‘Lanka’s ex-PM and once strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa being protected at Trincomalee naval base’

Colombo, May 11 (PTI) Sri Lanka’s ex-Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is being protected at the Trincomalee naval base, Defence Secretary Kamal Guneratne said on Wednesday, two days after the country…

Protests at Lankan naval base housing ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa

Colombo, May 10 (PTI) A protest began in front of Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee Naval Base on Tuesday after reports emerged that former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and some of his…

Ukraine to speed up construction of naval base in Sea of Azov – defence minister

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Saturday it would speed up the construction of a naval base at the port of Berdyansk to prevent what Kyiv calls a gradual attempt…

Want Karwar Naval base to be Asia’s biggest, will raise budget for it: Rajnath Singh

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