Deputy High Commissioner Dr. Ganesanathan Geathiswaran pays Courtesy Call on the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

Canada says visit by 2 MPs to Sri Lanka not sanctioned

Canada says a visit by 2 MPs to Sri Lanka was not sanctioned by the Canadian Government. Ruling party MP Gary Anandasangaree said that he was deeply disappointed that MPs?Han Dong and Rachael Thomas visited Sri Lanka to encourage Canadians to invest in Sri Lanka. Anandasangaree said that Sri Lanka is a “failed state” with a horrendous human rights record and endemic corruption. He said the visit by the two Canadian MPs was not a sanctioned mission but rather two ill advised MPs going on a fre

19 Nov, 2022

Japan and U.S. begin large-scale joint exercise with China in mind

The Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military on Thursday began a large-scale joint exercise mainly in and around Japan?s southwestern islands, in an effort to boost their operational capability in those areas, with China?s intensifying military moves in mind. The exercise, called Keen Sword, is scheduled to last until Nov. 19 and will involve around 26,000 personnel from the Japanese ground, maritime and air self-defense forces and about 10,000 U.S. soldiers, including those from the Space For

19 Nov, 2022

21 hours daily load-shedding in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Skardu

The residents of Skardu town in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir?have been facing a severe power crisis for up to 21 hours, causing problems for all businesses, Pakistani vernacular media reported. In Pakistan’s?Gilgit?Baltistan province the residents were facing an average of 10 hours of load shedding. Apart from load-shedding, electricity outages, inflation and the wheat crisis have become major problems for residents, reported Baad-e-Shimal newspaper of?Gilgit Baltistan. The Gilgit-Baltistan-based,

18 Nov, 2022