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Ranil turns to India for help in digitizing civil service

Lankan President met Bharat Lal, Director General of the Indian Institute of Good Governance, reports Susitha Fernando The head of Indian Institute of Good Governance shared India’s experience to improve the performance

April 3, 2023

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Sri Lanka qualify for Super Four with thrilling two wicket win

Chasing a challenging total of 184, Sri Lanka started off well, scoring 48 runs in the powerplay. But they soon found themselves in trouble at 77/4 in the ninth over…reports Asian Lite

September 2, 2022

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Kashmiri journalist stopped from flying to Sri Lanka

Hassan, who has done his PG from Turkey, told reporters that he was going to Sri Lanka to report the present crisis in that country for the Guardian newspaper…reports Asian Lite News

July 28, 2022

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With no fuel, SL declares holiday for schools

With the ongoing fuel crisis, the Indian Ocean island nation has come to a standstill with handful of vehicles on roads and many people opting to use bicycles as mode of transportation…reports

July 4, 2022

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India boots China out of 3 Lankan energy projects

The projects, initially awarded to China were cancelled and an MoU was signed with India when New Delhi said their security would be under threat if those projects were handled by China,

April 18, 2022

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DAILY BRIEF: Punjab CM’s nephew held and Indian diplomats boycott Beijing Winter Olympics

Two weeks before Punjab votes in the Assembly elections, the Enforcement Directorate has arrested the nephew of the Punjab Chief Minister over money laundering charges. Meanwhile, India has announced its diplomats will

February 4, 2022

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MEDIA SCAN: Trudeau condones deaths of Indians and inflation skyrockets in Sri Lanka

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condoned the deaths of four Indians who froze to death at the border, and inflation has reached an all-time high in the crisis-hit Sri Lanka…writes Joyeeta

January 22, 2022

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SL To Attract 6 Million Tourists By 2025

Sri Lankan tourism has been recognised as a thrust sector to rebuild the economy and was identified as an export sector…reports Asian Lite News. The Sri Lankan government is all set to

December 17, 2021

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Sri Lanka-China tussle intensifies as Qingdao fertiliser company to pursue arbitration in Singapore

With the Qingdao statement, the fertiliser controversy between Sri Lanka and China has only grown. Qingdao also said that statements made by the ministry are false, reports Sri Lanka website News First…writes

December 10, 2021

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Decision to release 2 Indian fishermen in Lankan custody on Nov 1

The two fishermen hail from Kottaipattanam and Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu and were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy on October 18….reports Asian Lite News The decision to release two Indian fishermen

October 24, 2021

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