report on EconomyNext, Dec 8, 2023 at 6:38 pmSri Lanka will seek more information on foreign ships visiting the island nation, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said, following geopolitical concerns and questions raised over permitting Chinese research ships to dock in the Indian Ocean Island nation’s ports and do surveys. After the visit of two research ships within 14 months, China has sought approval from Sri Lankan authorities for another research ship early next year. India,…
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by Sahan Tennekoon in The Daily Morning, Oct 30, 2023National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) yesterday (29) confirmed that the Sri Lankan Government will have access to, and ownership of, data collected by the research conducted with the controversial Chinese geophysical and seismic scientific research vessel Shi Yan–6. Following the Chinese vessel being authorised by the Government to jointly survey the island’s “western waters”, NARA is to launch a two-day survey on the…
by Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror on line, Sept 26, 2023The U.S. Under Secretary Victoria Nuland, in her meeting with Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, is reported to have raised concerns about the upcoming visit of Chinese research vessel Shi Yan 6. Minister Sabry briefed her that Sri Lanka, as a neutral country, had worked out the Standard Operating Procedure (SPO) to be followed by foreign ships and aircraft in carrying out any activity in Sri…
By Gagani Weerakoon in Ceylon Today, Sept 2, 2023President Ranil Wickremesinghe, upon concluding his brief visit to the Eastern Province, had set aside Sunday to exclusively study Cabinet papers. Though he had a few private meetings, he had ensured that official commitments would not be a part of his agenda, in order to inspect the Cabinet papers and circulars. On Monday morning the weekly Cabinet meeting took place and one of the main topics doing…
By Asiri Fernando in The Morning, June 18, 2023The Government will ‘strongly oppose’ a request by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to review the vessel Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) located south of Dondra Head, The Sunday Morning learns. The shipping lanes which lie south of Sri Lanka are invaluable to the island’s economy and commerce, being the lifeblood of the Colombo and Hambantota Ports. The Sunday Morning last week reported that the IMO’s request had…