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Need for ?peace and stability? in Taiwan Strait: Blinken to Chinese counterpart

New York [US], September 24 (ANI): Amid the tension between US and China, Secretary of State Antony Blinken met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Friday and stressed for preserving peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. Blinken, who is in New York to attend the 77th sessions of UNGA, ?stressed that preserving peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is critical to regional and global security and prosperity,? State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement. Over an hour-l

27 Sep, 2022

Age of a person recognised as a child raised from 16 to 18 years

The age of a person recognised as a child in Sri Lanka has been raised from 16 to 18 years. Amendments proposed to the Children and Young Persons Ordinance notes that the age of a person who will be recognised as a child will be raised from 16 to 18 years. This was discussed at length by the Select Committee of Parliament to look into and report to Parliament on its recommendations to ensure gender equity and equality. The committee met under the Chairperson of the Committee (Dr.) Sudarshini

28 Sep, 2022

Sri Lanka to implement FTA with Singapore

Sri Lanka is to implement the Free Trade Agreement (FTA with Singapore. President Ranil Wickremesinghe met with the Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong in Tokyo today (27). During the discussions, President Wickremesinghe informed the Singaporean Prime Minister that an international trade office was being established in the President?s office. He also explained that his priority was to bring into effect the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong welcomed

27 Sep, 2022