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Lankan Navy nabs 9 Tamil Nadu fishermen, seizes 2 boats

According to the fishermen’s leader, more than 500 boats from Rameswaram ventured into the sea for fishing on Monday…reports Asian Lite News Nine fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district were arrested by

July 26, 2024

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Lanka Rebuts Canadian PM’s ‘Genocide’ Claim

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday rejected the allegation made by the Canadian Prime Minister…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lanka has once again rejected allegations of the Tamil minority ‘genocide’ charge by

July 26, 2024

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Lanka seeks $100m from OPEC Fund for water security project

The programme is currently being implemented under the facility of over 300 million dollars from the Asian Development Bank…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lanka held talks with the OPEC Fund for International

July 11, 2024

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Tourism Brings $1.5B to Lanka

Tourist arrivals in the first half were 1.01 million, up 61.7 per cent from the same period in 2023….report Asian Lite News Colombo, July 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s earnings from tourism rose

July 7, 2024

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India Mourns demise of Lanka’s top Tamil lawmaker

Sampanthan, 91, passed away on Sunday night while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Colombo….reports Asian Lite News Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of R. Sampanthan,

July 1, 2024

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Debt Deal Sealed, Lanka thanks India

The debt structuring deal allows Sri Lanka to defer all bilateral loan instalment payments until 2028 and also to repay all the loans on concessional terms…reports Susitha Fernando With a major move

June 27, 2024

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Lanka Thanks India, Notes Joint Efforts

Wickremesinghe expressed his commitment to maintaining a strong partnership with India to achieve Sri Lanka’s development goals…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi

June 24, 2024

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Jaishankar lands in Sri Lanka, gets warm welcome

The External Affairs Minister noted that Sri Lanka is central to India’s Neighborhood First and SAGAR policies….reports Asian Lite News External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Colombo on Thursday as he

June 20, 2024

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Jaishankar Due in Lanka, Eyes Reinforcing Neighbourhood First

EAM to Discuss Wide-Ranging Partnerships with Sri Lankan Leaders…reports Asian Lite News In what would be his first bilateral visit after the formation of the BJP-led NDA government under the leadership of

June 19, 2024

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Strengthening Regional Bonds

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Seychelles reaffirmed their strong friendship with India by attending the June 9 oath-taking ceremony, writes Keshav Pradhan One image that caught attention within

June 14, 2024

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