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T?rkiye denies claims on manpower recruitment in Sri Lanka

T?rkiye has denied claims that it was involved in manpower recruitment in Sri Lanka. The Turkish Embassy in Colombo said that it has been brought to the immediate attention of the Embassy that some misinformation is being circulated in social media according to which T?rkiye has been recruiting manpower in Sri Lanka. The Embassy said that neither the Turkish Embassy in Colombo nor the Turkish Ministry of Interior are related or connected with such recruitment activities, seemingly organised by

25 Jan, 2023

Another group of Sri Lankans deported from France

Another group of Sri Lankans have been deported from France after reaching R?union Island by boat illegally. The Sri Lanka Navy said that the authorities on R?union Island in France repatriated 38 Sri Lankans by last evening (25th January). A multi-day fishing trawler had reportedly departed from the Negombo fisheries harbour on 01st December 2022 with 05 crew members. The Navy said that 64 illegal migrants from Baththalangunduwa, Puttalam had boarded the trawler on 13th?and 14th December aft

26 Jan, 2023

China confirms two-year debt moratorium offered to Sri Lanka

China’s Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM) has provided Sri Lanka with a debt extension, China’s Foreign Ministry said, confirming a Reuters report earlier this week. EXIM offered Sri Lanka a two-year moratorium on its debt and said it would support the country’s efforts to secure a $2.9 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters. Regional rivals China and India are the biggest bilateral lenders to Sri Lanka, a country of 22 million people that

26 Jan, 2023