Indian Coast Guards ships and aircraft have been deployed for immediate assistance after a firefighting assistance was sought by Sri Lanka Navy.
Fire on Indian Oil Corp. Tanker Off Sri Lanka Coast Brought Under Control
A fire that broke out on a fully loaded supertanker off the east coast of Sri Lanka has been brought under control, spokesmen for the …
Statutes and Regulations associated with Regulated Finance Companies
Regulated Finance Companies (RFCs) are major financial intermediaries which are duly regulated and governed by the laws of Sri Lanka. RFCs are strictly governed by virtue of statutes and Acts such as …
Sri Lankan cardinal says religion should not be used as political tool
Nearly two years after a series of bombings in Sri Lanka killed nearly 300 people, the country’s top Catholic official has accused government leaders of failing to identify those behind the …
Sri Lanka’s Malinga pulls out of virus-hit IPL
Veteran Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga has pulled out of the Indian Premier League “to be with his family”, his team said Wednesday, adding to growing list of players abandoning the coronavirus-hit …
The lessons of the 1953 mass uprising (hartal) in Sri Lanka
The hartal showed that regardless of the intensity of a mass struggle, it will not succeed without a conscious Marxist leadership …
China Seeks To Set Up Military Facilities In Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar: Pentagon
China is seeking to set up more robust logistics facilities in about a dozen countries, including three in India’s immediate neighbourhood, to allow the Chinese PLA (army) to project and sustain …
United States donates 200 ventilators to support Sri Lanka’s response to COVID-19
The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated 200 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators to Sri Lanka, delivering on President Trump’s offer …
Turmeric shortage sparks concern in Sri Lanka
A shortage of turmeric, a key ingredient in Sri Lankan cuisine, has sparked concern among consumers about supply amid soaring costs in recent months, after the government decided to restrict imports …
Myanmar’s pushback against China-funded Economic Corridor inspired by debt trap in S Asian states
Myanmars all-powerful generals have drawn lessons from experiences of Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives where China funded projects have pushed these countries debt trap and increased Beijings …