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26 Sep 2020

India announces USD 15 mn grant for Sri Lanka to strengthen Buddhist ties

India will also facilitate the visit of a delegation of Buddhist pilgrims from Sri Lanka in the first inaugural flight to the Sacred City of Kushinagar. Recently, in a bid to promote Buddist tourism, Kushinagar Airport was designated as an international airport. Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh is the place where it is believed that Buddha attained Parinirvana or death after achieving Nirvana. India is already engaged in a number of cultural projects in the country including the building of the Jaffna Cultural Centre. In fact, during the virtual summit, PM Mahinda extended an invitation to Prime Minister Modi to inaugurate the project.

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30 Oct 2018

Newly-appointed Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa sworn-in

Newly-appointed Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa`s cabinet was on Monday sworn in amid increasing pressure on President Maithripala Sirisena to convene an early session of the Parliament.

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06 Jun 2018

To avoid China's debt trap, Malaysia to re-examine Belt and Road projects

Malaysia's PM Mahatir Mohamad has said many countries have taken China's easy loans without thinking of how they will repay them.

05 May 2017

Sri Lankan embassies sheltered criminals: Foreign minister

Sri Lanka's foreign minister on Friday accused the previous administration of using its embassies abroad as "safe houses" for murderers accused of perpetrating human rights abuses during the civil war.

01 Feb 2016

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse's wife interrogated over fraud allegations

Mahinda Rajapakse was defeated by his one-time Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena in the presidential election last year.

30 Jan 2016

Sri Lanka arrests Rajapakse's son over money laundering

Yoshitha, a navy lieutenant, was taken before a magistrate court in a suburb of Colombo and remanded, a court official said.

27 Nov 2015

Sri Lanka sentences top cop and five others to death

Rajapakse`s own son was accused of being involved in the controversial murder of a rugby player in May 2012, which the former leader denies.

21 Nov 2015

Sri Lanka slashes list of 'terrorists' in reconciliation bid

The government did not immediately comment on the move, but it had promised eight months ago to carry out a review as part of reconciliation efforts.

04 Mar 2015

IMF rules out fresh bailout for Sri Lanka

The IMF on Wednesday ruled out a fresh bail-out for Sri Lanka, which had hoped to secure loans of more than $4.0 billion to restructure expensive debt taken on by the previous regime.

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