Kabul, October 20 (Agencies): In the past three days, three deadly attacks carried out by the Taliban against Afghan security forces – in Paktia, Ghazni and Kandahar provinces – have claimed the lives of well over 100 security force members and wounded dozens more. On Wednesday (October 18) night, the Taliban carried out a massive […]…
By Liam Cochrane/ABC In the Rohingya refugee camps on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, criminal gangs and sexual predators scour for orphans and destitute women, who are forced into “survival sex”, aid groups say. “We’ve heard stories of people coming in and offering people, looking for orphans and saying, ‘We’ll take you to a safe place’,” Zia […]…
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham/Daily Express It was interesting to read the peculiar reason given by former President Mahinda Rajapkasa for his decision to hold the Presidential election in January 2015, two years ahead of schedule Talking to the media last Sunday outside the Tangalla Remand Prison where his eldest son and parliamentarian, Namal Rajapaksa, was being […]…
Colombo, Oct 20 (newsin.asia) – A three day mega international shopping weekend kicked off in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Friday aimed at promoting Sri Lanka’s local products, tea and spices, globally. The Colombo International Shopping Festival which is organised by the Sri Lanka Retailers Association in collaboration with the Tourism Ministry was declared […]…
Colombo, Oct 20 (newsin.asia) – Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday said his government aimed to transform Sri Lanka into a hub of the Indian Ocean under the ‘Vision 2025’ programme. In a speech, outlining the government’s economic policy, delivered in Parliament, Wickremesinghe said that Sri Lanka had to join hands with the […]…
Numaligarh (Assam) October 19 (Reuters) :Bangladesh Petroleum Corp (BPC) is set to sign on October 22, a 15-year deal with Indian oil refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) to import gasoil to meet the country’s energy demand. The sales and purchase agreement is expected to be signed during Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj’s visit to […]…
Male, October 19, (newsin.asia): With 7.4% of its police force being women, the 100% Islamic Maldives has the highest percentage of female police officers in South and South-East Asia. The South Asian average is a dismal 5%, according to “Rough Roads To Equality:. Women in Police Force”, a study done by the New Delhi-based Commonwealth Human […]…
Colombo, October 19 (newsin.asia): The Sri Lankan constitution making process is likely to come to a grinding halt as the representatives of the Malwatte and Asgiriya chapters of the Buddhist Maha Sangha, have opposed any change in the constitution, whether piecemeal or wholesale. The Karaka Maha Sangha Sabha, of the Malwatu & Asgiriya Chapters which […]…
Karachi, Oct 19 – Foreign direct investment (FDI) increased 56 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2017-18, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Wednesday. This is in contrast to the overall trend as inflows remained largely poor during the last four years. FDI in July-September rose to $662 million from $423m […]…
Colombo, Oct 19 (newsin.asia) – The Sri Lankan government says that a Chinese funded mega Port City constructed close to the Colombo Harbour will bring in 1 billion dollars worth of foreign investments next year and will be the best piece…
Beijing, October 19 (newsin.asia): After the 19 th. Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which began in Beijing on Wednesday, President Xi Jinping is expected to continue his pushy foreign policy with renewed vigor and confidence with the aim…
Beijing, Oct 18 – China has entered a “new era” where it should “take centre stage in the world”, President Xi Jinping says. The country’s rapid progress under “socialism with Chinese characteristics” shows there is “a new choice for other…
Karachi, Oct 18 – Thousands of women across the world, including Pakistan, have put up a brave front against sexual assault and workplace harassment in a monumental precedent set by a powerful hashtag on social media. The hashtag, “MeToo”, translated…
Colombo, Oct 18 (newsin.asia) – The Sri Lankan Police, on Wednesday arrested four people for stealing a precious Blue Sapphire stone valued at an estimated 137,000 US dollars from a local businessman. The police said that the businessman who was from…
The widening rift between the Bangladesh Supreme Court Chief Justice, Surendra Kumar Sinha, and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over the 16 th. Constitutional Amendment (16A) has again brought out the extreme fragility of the independence of the judiciary in that…
Colombo, October 17: The main reason for the reluctance to hold elections to the local bodies and the Provincial Councils in Sri Lanka is the lackluster performance of the “National Unity” government which is basically an uneasy alliance between the…
Male, October 16 (newsin.asia): Maldives is a small country, an archipelago of tiny islands, but it is bang in the middle of the strategically important Indian Ocean. The idyllic islands scattered across a vast area, are also a major tourist…
Colombo, Oct 19 (newsin.asia) – Sri Lanka and Pakistan have agreed to increase trade and investment relations under the existing Free Trade Agreement in order to reach the target of US 1 billion dollars trade by 2018, a Foreign Ministry statement…
Colombo, Oct 12 (newsin.asia) – Sri Lanka will soon launch 100 wi-fi zones in capital Colombo as an initial step to provide free internet throughout the country, a statement by the Prime Minister’s office said here Thursday. Presently, the Colombo Municipal…
Male, October 11 (newsin.asia): Famous for its idyllic isles, the Maldives has now added another feather to its cap. It has given its citizens the world’s most advanced Identity Card, which will render an amazing range of personal services including,…
Colombo, Sept 28 (newsin.asia) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an investigation in Sri Lanka following accusations that some of the country’s national cricket players were involved in match fixing, local media reported Sunday.…