22.2 C
Athens
Σάββατο, 2 Νοεμβρίου, 2024

Sri Lanka’s Tamil, Muslim’s concerned about increased visits of Chinese officials

Περισσότερα Νέα

- Advertisement -

Sri Lanka’s Tamil and Muslim communities are concerned about the recent increase in visits of Chinese Embassy officials to Sri Lanka’s Northern and Eastern provinces. Tamils and Muslims form the majority population in the provinces, Sri Lanka-based online news publication Daily Mirror reported.

A high level delegation led by the Chinese Embassy’s Charge d’affaires Hu Wei was in Sri Lanka’s Northern province in January. The delegation took part in various events such as handing out dry rations, stationery assistance for schools, and setting up safe drinking water plants in remote villages across the region.

Many are concerned about the distribution of Chinese-produced rice as it is reported to cause food poisoning and ill health. People are worried about the quality of dry ration that they have received.

China has gifted Rs. 5 billion worth of school uniform material to millions of Sri Lankan students to meet 70 percent of the country’s requirement in 2023, according to Daily Mirror.

According to the Chinese Embassy in Colombo, the first batch of three million meters of finished material in 38,000 boxes was shipped to Sri Lanka in 20 containers from China.

- Advertisement -

Tamil Nadu earlier flagged serious security concerns over People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) increased presence in Sri Lanka. Tamil Nadu also flagged serious security concerns over the increased presence of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China in Sri Lanka.

An alert issued by the State’s intelligence agency said the activities of the Chinese in the neighbouring country are a concern to national security and called for intensified vigil along the coastline, Daily Mirror reported.

Constant surveillance was required in the country’s coastal districts due to the movement of PLA cadres and deployment of hi-tech gadgets such as satellites, drones, and other communication equipment in northern Sri Lanka.

According to sources, the PLA used sophisticated gadgets while claiming that they are launching sea cucumber farming.

The free movement of Chinese nationals in many parts of northern Sri Lanka, including Mullaitheevu, Paruthitheevu, Analaitheevu, Meesalai, and Chavakkacheri, triggered discontentment among Tamil fishermen. They had expressed apprehension that the Chinese were exploiting the rich sea wealth, which is their only source of livelihood, according to Daily Mirror.

Local Tamils in Sri Lanka fear that the current situation might lead to division among Sri Lankan nationals and curtail India’s influence on Tamils living in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka.

- Advertisement -

ΑΠΑΝΤΗΣΤΕ

εισάγετε το σχόλιό σας!
παρακαλώ εισάγετε το όνομά σας εδώ

The reCAPTCHA verification period has expired. Please reload the page.

Ροή ειδήσεων

ΣΧΕΤΙΚΑ ΑΡΘΡΑ

Taiwan detects 6 Chinese military aircraft, 9 vessels around territory

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) reported Chinese military activity near the island on Tuesday and said that by 6 am (local time), six...

China Tries to Blot out Tibetan Criticism of Mining Firm’s Damage to the Environment 

Chinese censors are trying to prevent people from viewing posts that allege severe environmental damage in Tibet caused by sand mining. A young Tibetan man...

Protests erupt in Balochistan as citizens demand justice amid rising violence

Amid ongoing atrocities and lawlessness in Balochistan, a protest took place in Buleda as residents rallied for the immediate arrest of the killers of...

Chinese armed forces are not as strong as they seem, according to experts

China is seen as a formidable power due to its robust economic growth and military expansion in recent decades, but if experts are to...

ΔΗΜΟΦΙΛΗ ΑΡΘΡΑ

Η Ταϊβάν εντόπισε 6 κινεζικά στρατιωτικά αεροσκάφη & 9 πολεμικά πλοία σε όλη την επικράτεια

Το Υπουργείο Εθνικής Άμυνας της Ταϊβάν (MND) ανέφερε κινεζική στρατιωτική δραστηριότητα κοντά στο νησί την Τρίτη και είπε ότι μέχρι τις 6 το πρωί...

Taiwan detects 6 Chinese military aircraft, 9 vessels around territory

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) reported Chinese military activity near the island on Tuesday and said that by 6 am (local time), six...

Τράπεζες: Μεταφορές χρημάτων τέλος – Ο νέος τρόπος για τις συναλλαγές μας

Έρχονται αλλαγές στις μεταφορές εμβασμάτων και όλες οι ευρωπαϊκές τράπεζες θα κληθούν να ακολουθήσουν τον νέο κανονισμό της ΕΕ. Κάτι τέτοιο σημαίνει πως ο...

Νυχτερινό τιμολόγιο: Ξεκίνησε το χειμερινό ωράριο – Δείτε τις ώρες

Ήδη από χθές, Παρασκευή, έκανε την πρεμιέρα του το οικιακό τιμολόγιο με χρονοχρέωση (μειωμένο νυχτερινό) τμηματικού ωραρίου, το οποίο θα ισχύει έως και τις...