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Google blocks Huawei access to Android updates after blacklisting
May 20 (The Guardian) - In a fresh blow to Huawei, Google has suspended its access to updates of its Android operating system while chipmakers have reportedly cut off supplies to the company, complying with orders from the US government as it seeks to blacklist Huawei around the world. Google said it was complying with Trump’s executive order and was...
Death toll from multiple blasts in Sri Lanka rises to 228
Colombo, April 21 (newsin.asia) - The death toll from the multiple blasts which ripped across Sri Lanka on Sunday has risen to 228 while over 450 have been injured. The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) in a statement said that 32 foreigners from China, Belgium, USA, and UK were among those killed. The police have imposed an island-wide curfew...
How supply of cheap drugs saves lives in India
A project that makes affordable medicine available to India’s poor is helping them avoid bills that might otherwise push them into destitution. But the designated shops lack sufficient drugs, writes Amrit Dhillon in The Guardian
4 new minister’s sworn into Sri Lankan cabinet
Four new ministers were sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday, in a temporary cabinet re-shuffle following the resignation of six ministers a day earlier. A majority of those sworn in were from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) headed by President Sirisena.
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...
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