COLOMBO: Sri Lanka secured a US$500 million loan from China Monday (Apr 12) in a desperate bid to shore up its foreign exchange reserves as the local currency hit a record low. The Sri Lankan embassy …
Calibrated response needed to shield the vulnerable: FM Sitharaman
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that South Asian … where she represented India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. “Our economies are also showing signs of recovery, even as uncertainty …
Bangladesh’s Mominul demands result in Sri Lanka
DHAKA: Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque on Sunday ruled out any experimenting in the forthcoming Test series …
Qatar-Sri Lanka joint business council expected by year-end
Qatar and Sri Lanka are expected to establish a joint business council by the third or fourth quarter of this year as part of efforts to strengthen the business and trade relations between the …
US Ambassador cautions Sri Lanka China-backed Colombo Port
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Alaina Teplitz on Saturday warned Sri Lanka of unintended consequences of nefarious actors who may try to misuse a Ch …
US Ambassador cautions Sri Lanka China-backed Colombo Port
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Alaina Teplitz on Saturday warned Sri Lanka of unintended consequences of nefarious actors who may try to misuse a Ch …
US Ambassador cautions Sri Lanka’s China-backed Colombo Port City from turning into money-laundering haven
Alaina Teplitz on Saturday warned Sri Lanka of unintended consequences of ‘nefarious actors’ who may try to misuse a China-backed Colombo Port City’s easy business rules as a permissive money …
India finalises air bubble pact with Sri Lanka
India has established a bilateral air bubble arrangement with Sri Lanka for operation of special international passenger flights between the two countries, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Saturday …
South Asia surpasses grim milestone of 15 million COVID-19 cases: Reuters tally
South Asia – India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, and Sri Lanka – accounts for 11% of global cases and almost 6% of deaths. The region accounts for 23% of the world’s population …
Govt finalises air bubble pact with Sri Lanka, total 28 now
With this, India now has such pacts with 28 countries, including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Canada, France, Germany, Iraq, Japan, the Maldives, Nigeria, Qatar, the UAE, the UK and the United States.