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Chinese research ship returns to Maldives despite India's concerns, Male declines to disclose reason
28 Apr 2024 16:30 GMT
… Sri Lanka had heightened concerns in New Delhi, reflecting broader anxieties over China … Chinese government. Incidentally, the Chinese vessel was present near the India-Maldives-Sri Lanka … denied by Beijing, which said the Chinese vessels operations are …
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Sri Lanka signals shift in interest as Indian firm to jointly manage China-built airport close to strategic Hambantota port
28 Apr 2024 09:43 GMT
… to New Delhi from Beijing.
On Friday, the Sri Lankan Cabinet of Ministers gave … repay a huge Chinese loan of about $1.263 billion, Sri Lanka was forced to … controversial operations. In April 2021, Sri Lanka asked a China-bound cargo ship to leave …
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Indian and Russian firms awarded management of Sri Lanka airport financed through Chinese bank loan
28 Apr 2024 06:56 GMT
… (Sri Lanka) – The management of Sri Lanka’s airport, financed through a Chinese bank … left Sri Lanka ensnared in a debt trap orchestrated by China. … needed.
Categories International News, Sri Lanka Tags china, debt, foreign companies, international …
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Iranian President’s visit; all eyes on Sri Lanka
28 Apr 2024 00:04 GMT
… population was directed towards Sri Lanka.
President Wickremesinghe had … Sri Lanka is like old Manthota. Russians, Ukrainians, Chinese, Americans are in Sri Lanka … the Communist Party of China, for about 45 minutes … relations between Sri Lanka and China.
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Improving ties while ceding help: India to jointly manage Sri Lanka’s Mattala International Airport
27 Apr 2024 12:05 GMT
… its foreign relations. While China remains Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral creditor, its … initially by the Sri Lankan government was the high-interest Chinese commercial loans … (UPI) system in Sri Lanka. Thus while China is still Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral …
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Sri Lanka to hand over management of China-built airport to Indian, Russian firms
27 Apr 2024 09:54 GMT
… Sri Lanka has decided to hand over the management of its Chinese- … the form of loans from China, hardly sees any passengers … December 2017, Sri Lanka handed over Hambantota port to China after being … a joint venture led by China Merchants Port (CMPort), which …
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Sri Lanka leases Chinese-built Mattala Rajapaksa Int'l Airport to Indian, Russian firms amid debt woes
26 Apr 2024 15:28 GMT
… about economic reform, Sri Lanka is also in talks with China EXIM Bank to … restructure the loan associated with the airport. Sri Lanka… attention to Sri Lanka';s handing over of the Hambantota Port to a Chinese state-owned …
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Sri Lanka explores importing big onions from Egypt
27 Apr 2024 08:05 GMT
The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) is actively considering the … supply options, Sri Lanka turned to importing big onions from China.
However, feedback … the unusually large size of Chinese onions, posing challenges for daily …
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Sri Lanka hands management of $209 million China-built airport to Indian and Russian companies
27 Apr 2024 07:15 GMT
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Also read: 4,500-tonne Chinese ';spy' ship returns … Sri Lanka';s efforts to address its economic challenges, including negotiations with China … notably fostered closer ties with China, diverging from Sri Lanka';s traditional relationship with …
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Sri Lanka’s Chinese-financed white elephant airport leased to Indian-Russian joint venture
26 Apr 2024 12:46 GMT
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National carrier Sri Lankan Airlines stopped flying … China are partly blamed for an unprecedented financial crisis which prompted Sri Lanka … a huge Chinese loan, Sri Lanka allowed China Merchants … Chinese company a 99-year lease, raised fears about Beijing …