AGARTALA: Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb sparked a fresh controversy on Saturday when he revealed BJP’s alleged ambition to for m a gover nments in Nepal and Sri Lanka. “Amit Shah, who was …
Sri Lanka import ban takes the spice out of life
COLOMBO: An import ban in cash-strapped Sri Lanka is leaving a bad taste in the mouths of its curry lovers, depriving them of vital turmeric supplies and encouraging budding smugglers to take their …
India to insist on govt-to-govt pact versus taking tender route
India is looking to strike a hard bargain with Sri Lanka and would want a government-to-government agreement for a terminal presence in Colombo port — a regional transhipment hub through which a large …
Tripura CM ‘reveals’ Amit Shah’s plans to form BJP govt in Sri Lanka, Nepal: Report
Biplab Kumar Deb hailed Amit Shah’s leadership and said that it was under him that the BJP had become the world’s largest party. Known for his controversial and sometimes absurd statements, Tripura …
BJP wants to rule Nepal and Sri Lanka: Tripura CM
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb triggered a fresh controversy after revealed that not only in Indian states, BJP has wished to establish a government in neighbouring Nepal and Sri Lanka while …
New development model for Sri Lanka!
Last week when Sri Lanka was celebrating its 73rd Independence Day, I received an email from one of the readers of my column. He had asked me a question which inspired me to use it as today’s theme.
In Sri Lanka, a unique pandemic trauma: Forced cremations
Muslims who have lost relatives to covid-19 in Sri Lanka describe a traumatic rush by police and health officials to cremate the bodies of their loved ones. Many say they were not …
Highly contagious COVID-19’s U.K. variant found in Sri Lanka for first time
It was the third variant of coronavirus to be detected in the country, he said, mentioning four different locations from where samples have been tested positive for the new U.K. variant.
Higher smartphone, laptop sales power Singer Sri Lanka 3Q
Singer Sri Lanka PLC witnessed strong business across nearly all of its verticals led by IT products such as smartphones and laptops as people shifted their work, education and entertainment online as …
‘Jayagamu Sri Lanka’ by NDB continues support to SMEs
NDB‘s ‘Jayagamu Sri Lanka’ initiative lends support to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs), emerging exporters, aspiring entrepreneurs and enthusiastic innovators of Sri Lanka.The initiative …