Former MP Baddegama Samitha Thero dies after contracting Covid

Sri Lanka seeks more cooperation with China and rejects ‘debt trap’ claims

Sri Lanka has sought more cooperation with China and also rejected ‘debt trap’ claims. China has invested a lot in Sri Lanka in recent years and Sri Lanka looks forward to expanding the mutually beneficial partnership, Ali Sabry, Sri Lanka’s minister of foreign affairs, told the media during his visit to China. Speaking at a press briefing at the Sri Lankan Embassy in Beijing on Wednesday afternoon, Sabry reviewed the country’s relationship with China and how it has helped Sri Lanka to develop

29 Jun, 2023

CB warns of catastrophic consequences if banking sector collapses

The Central Bank warned that a collapse of the country?s banking sector would have catastrophic consequences. Central Bank?Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said that it was vital to protect the banking sector. “The CB Governor said it was vital to protect the banking sector as a collapse of the country?s banking sector would have catastrophic consequences,” the President’s Media Unit said. The Governor had said this while addressing the media on the Domestic Debt Optimization (DDO). He said tha

29 Jun, 2023

India’s aerial capabilities undergoing substantial expansion and advancement

By Y P Prakash Airpower has emerged as the dominant method of waging war, possessing inherent strategic value. It serves as a source of conventional deterrence and grants political leadership various prompt response options. The aerospace domain boasts attributes such as speed, range, accuracy, and lethality, enabling the achievement of military objectives. The intertwined nature of airpower and the future of warfare are undeniable. Through air campaigns, simultaneous operations can be conduct

29 Jun, 2023