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Sri Lankan President invited for Modi’s inauguration

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the BJP-led NDA’s electoral victory over a phone call….reports Asian Lite News Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s

June 6, 2024

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Lanka Applauds Modi, Backs India’s UNSC Bid

Premadasa emphasised that India, with its status as the world’s most populous country and a significant global economic and military power, deserves this recognition..reports Asian Lite News Congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi

June 5, 2024

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Maldives FM Tours Sri Lanka Following India

Observers will closely watch the Maldivian Foreign Minister’s visit to Colombo, as President Muizzu has pledged to end the Indian Ocean archipelago’s ‘India First’ policy….reports Asian Lite News Maldives Foreign Minister Moosa

June 4, 2024

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Floods Wreak Havoc in Lanka

There are 119 evacuation and relief centres currently housing over 23,700 people affected by floods…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon said on Monday that 12

June 3, 2024

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Lanka to Embrace Modern Technology

The President is working with the Ministry of Technology to establish a Digital Transformation Agency…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that a programme to harness modern technology, particularly

May 31, 2024

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Sri Lanka keen to join BRICS, seeks India’s backing

Sri Lankan foreign minister emphasised that Colombo would reach out first to New Delhi whenever it formally applies to join the BRICS grouping….reports Asian Lite News . Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali

May 21, 2024

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Lanka to Present Economic Boost Bills to Parliament

In 2022, Sri Lanka’s public debt ratio stood at 128 per cent, a figure slated to be reduced to less than 95 per cent by 2032, said Semasinghe…reports Asian Lite News The

May 20, 2024

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Lanka Seeks Debt Moratorium Till 2027 Amid Crisis

The President claimed that the South Asian island nation faces a significant burden of debt….writes Susitha Fernando Financially-broke Sri Lanka seeks a debt default till 2027 from both local and international lenders

March 6, 2024

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India Powers Isolated Sri Lankan Islands

The hybrid project, which is aimed at addressing energy needs of the people of the three islands combines various forms of energy including both solar and wind…reports Asian Lite News India on

March 1, 2024

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Sri Lanka Faces High Electricity Production Costs

The CEB spokesman said earlier that they are generating more than 60 per cent of the electricity using thermal power…report Asian Lite News Sri Lanka’s state-owned electricity producer and distributor, the Ceylon

February 18, 2024

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