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Chinese vessel near Male as India, Lanka, Maldives begin trilateral drill

A high-tech Chinese marine research ship on Thursday arrived near the Maldives after spending about a month in the Indian Ocean near the island nation, media reports said in Male. Image used for......

Vizhinjam Port: Between Protest, Promise And Reality

Big-ticket investments taking off is crucial for Kerala given the years it lost to labour militancy courtesy the same political forces currently in power, explains Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Women......

Gotabaya Rajapaksa: A 'war hero' detested by his admirers

Though dubbed as the "war hero", the role of Rajapaksa in ending the conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam with the death of its supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran in 2009 is quite......

Mahinda under protection at naval base amid protests

Sri Lanka's former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is being protected at the Trincomalee naval base after he was evacuated from his official residence, Defence Secretary Gen (retd.) Kamal......

Protestors set up blocks on way to airport to prevent Rajapaksa loyalists fleeing

Anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka on Tuesday set up a checkpoint on the road leading to the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo to prevent the Rajapaksa family loyalists from......

Trouble brewing for India's GIFT City

At the end of October, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena handed over the deeds for the transfer of 116 hectares in Colombo Port City to China Harbour Engineering Company on a 99-year lease......

Large hotel chains cut use of PET bottles

Large chains like the Marriott and Taj that are estimated to consume two million plastic bottles a year have taken a conscious decision to first eliminate PET bottles on their premises and then......

Why India has failed miserably in maritime trade

Colombo can handle more container traffic than all of India’s ports put together. For a country with a long maritime tradition, this is a pathetic state of affairs, saya T N Ninan. Narendra......

Unfair deals? Lanka halts $1.4-billion Chinese port project

Sri Lanka's suspension of a project to build a glittering skyline on land reclaimed from the Indian Ocean has prompted China to defend its investment, in a test of Beijing's ambitions to fund loans......

Sri Lanka to be home to auto SEZ for Indian companies

Indian companies in the business of auto components and engineering products will have a first of its kind special economic zone in Sri Lanka. The two countries are scouting for members of a joint......

Around the world with Mandira Bedi

The world is Mandy's oyster. Like Amy Jackson, Mandira Bedi is an avid globe trotter as well. The actress and television presenter has been living the good life, roaming the world, and posting......

Asia Cup tournament to move out of Bangladesh?

Organisers of cricket's Asia Cup will hold talks next month to decide whether to move February's tournament out of violence-plagued Bangladesh, a top official said on Thursday. According to AFP,......

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