Sri Lanka to purchase more Sinopharm, Pfizer vaccines

Bill to trim president’s powers likely to become law within weeks

Foreign Minister Ali Sabry says a constitutional amendment bill trimming presidential powers is expected to become law in a couple of weeks. “The new amendment will reduce presidential powers and bring back participatory governance,” Sabry told reporters at the foreign ministry. The bill, which will require a two-thirds majority in the house to become law, was proposed to help shore up stability and defuse unrest provoked by the country’s worst financial crisis in decades. The crisis came to

05 Sep, 2022

India briefs UN GA on nearly $4 billion assistance given to Sri Lanka

India highlighted its constructive and significant role in human-centric globalisation at the United Nations General Assembly and said that it had provided nearly $4 billion in food and financial assistance to Sri Lanka. At a UNGA Annual Joint Debate on the Reports of Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and Peacebuilding Fund (PBF), India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj said, “In our immediate neighbourhood, we are continuing to help our good friend and neighbour Sri Lanka to en

05 Sep, 2022

India, Bangladesh finalise text of MoU on interim water sharing of Kushiyara River

India and Bangladesh held the 38th meeting of the ministerial level Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) on Thursday in New Delhi where both sides finalised the text of the MoU on interim water of the Kushiyara river. The meeting assumes significance as it was held after 12 years of long gap, though the technical interactions under the framework of JRC have continued in the intervening period, according to a statement released by Ministry of Jal Shakti. In the three-day meeting, both sides also welco

04 Sep, 2022