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Colombo - Sri Lankas textile and apparel industry has raised concerns over its continued preferential trade access to its key European Union market after

Facing threats of losing a trade concessions that has kept Sri Lanka key export sectors alive and possible targeted sanctions, the country is moving forward with some steps to address the fallout of some rights abuses.

by Austin Fernando Many criticisms are directed at the Ministry of Foreign Relations (MFR) (previously Ministry of Foreign Affairs -MFA) for alleged operational failures. Incidentally, the successes of MFR are not spoken much, not for want, but that is life! For example, currently, there are criticisms against the ‘withdrawal threat of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+)’, and the March 2021 UNHRC Resolution. Even previously we have heard criticisms against Yahapalanaya over �...

Strings attached July 15, 2021 Few men have occupied Lahore Mall Roads gubernatorial estate over successive terms of two different governments. Fewer still occupied that office after leaving behind a sound political legacy, and indeed dynasty, in a legislative assembly thousands of miles away. The erstwhile member of parliament for Glasgow Govan and current Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar is one such man. His unassuming demeanour does not betray even an ounce of the political mileage...

SL assures EU to change terror law to win GSP export facility   Fri, Jul 02 2021 08:29:50 AM By Susitha Fernando Colombo, Jul 2 (IANS): Amidst the fear of losing the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) trade preferential access to European markets, Sri Lanka informed the European Union (EU) that it was ready to amend the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), the highly criticised law which was used to arrest a large number of Tamil political prisoners and detained them ex...

As such, it is in the United States best interests to help India retain its status as a pre-eminent power in South Asia, particularly in view of Chinas efforts to bolster its position at the expense of the US and India, it said.

CPEC facilitates Pakistans pursuit of becoming regional transshipment hub Xinhua © Provided by Xinhua Experts and officials believe that the vast transport infrastructure of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its Gwadar port will play a major role in the countrys pursuit of its goal especially at the time when it has started enhancing trade ties with landlocked Afghanistan and the Central Asian countries. by Misbah Saba Malik ISLAMABAD, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Pakistans Ministry of Co...

Experts and officials believe that the vast transport infrastructure of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will play a major role in the countrys pursuit of its goal especially at the time when it has started enhancing trade ties with landlocked Afghanistan and the Central Asian countries.

CPEC facilitates Pakistan’s pursuit of becoming regional transshipment hub Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce has said that it is striving to make Pakistan a hub of transshipment by tapping the potential of the geographical location of the country and its capability to help cargo reach the outside world through its ports. Experts and officials believe that the vast transport infrastructure of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its Gwadar port will play a major role in the country�...

Can Pakistan withstand pressures which augment its double jeopardy?