Nepal PM Oli meets Sri Lankan counterpart Amarasuriya in Bangkok
The leaders hold talks on the sidelines of the sixth Bimstec summit, with further meetings planned.
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Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka sign deal to strengthen capital markets
The agreement aims to facilitate technology development and sharing, human resource collaboration, product development, regulatory coordination, investor protection, and knowledge…
Philippines ranks 3rd country in Asia for ‘unusual heat’
The study noted that 10 out of 51 countries in Asia recorded more than 30 days of temperatures reaching CSI level 2 or higher. Brunei Darussalam ranked first with 83 days, while…
Sri Lankan, Indian embassies repatriate Myanmar call centre victims
Both embassies dispatched vehicles to pick up their victims at the provincial territorial defence student training centre in Mueang district. The victims looked happy and said…
Sri Lankan monkey causes nationwide blackout
The intrusion took place in a south Colombo suburb. While power was restored in some areas, it was not immediately clear how much longer the outage would last.
China, Sri Lanka bolster Belt and Road Initiative bond
In recent years, China has deepened its strategic cooperative partnership with Sri Lanka with fruitful outcomes on Belt and Road cooperation, including the building of a container…
One last look at Asia’s 2024 winners and losers
Diverse, mixed democratic trajectories for a diversity of democracies in Asia characterised 2024.
Connecting with South Asia
Cultural elements preserve a sense of connection between Pakistan and its South Asian neighbours.
Sri Lanka president expects ‘strong majority’ after snap polls
Mr Dissanayake took power in the September presidential election on a promise to combat graft and recover the country’s stolen assets, two years after an unprecedented economic…
Public debt lessons from Pakistan and Sri Lanka
While the doomsday predictions of Nepal becoming another Sri Lanka turned out far-fetched, can the debt distress experienced by Sri Lanka and Pakistan offer lessons for Nepal’s…