BLINKEN SPEAKS TO RANIL ON ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CHALLENG...
June 14 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
State Department Spokesperson Ned Price...
CANADA PM TRUDEAU TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID AFTER AMERICAS...
June 14 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that he had tested positive for Covid-19, adding that he was feeling fine since h...
BANGLADESHI HAJJ PILGRIM DIES IN SAUDI ARABIA
June 13 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
A Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrim died in Saudi Arabia on Saturday (June 11, 2022), according to the Hajj management portal of the Minist...
INDIAN MUSLIM GROUPS URGE FOLLOWERS TO SHUN PROTESTS OVER...
June 13 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Leaders of prominent Islamic groups and mosques in India appealed to fellow Muslims on Monday to suspend plans for protests against der...
INDIA CONSIDERS WHEAT EXPORT TO BANGLADESH, 4 OTHER COUNTR...
June 13 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
India is considering wheat exports to five countries, including Bangladesh, reports Mint.
The government has received requests for whe...
SRI LANKA PREPARED TO PURCHASE MORE CRUDE OIL FROM RUSSIA
June 13 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic c...
IMRAN, BILAWAL PARTIES CONTINUE BLAMING EACH OTHER FOR SKY...
June 13 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Two days after the Pakistan national budget was formally presented in their National Assembly, the PML-N and the PTI continued to butt...
SONIA GANDHI IN HOSPITAL DUE TO COVID ISSUES
June 13 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to a hospital in Delhi because of Covid-related issues, the part...
BEIJING KEEN TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION WITH DHAKA
June 11 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said his country is willing to work with Bangladesh to strengt...
MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA ACCUSES ‘ARAGALAYA’ OF MURDER
June 11 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today accused the ‘Aragalaya’ of murder saying even religious leaders engaged in th...
PROPHET REMARKS: 2 KILLED AS PROTESTS ERUPT IN INDIA’S RAN...
June 11 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Two persons were killed and over two dozen people, including security personnel, were critically injured as violent protests hit the ea...
EX PAKISTANI PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF HOSPITALISED, IN DIFFICUL...
June 11 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf's family on Friday clarified that he was not on ventilator but has been hospitalised for t...
PROTESTS IN MAHARASHTRA OVER CONTROVERSIAL REMARKS ON PROP...
June 11 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
A large number of people were seen participating in a protest march in Maharashtra's Solapur against suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma...
IMF WANTS SRI LANKA TO RESTORE DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
June 10 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Sri Lanka needs to restore debt sustainability before an agreement on a financing program ca...
AUSTRALIA DEPORTS SRI LANKAN ASYLUM SEEKERS
June 10 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Australia has deported a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers who had reached Australia by boat.
According to The Australian newspaper,...
PARLIAMENT INFORMED ABOUT BASIL’S RESIGNATION
June 10 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Parliament was today informed about the resignation of former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa.
Secretary General of Parliament Dhammi...
SRI LANKA SEEKS BRIDGE FINANCING FROM SINGAPORE
June 10 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Sri Lanka has sought bridge financing from Singapore as well as an increase in foreign direct investments.
At the invitation of the Mi...
UK’S PM LOOKS TO RESET LEADERSHIP AFTER CONFIDENCE VOTE
June 9 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Thursday outline plans to tackle Britain’s cost-of-living crisis, as he seek...
US, CHINA EXPECTED TO BUTT HEADS AT ASIA'S TOP SECURITY ME...
June 9 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The United States and China are expected to use Asia's top security meeting this week to trade blows over everything from Taiwan's sove...
SRI LANKA PRESIDENT'S BROTHER, BASIL RAJAPAKSA, RESIGNS FR...
June 9 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The brother of Sri Lanka's president and the country's former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa said on Thursday that he had resigned fr...
CHINA WILLING TO HELP SRI LANKA DEAL WITH DEBT BURDEN
June 9 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
China is willing to play an active role in helping Sri Lanka deal with its debt burden along with other countries and international org...
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