Five suspects who fled from detention center arrested

India to send 40,000 tonnes of diesel to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

India has acceded to a request from Sri Lanka to urgently provide a consignment of diesel in addition to monthly fuel supplies under a $500-million line of credit to tide over a severe shortage amid the island nation?s economic crisis. State-run Indian Oil Corporation is expected to provide a consignment of 40,000 tonnes of diesel to Sri Lanka soon, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. This will be in addition to the seven monthly shipments of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel being

25 Mar, 2022

China restricts use of Tibetan language?on various online platforms

The Chinese government has extended its restrictions on the?Tibetan language?on various online platforms and video streaming services, said a media report. In its report, Phayul said that due to these restrictions sources fear another push for further assimilation of Bejing’s so-called ethnic minorities into the dominant Han Chinese culture. According to Radio Free Asia’s (RFA) sources, the Chinese government’s directives, “China-based language learning app Talkmate and video streaming service

25 Mar, 2022

Sajith says conspiracy behind APC has emerged

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says a conspiracy behind the All Party Conference (APC) held this week has now emerged. He said the Government has also now made public the conspiracy behind the conference. Premadasa expressed these views in Parliament today after Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage claimed that a few Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MPs are set to join United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe. Aluthgamage said that he knows the names of the MPs who wil

24 Mar, 2022