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Lankan President swears-in seven new Provincial Governors, but Northern Province has no Governor
Colombo, April 12 (newsin.asia): The Sri Lankan President on Thursday swore-in seven new Provincial Governors. While the Governor of the Northern Province Reginald Coorey has been shifted to the Central Province, there is no replacement for him in the North. The Following is the list of Governors who were sworn-in. : Hemakumara Nanayakkara - Western Province K.C. Logeswaran ...
Lankan President to re-distribute portfolios among remaining ministers on Thursday
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is expected to carry out a "temporary reshuffle of the Council of Ministers on Thursday,which essentially means that he could re-distribute among existing ministers, portfolios held by Ministers who resigned on Wednesday. No new induction of Ministers from outside the existing Council of Minister is immediately expected.
China-built Colombo Port City aims to be South Asia’s hub in five years
The US 1.4 billion State of the Art Colombo Port City (CPC), built by the China Harbor Construction Company (CHCC) in association with the Singapore-based designers Surbana Jurong group and the business advisory group Atkins Acuity, is expected to be South Asia’s commercial and entertainment hub within the next five years.
Despite anti Muslim clashes and travel advisories, Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up in March
Colombo, April 9 (newsin.asia) - Sri Lanka Tourist arrivals recorded an impressive 24.1 percent growth in March, compared to the same period last year with the arrival of 233,382 tourists, despite deadly anti Muslim clashes in Kandy which led to thousands of overnight bookings. Statistics from the Sri Lanka Tourism Ministry showed that India was the largest market with the...
Sri Lanka launches search operations for 7 missing trekkers
Colombo, April 9 (newsin.asia) - Sri Lankan Police, on Monday launched search operations in the Knuckles mountain range, in the central hills of the island country, to locate seven trekkers who were reported missing since Sunday. The police said one of those missing had contacted his relatives on Sunday evening and informed them that the group had lost their way...
Top US Defense Deparment official expresses worries over China’s designs in Maldives
New Delhi, April 7 (PTI): The US Defense Department has confirmed it is concerned about the rumors of China influencing and possibly exploiting the Maldives. Speaking to Press Trust of India, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia, Dr. Joseph H. Felter, said there has been growing concern in the US over several unprecedented events...
India-Pakistan hockey match at Commonwealth Games ends in controversial draw
Carrara, Australia, April 7 (Indian Express): India men’s hockey team’s campaign at the Commonwealth Games began much the same way as it did for the women – with a disappointing result. While the women had lost 2-3 to Wales on Thursday, the men were held to a 2-2 draw by Pakistan on Saturday. Even though the men go back with...
Narendra Modi and K.P.Oli meet in New Delhi with bags full of grievances
Indo-Nepal ties are likely to experience stormy weather in the coming months. Both countries are now under strong leaderships, but the leaderships have contradictory views on China, a new entrant into what was for long, an undisputed Indian domain.It is in this potentially explosive context that the new and unabashedly pro-China Nepalese Prime Minister, Khadga Prasad Sharma “Oli”, is visiting...
The riddle of Ranil Wickremesinghe
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham/Daily Express Though Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has convincingly defeated the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) brought against him in parliament by the Joint Opposition led by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the challenges he faces are far from over. But Wickremesinghe is an old hand at dealing with them, having faced trials and tests since he took over the leadership of...
The quaint history of Ceylon General Railway
The railways came to Sri Lanka about twelve years after it they did in neighboring India. The beginning was rough with many odds stacked against the project. But with the help of a Briton, W F Faviell, who had previously built a railway in India, railway construction got underway in the island colony in right earnest.
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