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    NewsIn.Asia is a South Asian website, operating from Colombo and accessed by readers worldwide. It offers its readers timely, indepth and comprehensive coverage of South Asian news, views and analyses. The site is active on social media such as Facebook and Twitter where it has thousands of followers. Within months after its launch, in July 2016, NewsIn.Asia has become a popular web portal in Sri Lanka and many South Asian countries where it has gained a reputation of unbiased reporting amongst its readers. The areas covered by NewsIn.Asia include politics, business, sports, cinema, off beat, food and travel.

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  • 50 years of Political Legacy, a legend whom I am fortunate enough to call my Father – Namal1

    by Editor May 27, 2020 By Namal Rajapaksa 50 years ago, on May 27, 1970, the journey of a political legend began. Entering Parliament as the youngest MP to join, Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa, entered the political sphere back then with only one aim, one vision – to serve the country, to sacrifice himself for his

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  • Sidelined Nepal ups the ante on border road issue with India0

    Angry Nepalese Prime Minister K.P.Oli told parliament that the Indian virus is more deadly than the ones from China and Italy! by Editor Newsin May 22, 2020 By P.K. Balachandran/The Citizen The India-Nepal row over Kalapani area on the strategic India-Nepal-Tibet (China) tri-junction took a sharp turn for the worse on May 19, when Nepalese

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  • Plans underway to revive Sri Lanka’s Tourism Industry0

    by Editor April 22, 2020 Colombo, April 22 (newsin.asia) — Sri Lanka Tourism plans for an early revival post-COVID-19, as the country starts opening up gradually from this week. A major step was the Cabinet approval of the critical five-year global promotion initiative last week and plans are underway to finalize the Terms of Reference

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  • India and Sri Lanka seek substantial collective effort for post-COVID 19 revival0

    Lankan Foreign Minister requests help to bring back Lankan students from India by Editor April 20, 2020 Colombo, April 20 (newsin.asia): The Acting High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Vinod K. Jacob called on Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Dinesh Gunawardena in Colombo on Monday. During the meeting, the Acting High Commissioner briefed the

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  • Exactly a century ago, Sri Lanka went through a horrific pandemic0

    In the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic, 20,000 perished in Sri Lanka, 20 million in India and 50 to 100 million, the world over by Editor April 17, 2020 By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, April 17 (SAM): Exactly a 100 year ago, Sri Lanka had the experience of going through a horrendous pandemic the Spanish flu or influenza, which

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  • Lankan Prez wants immediate resumption of economic activity where health situation is favorable0

    Provincial health authorities said that the measures taken to combat the coronavirus have been effective by Editor April 15, 2020 Colombo, April 15 (newsin.asia): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday explored the possibility of an immediate resumption of day-to-day economic activities at the provincial level to sustain the national economy. Several representatives of the

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  • China protests against hate campaign in a leading Lankan media outlet0

    Says coverage is motivated and contrary to facts by Editor April 8, 2020 Colombo, April 8 (newsin.asia): On 8th April, Mr. Luo Chong, the Spokesperson of the Embassy of China in Sri Lanka wrote an open letter to Mr. Ranjith Wijewardene, the Chairman of the Wijeya Newspapers Ltd, presenting the Embassy’s strong position against the

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  • Sri Lanka records sixth COVID-19 death0

    by Editor April 7, 2020 Colombo, April 7 (newsin.asia) – A 80-year-old COVID-19 patient who was receiving treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) in Angoda, passed away a short while ago, bringing the total death toll from the virus to 6 in Sri Lanka. Reportedly, the deceased is said to be a resident of

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  • Sri Lanka faces danger of heading to next stage of COVID-19 as cases rise0

    by Editor April 1, 2020 Colombo, April 1 – Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry, Military and Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) have appealed to the public to co-operate in coming forward if anyone has developed the COVID-19 virus while the rest were urged to remain indoors as the GMOA warned the country now faced the danger of

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  • Maldives is winning the fight against coronavirus0

    13 out of 17 cases recover as counter-measures work and China lends a helping hand by Editor March 31, 2020 MALE, March 31 (Xinhua) — Maldives has seen an overall reduction of COVID-19 cases, with more patients recovering than new ones being confirmed amid stringent precautionary measures taken by the government. And China is helping the

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  • Second COVID-19 death reported in Sri Lanka0

    by Editor March 30, 2020  March 30 (newsin.asia) – Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry, on Monday (30) confirmed its second COVID-19 death. The patient who had been infected by the novel coronavirus has passed away while receiving treatment at the Negombo General Hospital. The deceased had suffered from a heart attack as well as a chronic respiratory

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  • Questions thrown up by the COVID-19 crisis in Sri Lanka0

    COVID-19 containment jostles with demand for food and democracy by Editor March 30, 2020  By Shivanthi Ranasinghe Colombo, March 30 (Ceylon Today): Today, the people of Sri Lanka are in the grip of two worries: One of them, of course, is COVID-19. The other is food sufficiency – whether the household has enough food until the

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  • India; A bridge too far?0

    Compassion and people to people interaction may help solve national and international problems by Editor March 21, 2020 By Uttam Sen/newsin.asia An Indian-journalist-turned-politician recently wrote on a subject which continues to flow, in public discourse and disputation, and its transmutation to the present. (Reference: M. J. Akbar, “Hinduism—the struggle against Jinnah’s Islam”, Bloomsbury). The partitioning of

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  • Women have taken great strides in Bangladesh Foreign Service0

    Eight of the envoys are now women by EditorMarch 9, 2020   Newsin Asia    Dhaka, March 9 (Dhaka Tribune): Let alone any professional diplomat, there was not a single woman employee, when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was established about 50 years ago. But now, there are a significant number of women diplomats going hand in hand

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