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SRI LANKA STRUGGLING WITH DEBT HANDS A MAJOR PORT TO CHINA
With many countries owing China for One Belt, One Road projects, some critics said Sri Lanka was setting a dangerous precedent of signing over territory... READ MORE›
CHINA DEFENDS FTA WITH MALDIVES AHEAD OF PRESIDENT ABDULLA YAMEEN BEIJING VISIT
China's forays into Maldives, located in India's backyard in the Indian Ocean has aroused concerns in New Delhi... READ MORE›
US SENDS SUPER CARRIER USS NIMITZ TO SRI LANKA IN FLAG-SHOWING VISIT AIMED AT CHINA
The investment is also viewed as a counter to India's traditional influence in Sri Lanka and the rest of the Indian Ocean... READ MORE›
BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE HARD AND SOFT CONNECTIVITY
Belt and Road Initiative to provide hard and soft connectivity Sri Lankan Foreign Minister 1 - Chinadaily.com.cn... READ MORE›
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And concerns grow on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, where residents fear the tourism industry is taking over... READ MORE›
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And concerns grow on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, where residents fear the tourism industry is taking over... READ MORE›
ON MONEY WHAT THE WORLDS EMPTIEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SAYS ABOUT CHINAS INFLUENCE
Chinese projects all over the world can create debt traps for the countries theyre in and perhaps also trap China on the road to empire... READ MORE›
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BAY OF BENGAL: DEPLETED FISH STOCKS AND HUGE DEAD ZONE SIGNAL TIPPING POINT
Approximately 200 million people live along the Bay of Bengal's coasts and of these a major proportion are partially or wholly dependent on its fisheries2... READ MORE›
WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION DECLARES SRI LANKA MALARIA-FREE
The World Health Organisation has certified that Sri Lanka is a malaria-free nation, in what it called a truly remarkable achievement... READ MORE›
INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE KILLS DOZENS IN ACEH PROVINCE
Seismologists said the earthquake was felt across much of Aceh province, which was devastated by the 2004 tsunami... READ MORE›
CHINA'S NAVAL HOSPITAL SHIP MAKES FIRST VISIT TO SRI LANKA[1]
Aside from Sri Lanka, Harmonious Mission 2017 will also see the Peace Ark visit other locations around the Indian Ocean... READ MORE›
SRI LANKA FLOODS, LANDSLIDES: DEATH TOLL RISES TO 100
Indian medical teams and emergency relief arrived in the capital, Colombo, on Saturday to help Sri Lanka deal with the worst flooding in 14 years... READ MORE›
WANT TO BUY A SLICE OF THE MALDIVES? NOW YOU CAN
They have been creating islands in South China Sea, and they will try to replicate the same exercise in Indian Ocean, he said... READ MORE›
SRI LANKA SIGNS DEAL ON HAMBANTOTA PORT WITH CHINA
In a move to ease those concerns, the Sri Lankan government announced a revised deal to cut the Chinese firm's stake to 70 percent ... READ MORE›
MAJOR 7.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES OFF INDONESIA
Powerful earthquake strikes off coast of Sumatra island, triggering a tsunami warning which was later lifted... READ MORE›
IS IT TOO LATE TO SAVE THE MALDIVES FROM CLIMATE CHANGE AND ISLAMIC EXTREMISM?
Angela Merkel with the former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, in 2010 AFP Getty Images In the meantime, the environment is becoming a secondary victim... READ MORE›
MALDIVES NEWSPAPER RAIDED AFTER CORRUPTION CLAIMS AGAINST PRESIDENT
Al-Jazeera documentary airing corruption allegations against President Abdulla Yameen leads to crackdown on media... READ MORE›
DEBRIS ALONE MAY NOT SOLVE MYSTERY OF MALAYSIA PLANE
French officials said on Thursday that the object was being shipped to a laboratory near Toulouse for analysis... READ MORE›
ASYLUM GROUP 'LEGALLY HELD AT SEA'
Australia asylum sea detention of sri lankans legal court rules... READ MORE›
CORAL BLEACHING SPREADS TO MALDIVES, DEVASTATING SPECTACULAR REEFS
When Noaa declared the event was a global bleaching event in October 2015, Mark Eakin, Noaa's Coral Reef Watch coordinator, said it could last well into 2016... READ MORE›
HOW INDIA'S HUMAN HAIR FACTORY HELPS AFRICA
At Hindu temples in India's southern states, thousands of women have their locks shaved off by temple barbers as a form of sacrifice... READ MORE›
STATE OF EMERGENCY IN MALDIVES IS CALLED PRECAUTIONARY
But Ms. Maumoon insisted that the government was very sure that the explosion was an attempt on Mr. Yameen's life... READ MORE›
REMOTE ISLANDERS SAW 'LOW-FLYING JUMBO JET' ON THE DAY MH370 DISAPPEARED
Now residents of the Maldives island say they saw a plane with red and blue markings on the fatal day... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. & INDIA CONSIDER JOINT PATROLS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA - U.S. OFFICIAL
Exclusive U.S. India consider joint patrols in South China Sea - U.S. official... READ MORE›
HOPES FADE FOR S LANKA MUDSLIP VICTIMS
In June, monsoon rains triggered landslides in Sri Lanka that killed at least 22 people and forced thousands from their homes... READ MORE›
WHO IN THE WORLD REALLY WANTS DONALD TRUMP TO WIN?
In her travels around the world, Frida Ghitis queried people on whether they wanted Donald Trump to become America's president. What she found was surprising... READ MORE›
MODI ADDRESSES CONGRESS AS US-INDIA TIES BLOOM
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered an ode on US-India relations to a joint session of Congress Wednesday... READ MORE›
'TOMB RAIDER' STAR SIMON YAM TALKS ABOUT WHY HE SAID NO TO HOLLYWOOD
The Aceh provincial government said in a statement 93 people had died and more than 500 were injured, many seriously... READ MORE›
ASIA MARKS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF TSUNAMI
A group of people wait their turn to enter the Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh, Indonesia... READ MORE›
LANDSLIDES IN SRI LANKA LEAVE DOZENS DEAD
The Sri Lanka Red Cross was managing one of at least four camps near the Aranayake landslide to provide relief to survivors, Mr. Johnney said... READ MORE›
MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER CUTS VACATION SHORT OVER FLOODS
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said he is cutting short his U.S vacation Friday to deal with his country's worst floods in years... READ MORE›
HISTORY INDIAS BREXIT TOOK MORE THAN A REFERENDUM
India's exit from the British Empire may offer lessons for the European Union on what to expect next, he said... READ MORE›
SRI LANKA RESCUERS FIND BODIES AS FLOOD DEATHS REACH 146
Sri Lankan rescuers pulled out more bodies under enormous mudslides on Sunday as the death toll climbed to 146 with 112 others missing... READ MORE›
'THE WATER CAME - MY FAMILY IS GONE'
The girl was the daughter of an Indian air force officer stationed on Car Nicobar... READ MORE›
MALDIVES SEWAGE PLANT FIRE CAUSES WATER SHORTAGE
The Maldives has appealed for aid from India, Sri Lanka, the US and China... READ MORE›
INDIA-AUSTRALIA SUBMARINE DRILLS EXPECTED TO RATTLE CHINA
If the Pacific Ocean is big enough to accommodate China and the US, so is the Indian Ocean to accommodate India and China... READ MORE›
CLIMATE CHANGE IS WREAKING HAVOC IN THE WORLD'S LARGEST TEA-GROWING AREA
But beyond its wonderful flavors, what makes the Assam region special is the perfect range of temperature, good soil conditions, and predictable rainfall... READ MORE›