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#SriLanka says former #spychief ‘directed’ #Easter #bombings
"Sallay was appointed head of #State #Intelligence Service soon after #Rajapaksa became president. He also headed te military intelligence unit prior.. UK's Channel 4 reported in 2023 tt Sallay was linked to te Islamists who carried out te suicide bombings & had met them prior to te attack.. with te intention of #influencing tt year’s presidential #election in favour of Rajapaksa" 👈 Evil unscrupulous #politics 🤦‍♂️
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka-says-spy-chief-directed-easter-bombings

#srilanka #spychief #easter #bombings #state #intelligence

#SriLanka seeks buyers for #airport built with #Chinese loans
"airport has failed to generate enuf revenue to cover even electricity bills since open'g in 2013.. is named aft fmr pres M #Rajapaksa, who borrowed heavily fr #China for #infrastructure projs tt quickly became commercial #failures.. Mattala airport's located on a migratory bird route.. 🇱🇰’s military deployed 100s of troops to remove deer, wild buffalo & elephants fr te runway so op'ns cld continue"🤦‍♂️
#corruption
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka-seeks-buyers-for-white-elephant-airport

#china #infrastructure #failures #corruption #srilanka #airport

#SriLanka battles wild jumbos to save #whiteelephant #airport
"The #PRC-funded & constructed airport, located in home constituency of fmr pres #Rajapaksa & named aft him, has failed to earn enuf since its 2013 inauguration. Te airport lies on a #migratory route for #birds.. Attempts by successive #governments to privatise te US$210mil project hv failed.. Te 1st foreign #airline to operate fr the facility was #AirArabia but it pulled out aft 6 weeks of scheduled services"🤦‍♂️
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka-battles-wild-jumbos-to-save-white-elephant-airport

#srilanka #whiteelephant #airport #prc #rajapaksa #migratory

#srilanka #wickremesinghe #rajapaksa #singapur

Nachdem der #IWF sich, wie erwähnt und üblich, als Kolonialherr aufführt, hat sich #SriLanka's Präsident Gotabaya #Rajapaksa nun an #Russland's Diktator #Putin gewandt. Der dürfte die Gelegenheit gern nutzen, sich außenpolitisch Kapital zu verschaffen. /MS
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62073820