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    Chinese pressure? Lanka approves Sinopharm

    March 20, 2021March 20, 2021 0 Shares
    It seems that Sri Lanka was under alleged Chinese pressure to approve its Sinopharm vaccine as part of countering India’s growing vaccine outreach to neighbouring countries, reports Asian Lite News...

    Lanka may junk Sinopharm, orders 13.5 Mn vax from India

    February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 0 Shares
    Sri Lanka has ordered 13.5 million Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines in addition to the 500,000 doses gifted by India, and the country may not use Chinese vaccines in the second...

    SL general public to get jabs from March

    February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 0 Shares
    Sri Lanka began vaccinating its frontline workers late last month after receiving 50,000 free Oxford-AstraZeneca-Covishield vaccines from India….reports Asian Lite News The general public in Sri Lanka will get coronavirus...

    Sri Lanka falling deep to China’s googly

    February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 0 Shares
    A U-turn on the Colombo port’s East Container Terminal and then an attempt to create negativity around the India-supplied Covid-19 vaccine signals that there could be more powerful forces than...

    Sri Lanka Covid cases surpass 50,000

    January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 0 Shares
    The official figures showed that out of the total 50,229 positive patients, 43,267 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospitals, bringing down the active patient count to 6,715…reports Asian...

    India will appeal Lankan death sentence for fishermen

    by Asian Lite Newsdesk-Top NewsINDIAN NEWSSri LankaOctober 31, 2014

    India indicated there may have been “miscarriage of justice” in the death sentence handed down to five Indian fishermen for alleged drug trafficking in Colombo and said it will appeal….

    Lankan presidential poll in January

    by Asian Lite Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia NewsSri LankaOctober 20, 2014

      The Sri Lankan government confirmed that the presidential elections will take place in January next year but the date is yet to be decided. “The presidential election will be…

    EU to ban fish from Sri Lanka

    by admin-Top NewsAsia NewsEU NewsSri LankaOctober 14, 2014

    The European Union (EU) has decided to ban the import of fisheries products caught by vessels flagged in Sri Lanka from entering the EU market after three months time from…

    Rajapaksa under pressure for probe

    by Asian Lite Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia NewsSri LankaWorld NewsSeptember 25, 2014

      Under pressure to allow an international probe, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said Wednesday that “human rights are used as a tool to implement motivated agendas” and criticised what…

    Stage set for the canonization of Fr. Joseph Vaz

    by admin-Top NewsINDIAN NEWSReligionSri LankaSeptember 19, 2014

    Goa Archbishop lauds papacy’s first stage approval of sainthood for Indian priest The Roman Catholic Church in Goa Wednesday expressed “joy” at Pope Francis’s approval of the first step towards…

    BJP leaders in Lanka call for peace

    by admin-Top NewsINDIAN NEWSSri LankaSeptember 19, 2014

    BJP leaders urge Sri Lanka to resume dialogue with Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Two leaders of India’s ruling BJP Friday met Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris and urged that…

    Jaya oppose India-Lanka sea boundary

    by Asian Lite Newsdesk-Top NewsINDIAN NEWSSri LankaTamil ChaithikalJuly 22, 2014

    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa urged the central government to pursue the idea of sustainable fishing by Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen and disagreed with a proposal to instal…

    Lanka urged to free fishermen

    by admin-Top NewsAsia NewsINDIAN NEWSSri LankaJuly 12, 2014

    India, Sri Lanka discuss fishermen’s issue, trade Repatriation of Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka and ways to speed up trade dominated discussions between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Sri…

    Lankan Navy denies attacking Indian fishermen

    by Asian Lite NewsdeskINDIAN NEWSSri LankaJune 25, 2014

    The Sri Lanka Navy Wednesday rejected claims that its personnel attack Indian fishermen when they stray into Sri Lankan waters. Navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya said the navy strictly follows international…

    Lanka’s first series win in England

    by Asian Lite NewsdeskSportSri LankaJune 24, 2014

    Sri Lanka have won their first series victory in England winning the second Test by 100 runs in a pulsating finish here. Last man James Anderson’s 55-ball vigil without scoring…

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