Peace has returned to Bangladesh after ten days of a student agitation which was brutally quelled by the police and club wielding thugs of the ruling Awami League. But the issues underlying the stir remain and might re-surface in other forms as the country heads towards parliamentary elections likely to be held between October 31 and December 31, this year. And the roots of the trouble could be traced to economic issues ,says P.k.Balachandran in Daily Mirror.…
Sharpening her attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over the exclusion of 4 million people in the final draft of Assam’s National Register for Citizens (NRC), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asked if Hilsa fish, Jamdani saree, Sandesh and Mishti doi, which are originally from Bangladesh, would also be branded as “infiltrators or refugees”.…
Colombo, Aug 15 (newsin.asia) – The following are the foreign exchange rates against the Sri Lankan rupee released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Buying Selling Australian Dollar 113.09 117.76 Canadian Dollar 120.29 124.60 Chinese Yuan…
Colombo, Aug 14 (newsin.asia) – The following are the foreign exchange rates against the Sri Lankan rupee released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Buying Selling Australian Dollar 113.96 118.65 Canadian Dollar 119.79 124.09 Chinese Yuan…
Colombo, Aug 13 (newsin.asia) – The following are the foreign exchange rates against the Sri Lankan rupee released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Monday. Buying Selling Australian Dollar 113.88 118.56 Canadian Dollar 119.38 123.67 Chinese Yuan…
Pakistan’s Prime Ministet-to-be, Imran Khan, has decided against inviting foreign leaders and celebrities to his oath taking ceremony on August 11 as Pakistan’s new prime minister as he wants to keep the event very simple, Dawn reported. His party had initially planned to invite several foreign leaders and personalities, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan and Indian cricketers like Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavasker and Navjot Singh Sidhu to the event. However, in an apparent change of heart today, Khan has opted against a fancy ceremony.…