The eighth edition of the annual Indian Navy (IN) – Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-20 is scheduled off Trincomalee, Sri Lanka from October 19 to 21.
How China Beat Local Sri Lankan Media to Break News of PM Rajapaksa’s Son’s New Assignment
China, which has invested heavily in Sri Lanka over the past 15 years, has renewed its business and strategic interests after the new regime took charge 11 months ago.
Indian, Sri Lanka discuss ways to implement decisions of virtual bilateral summit
Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay on Saturday met Sri Lankas Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and had a discussion on the implementation of decisions flowing from virtual bilateral summit of …
Maharajahs: A story of Sri Lanka’s key investor
The Capital Maharajah Group (CMG) venturing into its 90th year of operations has grown to become a family friendly organisation, a reason why some of their top rung seems rooted in its growth plans …
Shattering Sri Lanka’s myth of ‘the great race’ in the Covid mirror
Even as frightened and hapless garment workers slaving in the multitude of factories in the Gampaha District, the epicentre of Sri Lanka’s calamitous covid-19 spread, were herded into trucks and taken …
Indian star on sticky wicket over Sri Lanka legend’s biopic
A Indian film star is at the centre of a political storm after agreeing to play the lead in a biopic of Sri Lanka’s legendary cricket spinner and national hero Muttiah Muralitharan.
Sri Lanka appoints an Honorary Consul in Texas, U.S.A.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States of America Rodney Perera recently handed over the Commission of Appointment issued by Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena to Mrs. Dakshini Senanayake, the …
Russia to provide COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka
Russia’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka Yury Materiy has promised Minister of Irrigation and State Minister of Internal Defense, Home Affairs and Disaster Management Chamal Rajapaksa to provide the COVID-19 …
Former Swiss diplomat praises Lanka’s quarantine process
Former diplomat from Switzerland Rudolf Albert Gauhl hailed the professional manner in which SriLankan Airlines and airport authorities quarantined people coming from overseas back to Sri Lanka. Gauhl …
Tackling Sri Lanka’s second COVID-19 wave
Can Sri Lanka repeat its success story? The new cluster in the apparel industry workforce has posed new challenges for the island country. By Dr. Wajira Chinthaka The recent discovery of a COVID-19 …