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The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow says it has initiated direct employment opportunities for Sri Lankan skilled migrant workers in the Russian Federation for the first time in the history.The post Direct employment opportunities for Sri Lankan skilled migrant workers in Russia appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Direct job opportunities for Sri Lankan skilled migrant workers in Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan garment workers take up jobs in Russian Federation (Category: Breaking News)
- NEOM offers Sri Lankan workers ‘lifetime opportunity,’ minister says (Category: Breaking News)
- New employment scheme with Saudi Arabia sparks hope among Sri Lankan workers (Category: Breaking News)
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow says it has initiated direct employment opportunities for Sri Lankan skilled migrant workers in the Russian Federation for the first time in the history.
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
The Indian Ministry of Railways, under the vision and aegis of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has devised a new policy framework for the modernization of main railway stations encompassing twenty-seven states throughout the country. It aims to redevelop 1307 railway stations nationwide, according to Indian media reports. The new project is titled the “Amrit Bharat […]
- Modi, combining India’s foreign policy with domestic interest (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian President and Prime Minister to grace Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention (Category: Breaking News)
- India concerned over Sri Lanka’s failure to ensure political solution (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi to launch Unified Payment Interface services in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity, & The IMF: A Solution Or A Worsening Of The Problem? (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part VI (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part IV (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
West African defence chiefs have made a plan for potential military intervention to reverse last week’s coup in Niger, including how and when to deploy forces. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will not divulge to the coup plotters when and where it will strike, but Abdel-Fatau Musah –ECOWAS commissioner for political affairs, […]
- Niger closes airspace as ECOWAS deadline for coup reversal expires (Category: Breaking News)
- Niger coup: Abdourahmane Tchiani declares himself leader (Category: Breaking News)
- US announces partial evacuation of embassy in Niger (Category: Breaking News)
- EU suspends security cooperation with Niger following coup (Category: Breaking News)
A Russian naval ship has been damaged in a Ukrainian naval drone attack in the Black Sea, Ukrainian sources say. The assault reportedly occurred near the Russian port of Novorossiysk, which is a major hub for Russian exports. Russia’s defence ministry said it had repelled a Ukrainian attack on its naval base there which involved […]
- Russian jet carrying Ukrainian PoWs crashes – Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia confirms damage to warship in Black Sea (Category: Breaking News)
- Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says (Category: Breaking News)
- US approves $250m in military aid to Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
The United States has ordered the partial evacuation of its embassy in Niger following last week’s coup. Hundreds of foreign nationals have already been evacuated from the country, and on Sunday the French embassy was attacked by protesters. Coup leader Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani has warned against “any interference in the internal affairs” of the country. […]
- Pakistan ex-PM given three-year jail sentence (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian ship hit in Novorossiysk, Black Sea drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Rahul Gandhi returns to India’s parliament as MP (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan passenger train derails killing 30 (Category: Breaking News)
The developing Indo-Lanka relations, particularly the process since early 2022 should be examined taking into consideration the significant role played by Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in New Delhi Milinda Moragoda, who received the Cabinet rank. At the time President Gotabaya Rajapaksa sent the former UNP Minister, one -time close associate of UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, […]
- SLPP rebel MPs urge GR to break his silence on 13 A (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez needs fresh mandate to implement 13 A fully -Opp MPs (Category: Breaking News)
- First things first (Category: Breaking News)
- National elections: Ex-military factor (Category: Breaking News)
By Neville Ladduwahetty This is not the first time that Indian Leaders have called on Sri Lankan Governments to “Ensure life of dignity and respect for Tamils”. This was repeated during the recent visit of Sri Lanka’s President to India. India’s Prime Minister Modi stated: “We hope that Sri Lanka’s government will fulfill the aspirations […]
- Implications of India – Sri Lanka connectivity (Category: Breaking News)
- India-Sri Lanka Economic Partnership & Ethnic Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- HC Moragoda pushing for land connectivity with India (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Is India going to steal land, water and air?’ (Category: Breaking News)
A skyscraper in Russia’s capital Moscow has been attacked by a drone for the second time in two days, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has said. Several drones were shot down overnight on Monday, he said, but “one flew into the same tower at the Moskva City complex” that was targeted on Sunday. Russia’s defence ministry blamed […]
- Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian ship hit in Novorossiysk, Black Sea drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
Japan has sought Sri Lanka’s backing for its Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy. Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa has taken up this issue with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry, PC, when they met on 29th July. According to a statement issued by the Japanese Embassy, in Colombo, Minister Yoshimasa has also briefed Minister Sabry regarding […]
- Japanese foreign minister reaches Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese foreign minister to arrive in Sri Lanka tonight (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan ready to play leading role with creditors to restructure Sri Lanka s debt  Japanese FM (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka invites Japan to resume investment (Category: Breaking News)
In what could be a major boost for self-reliance in the defence sector, India is indigenously developing a three-layered long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) defence system which would be able to strike down enemy aircraft and missiles at around 400 Km ranges. The proposal for developing a three-layered long-range surface-to-air missile system is at an advanced […]
- Etihad gets first Boeing 747-400 freighter (Category: Business)
- Air India, CFM finalise order for engines for 400 planes (Category: Breaking News)
- US$ 400 m India-SL energy transaction in the pipeline (Category: Business)
- 400 Shops In Colombo To Be Sealed (Category: Breaking News)
The RBI has taken a pivotal step by permitting 20 banks operating in India to open 92 Special Rupee Vostro Accounts (SRVAs) with partner banks from 22 countries. This allows exporters and importers from these nations to conduct trade transactions in domestic currencies, facilitating smoother and more efficient trade practices. The list of countries eligible for […]
- India markets use of INR for transactions with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Central Bank approves five ‘vostro’ accounts for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- State Bank of India to begin overseas rupee trade with smaller nations (Category: Breaking News)
- Morrow strikes out 11, Jays beat Rangers (Category: Canada, Ontario)
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has made a strong pitch for transparency in sharing information on shared cross-border water resources and asserted that the weaponisation and politicisation of water needed to be countered. Addressing a meeting on National Security Advisers (NSAs) of BRICS nations here on Tuesday, Mr Doval mentioned certain instances of weaponisation of […]
- Ajit Doval’s “Double Standards” Jab Over Terrorists. China Present At Meet (Category: Breaking News)
- Plumber Dylan no tap dancer (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- India willing to invest in new fields contributing to Sri Lankan economy - Ajit Doval (Category: Breaking News)
- India s NSA Ajit Doval arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
In a veiled attack on China, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said BRICS could work together on listing terrorists and their proxies under the UN counter-terrorism sanctions regime but emphasised that the process should be free from “politics and double standards.” Ajit Doval made the remarks during the meeting of the National Security Advisers of […]
- Ajit Doval Calls For Transparency On Shared Cross-Border Water Resources (Category: Breaking News)
- At BRICS NSAs’ meeting, Doval calls for need to bolster cooperation against terrorism without an... (Category: Breaking News)
- President Rajapaksa and Ajit Doval focus on regional security (Category: Breaking News)
- President Rajapaksa and Ajit Doval focus on regional security (Category: Breaking News)
The EU has suspended all security cooperation with Niger after the country’s army took power in a coup. It comes shortly after the US declared its “unflagging support” for ousted president Mohamed Bazoum – seen as a key Western ally in the fight against Islamist militants. On Friday the head of the presidential guards unit […]
- Mike Pence tears into Donald Trump at 2024 campaign launch (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Georgia Pride festival in Tbilisi stormed by right-wing protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
රුසියාවේ ටැගන්රොග් නගරයට මිසයිලයක කොටසක් කඩා වැටෙන අන්දම විදෙස් මාධ්ය වාර්තා කර තිබේ.
Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani has declared himself the new leader of Niger after a dramatic coup. Also known as Omar Tchiani, he staged a takeover which started on Wednesday when the presidential guards unit he led seized the country’s leader. This shatters Niger’s first peaceful and democratic transition since independence in 1960. President Mohamed Bazoum is […]
- Pakistan’s ex-president, Pervez Musharraf dies aged 79 (Category: Breaking News)
- EU suspends security cooperation with Niger following coup (Category: Breaking News)
- Protesters among prisoners pardoned by Iran leader (Category: Breaking News)
- China elects Li Qiang as premier (Category: Breaking News)
Asian security experts argue that China’s aggressive behavior and ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region have led India to strengthen its military and economic ties with the United States and Europe. China’s actions, such as testing India’s borders and threatening Taiwan’s democracy, have significantly influenced India’s strategic calculations, according to experts who ...
- India’s Dynamic Advance: Countering China’s Influence in Southeast Asia and Shaping a Multipolar... (Category: Breaking News)
- US recognizes Sri Lanka’s right to assert its own aspirations (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan wants Sri Lanka’s creditors to participate on comparable terms (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia to expand military ties with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The New Kurukshetra: BJP & Opposition Alliances For The 2024 Elections appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- India’s Election Timetable & Sri Lanka’s Deadlock Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- India Ends Marathon In A Midsummer Of Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran-Israeli Tit For Tat, India’s Vote Marathon & Lanka’s Long Election Eve (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Politics: Modi Set For Hat Trick At Home; Caught In Dirty Tricks Abroad (Category: Breaking News)
President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused NATO member Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, and said any aggression against Russia s neighbour and close ally Belarus would be considered an attack on Russia.
New Delhi: Eyeing potential market for its fleet of utility and attack helicopters and fighters in Southeast Asia, India’s state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has expanded its presence in Malaysia. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday inaugurated the Regional Marketing Office in Kuala Lumpur during his ongoing three-day visit to Malaysia, as part of a move […]
- Eyeing aviation exports, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited opens first overseas office in Malaysia (Category: Breaking News)
- General Shavendra Silva to Take Reins as New Chief of Defence Staff after Relinquishing Office a... (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian NDC delegation meets SL State Minister of Defence (Category: Breaking News)
- CDS Extends Best Wishes to New Commander (Category: Breaking News)
A gathering of BIMSTEC member states in Thailand currently could not have come at a better time, considering the rising economic needs of the South and South-East Asian regions in particular and those of the global South in general. The economic pressures at present being generated by the Ukrainian conflict, for example, help highlight the […]
- Foreign policy implications for the South of Asia’s rise (Category: Breaking News)
- Pragmatism likely to be accented in foreign policy of Southern powers (Category: Breaking News)
- Advisability of SL addressing India’s security concerns (Category: Breaking News)
- South likely to be hit most by West’s price cap on Russian crude oil (Category: Breaking News)
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday said India is responding to global challenges by pressing for diplomacy to address conflicts; promoting global cooperation and delegitimisation to counter terrorism; and advocating expanded resource access to help the Global South. The EAM was speaking at the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial Meeting in Jakarta on […]
- ASEAN: Jaishankar discuss border peace, tranquillity with Chinese diplomat (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister Sabry attends ASEAN Regional Forum (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Minister to attend ASEAN Regional Forum in Indonesia (Category: Breaking News)
- ASEAN Regional Forum- Sabry underscores important areas of cooperation for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Russia said on Monday, July 17, it has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday she was "eager" to work with China on areas of mutual interest, including debt restructurings for poorer countries, and that multilateral development banks needed reforms before capital increases could be considered.The post Yellen ‘eager’ to work with China on debt, other global challenges appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest...
- Janet Yellen warns United States could run out of cash by June 1 (Category: Breaking News)
- India a trusted trading partner in ‘friendshoring’ strategy: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Category: Breaking News)
- Janet Yellen warns US could run out of cash by 1 June (Category: Breaking News)
- Janet Yellen warns US could run out of cash by June 1 (Category: Breaking News)
South Korean authorities today recovered the bodies of nine people who died trapped in a submerged tunnel as heavy rain and flooding sweeps the nation. Some 15 vehicles were estimated to have been stuck underwater in the Osong underpass shortly after a levee of a nearby river was destroyed by rain on Saturday. CCTV footage […]
- Al Pacino, 83, expecting his fourth child with 29-year-old girlfriend (Category: Breaking News)
- Australian work-from-home employee sacked for ‘not typing enough’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Girl, 10, ‘marries’ boyfriend days before losing leukemia battle (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia considering banning teenagers from buying cigarettes (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Destination Delhi: Roving President’s Next Port Of Call appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- India Is Over The Moon, Ranil Wants Sri Lankan Children Taught Hindi & Chinese (Category: Breaking News)
- The New Kurukshetra: BJP & Opposition Alliances For The 2024 Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Connectivity Or Captivity? (Category: Breaking News)
- A King’s Coronation & The Old Colonies (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Aragalaya & The Wijeweera Legacy: How The Lankan Left Could Win appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- JVP-NPP & Lankan Left Populism’s Lacunae & Lapses (Category: Breaking News)
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- Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing? (Category: Breaking News)
- On The Current Debate Among Left Intellectuals (Category: Breaking News)
The Kremlin said Monday that President Vladimir Putin had met with Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on June 29 in the Kremlin, days after the mercenary group attempted to topple Russia s military leadership.
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