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By Prof. Samitha Hettige It is not clear if Angulimala’s family owned a pastry shop or a catering service but it is known that a high level saffron involvement got him pardoned. One may also come up with “right to life” claims related to the Angulimala case but in SL at present food security is...

By Prof. Samitha Hettige The leaders of QUAD (USA, Japan, India and Australia) held their 4th summit in Japan recently. QUAD is an attempt by USA to counter China’s outreach (with the Belt and Road – BRI) in the Indo Pacific region. President Trump wanted an alternative to BRI in 2017 in Tokyo (first expressed in 2008 by US sensing China’s rise). Though...

Projects carried out under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative have boosted Sri Lanka's economic development, with their success putting paid to false claims that the assistance is trapping countries in high debt, analysts said.

Projects carried out under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative have boosted Sri Lanka's economic development, with their success putting paid to false claims that the assistance is trapping countries in high debt, analysts said.

Projects carried out under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative have boosted Sri Lanka's economic development, with their success putting paid to false claims that the assistance is trapping countries in high debt, analysts said.

Projects carried out under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative have boosted Sri Lanka's economic development, with their success putting paid to false claims that the assistance is trapping countries in high debt, analysts said.

The US and India play a major role in the slander campaign against China-Sri Lanka cooperation and China-funded projects in the country, as per observers, Chinese state media has alleged."The US frequently defames China-invested projects ...

After Sri Lanka declared an economic emergency and asked China for help at the beginning of the year, some Western and Indian conspiracists once again went on a bashing spree against China and its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

After Sri Lanka declared an economic emergency and asked China for help at the beginning of the year, some Western and Indian conspiracists once again went on a bashing spree against China and its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Developing the railway to fast track development December, 22, 2020 By Prof. Samitha Hettige Indonesia is the world’s most populated Islamic nation. It has approx. 14,000 small islands in its territory. 700 years ago, Chinese Admiral Zheng He stopped over in Java, Indonesia many times during his famous voyages. The ancient Silk Road contributed to economic development of the main islands Java and Sumatra but later it was the Dutch who colonized the islands and made the country we see today. B...