Three senior military officers from Bangladesh will be sent as observers, it is learnt. Sri Lanka will now participate with two B-200 Super King Air maritime surveillance aircraft.
The Pew survey was conducted between 5 January and 25 March this year, prior to Hasina’s ouster in Bangladesh, and does not take into account responses from Pakistan.
In a ceremony held at the Dharmayathanaya in Bauddaloka Mawatha, the chief incumbent praised Dinesh Gunawardena for supporting 'revival of Buddhism' in the country.
In ‘Ravana’s Lanka’, Sunela Jayewardene is on a quest for the history of Sri Lanka. She traces it all the way from its creation to its early inhabitants to the ruling dynasties.
Elections in September are seen as 3-way contest between Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sajith Premadasa & Anura Dissanayake, but entry of Mahinda Rajapaksa's son could throw spanner in works.
The new system, which was operationalised in April, has faced pushback from tour operators, while the opposition in Sri Lanka has alleged corruption worth $1 billion.
With just one seat in parliament, Wickremesinghe needs support of the SLPP party, which counts ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa & his brother as key members, to be a stronger contender.
Full budget sees sizeable increase in development aid to Sri Lanka, while assistance to Maldives sees drastic cuts from both 2023-24 revised estimates and 2024-25 interim budget.
In an interview, Tharaka Balasuriya, the state minister of foreign affairs, also asserts that moratorium on research ships docking at Sri Lanka's ports applies to all countries' vessels.
The massive success of the IPL is a watershed moment in Indian sports. It proved that sports could be an incredibly profitable commercial venture. The glamour, the glitz, and the spectacle of it didn’t go unnoticed.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
Sri Lanka know his place after economic crises soon , Islamist govt of Bangladesh understand his place.
Just wait and watch, now they will only survives on IMF bailouts.
Sri Lanka know his place after economic crises soon , Islamist govt of Bangladesh understand his place.
Just wait and watch, now they will only survives on IMF bailouts.