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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe delivered a speech at the 10th World Water Forum, held in Bali, Indonesia, on Monday (May 20).The post Global North’s failure in Climate Change Financing appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the 10th World Water Forum, held in Bali, Indonesia today (20), highlighting the stark contrast between global funding priorities, pointing out the willingness of the Global North to fund death and destruction in Ukraine while showing reluctance to finance
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has arrested a suspect who had allegedly duped over 100 people and sent them to Russia. The Police said the suspect was arrested in Dehiwala over his alleged involvement in sending 120 people to Russia on tourist visas. According to the Police, the suspect had targeted people standing outside the […]
Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador in Iran M. M. Zuhair has questioned the government’s stand on sending workers to Israel amidst growing international condemnation and isolation of the Jewish State over the Gaza genocide. Apropos ‘Labour Minister: Govt. won’t heed demand for severing diplomatic ties with Israel, halt sending workers,’ carried in the May 16 edition […]
by Rajan Philips The attempted assassination of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has sent shivers down western spines. In a rare moment of unity, both Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin condemned the shooting. The identity of the arrested shooter has not been made public, but he is believed to be a 71 year old poet […]
Sujeeva Nivunhella reporting from London Gayathri Khemadasa, daughter of Premasiri Khemadasa, last week expressed regret that Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner, Rohitha Bogollagama, despite an earlier acceptance, did not attend a church choral event at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Portsmouth where she played a role in the musical arrangements. The Havant Symphony Orchestra, under the direction […]
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Reuters reports that Sri Lanka will send a high-level delegation to Russia to investigate the situation of hundreds of nationals allegedly fighting in the Ukraine war, according to a top official on Thursday.The post Sri Lanka to repatriate nationals trafficked into Russia-Ukraine war appeared
State Foreign Affairs Minister Tharaka Balasuriya yesterday (16) disclosed that a high level delegation would be soon leaving for Moscow to inquire into ex-military personnel serving with Russian Army on Russia-Ukraine front lines. The delegation would be led by Defence Secretary General (retd
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya announced that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued directives for the dispatch of a specialized delegation to Russia to investigate the welfare of Sri Lankans amidst the on-going Russian-Ukraine war.
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Sri Lanka is to deploy a special delegation to Russia to gather more information on Sri Lankans joining as mercenaries to fight in the war between Russia and Ukraine. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya said that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued directives to dispatch
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya said that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued directives to send a specialized delegation to Russia to investigate the welfare of Sri Lankans embroiled in the on-going Russia-Ukraine war. According to the state minister, this delegation
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed to send a team comprising the Defence Secretary, a Foreign Ministry official and a former Sri Lankan diplomat to Russia to look into the Sri Lankans who have joined the Russian military in the Ukrainian warfront, State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya said.
At least 16 Sri Lankan military veteran have been killed fighting in the war between Russia and Ukraine, the State Minister of Defence said.
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The Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka has confirmed the deaths of 16 retired Sri Lankan military personnel in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.The post 16 Sri Lankan retired military personnel killed in Russia-Ukraine conflict appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri
By Easwaran Rutnam At least 16 Sri Lankans have been confirmed killed while fighting in the war between Russia and Ukraine. State Minister of Defence Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon said that he has received information that at least 16 Sri Lankans have been killed while fighting for Russia or Ukraine
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The Sri Lankan military veterans, who had illegally joined Russian mercenaries and subsequently escaped from such groups in the conflict zones to returned to the island, claim that around 1,000 Sri Lankans are currently fighting in the Ukraine ÂRussia warfront.
Over 100 Sri Lankans are fighting in the war between Russia and Ukraine and 6 have been confirmed killed so far, the Police said. Senior Police investigators told a local TV channel that around 54 Sri Lankans are fighting for Ukraine and 60 on the Russian side. The Police said that they are unable
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence has announced the establishment of a special unit to gather information on the human trafficking of retired Sri Lankan military personnel to the Russia-Ukraine war through illegal channels.The post Special unit formed to track Sri Lankan citizens deployed in Russia
Investigations carried out so far have revealed that six Sri Lankans sent to Russia by human traffickers to join the military have died, Police Media Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa said.
Ukraine’s parliament has passed a bill that would enable some prisoners to fight in the armed forces as the military faces a critical personnel shortage and Russian forces continue to advance on the battlefield. The move on Wednesday marks a U-turn in Ukraine’s approach on the matter. Kyiv had long opposed the measure and had […]
Several Sri Lankans have been killed while fighting as mercenaries in the Russia-Ukraine war, the Ministry of Defence said. The Ministry of Defence said that a number of retired Sri Lankan soldiers have joined the Russian-Ukraine war through human traffickers, as members of mercenary groups. “
A human trafficking scheme targeting retired military personnel from Sri Lanka’s armed forces has been uncovered . The individuals who have fallen prey were deceived into believing that they would receive significant benefits, including high salaries and citizenship, by joining Russian and Ukrainian forces. They have been sent on tourist visas and subsequently deployed for […]
The Ministry of Defence states that an operation has been launched in order to arrest the individuals who are involved in directing retired Sri Lankan Army soldiers to join Russian or Ukraine forces by illegal means.
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SIPRI Report Reveals India’s Surge in Military Spending, Self-Reliance Drive Amidst Escalating Geopolitical Tensions The latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) paints a picture of India’s burgeoning military prowess, showcasing a significant climb in global rankings. With a military expenditure totaling $83.6 billion in 2023, India secured the fou...