Tag: Sri Lanka
Fishing boat hijacked by suspected pirates
A Sri Lankan trawler, with six crew members on board, was hijacked by suspected Somali pirates on Sunday. “According to our information, they were captured by Somali pirates,” said Gayan…
15,000 arrests after drug raid in Sri Lanka
As of: December 24, 2023 2:02 p.m Police in Sri Lanka have arrested nearly 15,000 people, including more than 1,000 drug addicts, in a major anti-drug operation. Human rights activists…
China and the Silk Road: A Bumpy Anniversary – Politics
At the opening of the so-called Silk Road Summit, China’s state and party leader warned against a decoupling of the global economy. Without naming the US directly, Xi said: “We…
Hiking in Sri Lanka: On the new Pekoe Trail – Journey
Hiking in Sri Lanka? Absolutely! The new “Pekoe Trail” leads over 300 kilometers through the highlands: to green mountains, to spiritual sites – and again and again to people who…
Southeast Asia: India and China at odds over ship – politics
South East Asia : What a single ship reveals about the relationship between India and China Aug 17, 2022 at 9:41 am Reading time: 5 mins Open detailed view The…
India fears spy attack: Sri Lanka allows Chinese spy ship to dock
India fears spy attack Sri Lanka allows Chinese spy ship to dock 08/14/2022 03:01 am Beijing is one of Sri Lanka’s largest lenders. The island state is now allowing a…
Wickremesinghe becomes new President of Sri Lanka after mass protests
Thousands have been taking to the streets against the government for months, and Head of State Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled abroad. Parliament is now appointing Ranil Wickremesinghe as his successor.…
Sri Lanka: Hundred Days of Protest – Politics
They have been demonstrating on Galle Face Green, Colombo’s beach promenade, for more than a hundred days. The date was celebrated like a mountain festival, especially as protesters had managed…
How Sri Lanka bought the dependence – Opinion
One looks in disbelief at what is happening in Sri Lanka and asks oneself: how did it come to this? Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his clan had placed themselves at the…
Sri Lanka: President Rajapaksa abdicates to the Maldives – politics
Sri Lanka’s de facto ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the crisis state by plane on Wednesday night. A military plane with Rajapaksa and his wife on board landed at the…