GOTA GO GAMA AT GALLE FACE MARKS 50 DAYS
May 28 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The Gota Go Gama protest site at Galle Face marks 50 days today (Saturday).
The protest began on 9th April after Sri Lanka suffered a...
RUSSIA AND CHINA BLOCK UN STATEMENT ON MYANMAR CRISIS
May 28 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
China and Russia blocked the UN Security Council from issuing a statement Friday expressing concern at the violence and serious humanit...
FORTY-FIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS DETAINED BY THE SRI LANKA NA...
May 28 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Forty-five illegal immigrants have been detained by the Sri Lanka Navy in the southern and western seas.
The immigrants were detained...
GAFFAR CHOWDHURY’S BODY BROUGHT BACK HOME FROM LONDON
May 28 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The body of the noted journalist and columnist Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury has been brought to Bangladesh from London.
Remains of the "Amar...
INDIA AND JAPAN TO COOPERATE TO ADDRESS CRISIS IN SRI LANK...
May 28 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
India and Japan have decided to cooperate to address the crisis in Sri Lanka, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.
The agreement was re...
SEVEN INDIAN TROOPS KILLED IN ACCIDENT NEAR DISPUTED BORDE...
May 28 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
At least seven Indian soldiers were killed and 19 others injured in a road accident in the remote Ladakh region, close to the country's...
UNHCR WORRIED OVER FUNDS FOR ROHINGYA
May 27 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi expressed his deep concern over funds for the Rohingyas.
He f...
GERMANY, US ENERGY PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES AGREEMENTS ON OFF-...
May 27 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
An energy partnership between Germany and the United States includes expanding off-shore wind power generation and co-operation on usin...
INDIAN NOVEL 'TOMB OF SAND', TRANSLATED FROM HINDI, WINS B...
May 27 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Geetanjali Shree has become the first Indian writer to win the International Booker Prize.
Her novel Tomb of Sand, a family saga set i...
PUTIN READY TO HELP OVERCOME FOOD CRISIS IF WEST LIFTS SAN...
May 27 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Moscow is ready to make a "significant contribution" to averting a looming food crisis if the West lifts sanctions over Ukraine, Presid...
ZELENSKY TO WEST: STOP PLAYING WITH RUSSIA, END WAR
May 27 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the West to stop playing around with Russia and impose tougher sanctions on Moscow to end its "s...
MYANMAR SITUATION CONTINUES TO REMAIN UNSAFE FOR CIVILIANS...
May 27 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh is concerned that the situation in Myanmar continues to remain unsafe for civilians, especially for the ethnic and religious...
MAJOR GENERAL VIKUM LIYANAGE TO BE NEW ARMY CHIEF
May 27 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Major General Vikum Liyanage is to be appointed as the new Commander of the Sri Lanka Army.
The incumbent Chief of Staff will be appoi...
PROTEST STAGED NEAR RANIL’S RESIDENCE AND OFFICE
May 27 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
A protest was staged near the residence and office of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, disrupting traffic along Flower Road.
The p...
INDIA AND SRI LANKA DISCUSS A RANGE OF ISSUES
May 26 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
India and Sri Lanka have had talks on a range of issues pertaining to the bilateral relationship, with special focus on the current eco...
IMF TO RELEASE $900 MILLION WHEN PAKISTAN REMOVES FUEL PRI...
May 26 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Pakistan and the IMF have worked out the outlines for the release of over $900 million in funds that would come through once Pakistan r...
CID GRILLS MAHINDA OVER ATTACK ON PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATORS
May 26 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has recorded a statement from former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa over the attack on p...
INDIA TO CONTINUE WHEAT EXPORT TO NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
May 26 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Indian commerce minister Piyush Goyal said his country will continue to allow wheat export to vulnerable and neighbouri...
PAK GOVT FILES CONTEMPT OF COURT PETITION AGAINST IMRAN KH...
May 26 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The federal government of Pakistan has filed a contempt of court petition against PTI Chairman Imran Khan at the Supreme Court for viol...
AZADI MARCH: IMRAN GIVES 6-DAY ULTIMATUM TO ANNOUNCE POLLS
May 26 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
PTI workers threw stones using catapults at the Jang/Geo building located near D-Chowk and shattered the glasses of the newsroom.
Due...
CHINA OFFERS SOUTH PACIFIC NATIONS SECURITY, FREE TRADE AG...
May 26 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
China has put forward plans to dramatically expand security and economic cooperation with South Pacific nations, in wha...
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