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Science & Tech 1 year ago

Sri Lanka gives preliminary approval to Elon Musk's Starlink

Sri Lanka fast-tracked the approval process after Musk met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe last month in Indonesia on the sidelines of the 10th World Water Forum.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Sri Lanka leases white elephant airport built with Chinese loans

The small airport near a wildlife sanctuary on the southern coast opened in 2013 but was immediately plagued by problems, and has been a running sore on state coffers since.

Americas 1 year ago

Dali, the Singapore-flagged ship that brought down Baltimore bridge

It was constructed by the Korean Hyundai shipyard in 2015 and is 300 metres long (985 feet), 48 metres wide and 24.8 metres tall, with gross tonnage of 95,000 tonnes, making it an average-sized container ship.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Sri Lanka ex-leader claims he was ousted over China investments

Rajapaksa was forced into temporary exile after protesters stormed his official residence in 2022, following months of street protests over the island nation's worst-ever economic crisis.

Presidential Race 2 years ago

PREMIUM
World leaders start congratulating Prabowo as he takes preliminary election lead

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, who is leading the preliminary presidential election result based on quick counts by pollsters, has begun receiving congratulatory calls from world leaders.

Europe 2 years ago

Netherlands returns colonial-era artefacts to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka asked the Netherlands to return the artefacts after the Dutch government approved the restitution of historic objects in 2021.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

China owed more than $1 trillion in Belt and Road debt: report

Beijing says upwards of 150 countries stretching from Uruguay to Sri Lanka have signed up to the BRI, a vast global infrastructure push unveiled by President Xi Jinping a decade ago.

Economy 2 years ago

IMF and Sri Lanka reach agreement for $330m disbursal

The recommendation to make roughly $330 million available to the South Asian country follows agreement over the first review of the four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreement it signed up to in March, the International Monetary Fund said in a statement.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Dutch to return stolen Sri Lankan treasures

At a ceremony at the cultural ministry in Colombo, Dutch deputy minister for culture, education and science, Gunay Uslu, signed over the ownership of the objects to Sri Lanka, local officials said.

Europe 2 years ago

Dutch to return colonial treasures to Indonesia, Sri Lanka

The decision to return some 478 objects followed recommendations by a government-appointed commission last year looking into illegal Dutch colonial acquisitions now being displayed in museums in the Netherlands.

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Sri-Lanka

Sri Lanka gives preliminary approval to Elon Musk's Starlink

Sri Lanka leases white elephant airport built with Chinese loans

Dali, the Singapore-flagged ship that brought down Baltimore bridge

Sri Lanka ex-leader claims he was ousted over China investments

PREMIUM World leaders start congratulating Prabowo as he takes preliminary election lead

Netherlands returns colonial-era artefacts to Sri Lanka

China owed more than $1 trillion in Belt and Road debt: report

IMF and Sri Lanka reach agreement for $330m disbursal

Dutch to return stolen Sri Lankan treasures

Dutch to return colonial treasures to Indonesia, Sri Lanka

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World leaders start congratulating Prabowo as he takes preliminary election lead