Sri Lanka pauses foreign research vessels' docking for a year
Wednesday, 20 December 2023 Sri Lanka has decided to impose a one-year moratorium in allowing foreign vessels to conduct research in the island nation's territorial waters from January, foreign minister Ali Sabry has said, amid frequent docking requests from Chinese surveillance ships. The Sri Lankan government has communicated its decision to the relevant countries, Sabry told the Daily Mirror newspaper. The move comes in the wake of China seeking permission to berth yet another research vessel in Sri Lanka's waters in January, the report said. China despatches its research vessels to Sri Lanka regularly.
India raised concerns over a planned Chinese Research Survey Vessel's arrival in Colombo and Male. The vessel Shi Yan 6 concluded a Sri Lankan survey and intends to explore the South Indian Ocean from..
Geminid Meteor Shower , Peaks This Week.
On December 14, the Geminids will take
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of 2023 to illuminate the night sky. .
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