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Lanka govt alerts airport about possibility of Swiss embassy employee fleeing the country
Govt wants to interview the alleged victim of "abduction" but Swiss embassy would not allow it.
Swiss embassy’s version of “abduction” of female staffer doesn’t match facts, says Lankan govt.
Swiss embassy caught on the wrong foot?
Sajjad Ali’s Punjabi song “Ravi” stirs yearning for home
The plaintive and soft-toned melody of "Ravi" expresses the inner feelings of Punjabis toiling abroad.
Sweden ticks off India on Kashmir ahead of King’s visit
"Kashmiris should have a say in their own future,” Swedish envoy in India Klas Molin told The Hindu.
Bangladesh beats US, UK in tourist arrivals in India, and Tamil Nadu is the top Indian destination
New Delhi, November 26 (Financial Express): Statistics given by the Ministry of Tourism to parliament show that the top three countries whose tourists arrived in India in 2018, are Bangladesh, the United States and the United Kingdom. The data provided by the Ministry also highlights the consistent increase in overall foreign tourist arrivals as well as the earnings of foreign...
“Tea” if by sea, “Cha” if by land: Why the world has only two words for tea
If "tea" was traded by sea from China, it was "tea" but if it was traded overland, it was "cha" or "chai"
Lanka’s new Foreign Minister is a nationalist who will deftly handle international challenges
Minister Dinesh Gunawardena is no stranger to key countres such as US, India, China and Japan
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe resigns
November 20 (newsin.asia) - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday stepped down from his post after tendering his resignation to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, just days after his party's presidential candidate, Sajith Premadasa lost the presidential elections.
When Tamil-speaking Muslims dominated international trade
Muslims lost out because of the hostility of the Western powers and the lack of domestic political support.
EXCLUSIVE – Gotabaya says “ready to work for people”
November 17 (newsin.asia): Sri Lanka's president-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa told newsin.asia a short while ago while leaving the elections commission in Colombo that he was extremely happy for winning the presidential poll on Saturday. "I will now begin to work for my people, all the citizens of Sri Lanka, and I thank all of them". He said that he will work...
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