Your WIRED daily briefing. Today, Russia's national firewall has taken out access to Google services in its attempt to block Telegram, Facebook is accused of acting as a vehicle for anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka, Twitter has banned ads from Kaspersky Lab and more.
Russia has warned the US that launching air strikes in response to a suspected chemical attack in Syria, could spark a war between the two countries. Western powers are thought to be preparing for strikes, but Russia, a Syrian ally, opposes such action. Moscow’s UN Ambassador: Vassily Nebenzia …
The Secretary, as well as one of the additional secretaries ( procurement) of the Ministry of Defence along with the Commander of Navy, were landed in Moscow short while ago, a reliable sources in Moscow told the Sri Lanka Guardian. According to a key …
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia energy ministry said on Tuesday its officials have met the director of Sri Lanka’s General Trading Co and discussed a project of oil refinery in Sri Lanka. They also talked about the possibility of Russian oil and gas exports to Europe. Reporting by Oksana Kobzeva and …
( March 23, 2018, Moscow, Sri Lanka Guardian) Secretary to the Ministry of Defence In Sri Lanka, Kapila Waidyaratne PC has left the country for Russia on an “Official visit”, reliable sources in the Ministry of Defence, as well as the Sri Lankan Embass…
( March 23, 2018, Moscow, Sri Lanka Guardian) Secretary to the Ministry of Defence In Sri Lanka, Kapila Waidyaratne PC has left the country for Russia on an “Official visit”, reliable sources in the Ministry of Defence told the Sri Lanka Guardian. Howe…
On his personal website, Namal Rajapaksa, 31, describes himself as follows: “A Proud Citizen of Sri Lanka. A Member of Parliament. A Lawyer. A Philanthropist. A Rugby Player. A Yoga Enthusiast.” One thing he does not mention is any history of being an …
Russia and Sri Lanka have held talks this week on establishing cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Nikolay Spassky, deputy director general of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, met with Ranjith Siyambalapitiya and Susil Premajayantha, respectively Sri Lanka’s minister of …
Jan 11, Colombo: The Russian Federation has revealed that its historic longing for Ceylon Tea has not wavered and even vowed for bigger trade with Sri Lanka, calling to dispatch a strong delegation to the trade meet scheduled in Moscow this year, accor…
Jan 09, Colombo: Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tea Board Rohan Pethiyagoda has told the official news website of the government that tea exports to Russia have commenced as usual. Russia imposed a temporary restriction on imports of all agricultural produc…