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Lanka Gears Up for 2025 Election Battle

Last week, the cabinet of ministers approved a proposal to allocate 10 billion rupees for elections to be held in 2024…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lanka’s general election will be held in

February 13, 2024

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UPI arrival spurs tourism, economic growth in Lanka, Mauritius

Prabhu Ram, Head, Industry Intelligence Group at CMR, told that UPI’s debut in Sri Lanka and Mauritius marks a series of ongoing pivotal steps in making digital payments more pervasive globally…reports Asian

February 13, 2024

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Modi, Wickremesinghe, Jugnauth to launch UPI services in Lanka, Mauritius

The launch will enable the availability of UPI settlement services for Indian nationals travelling to Sri Lanka and Mauritius…reports Asian Lite News Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe

February 12, 2024

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IIT’s third offshore campus likely to be set up in Lanka

The institute had last year announced the setting up of an offshore campus in Tanzania’s Zanzibar with Preeti Aghalyam being appointed the director-in-charge who also became the first woman IIT Director…reports Asian

February 12, 2024

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Lanka Unveils Bold FTA Plans with India

President Wickremesinghe detailed his plans to forge FTAs with number of countries…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday announced that steps have been taken to enhance free trade

February 7, 2024

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Lanka records over 200k tourist footfall in January

The South Asian country aims to attract two million tourists in 2024….reports Asian Lite News Over 2,00,000 tourists have arrived in Sri Lanka in January this year, official data showed. As per

February 4, 2024

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Indian Navy rescues hijacked Sri Lankan vessel in coordinated action

All three pirates surrendered to the Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) and all six crew members are safe the vessel is being escorted to Mahe, Seychelles…reports Asian Lite News The Indian Navy successfully

January 31, 2024

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Lanka Cabinet Approves Thailand FTA

A complete 14-chapter draft FTA was prepared after nine rounds of discussions between the two sides…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lanka’s cabinet has granted approval to sign a free trade agreement (FTA)

January 25, 2024

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1,500 Artistes Perform at Grand Pongal Festival in Trincomalee

The celebration is being done under the leadership of Sri Lankan Eastern Province Governor Senthil Thondaman….reports Asian Lite News A grand Pongal festival was organised in Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee city on Monday.

January 10, 2024

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Lanka Launches Urgent Measles Vaccination Drive to Tackle Outbreak

The supplementary measles immunization activity (SIA) will be implemented in two phases with the joint aid of the WHO and Unicef…reports Asian Lite News With an aim to control the ongoing measles

January 4, 2024

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