Guards opened fire Sunday to contain a prison riot near Sri Lanka’s capital where an inmate was killed and three wounded while protesting a surge of coronavirus infections, police said. Spokesman …
Cricket fan still on Sri Lanka adventure eight months after England tour axed
A cricket fan who travelled to Sri Lanka in March to watch England’s tour is still there eight months after it was cancelled – and has vowed to remain until Joe Root’s team returns. Rob Lewis, a web …
China Regains Clout in Sri Lanka With Family’s Return to Power
With the return to power of the Rajapaksa family, Sri Lanka is deepening its ties to Beijing despite U.S. efforts to gain influence, with China poised to start building a $13 billion city on Sri Lanka …
Sri Lanka digs trench to keep elephants away from rubbish dump
A trench is being dug around a rubbish dump in Sri Lanka to deter elephants from scavenging for food among mounds of plastic waste. Elephants regularly swarm to the landfill site near a wildlife …
Hotels in Sri Lanka want closure on opening up
Sri Lanka is among the fewer 52 countries in the world that has not yet revived its tourism industry with some of the smaller hotels closed and over 500,000 workers still reeling from the toll of …
CA Sri Lanka’s BSc. Degree Graduates can fast-track their way to become Chartered Accountants by completing only the final level
Graduates of the special degree will only need to complete the Strategic Level of the CA Sri Lanka Chartered Accounting programme while enjoying exemptions from the Business Level and the Corporate …
Eyeing China, NSA Doval looks to promote Indo-Pacific strategy in Sri Lanka
New Delhi: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval’s visit to Sri Lanka Friday for the trilateral maritime cooperation was an attempt to bring Colombo closer to the Indo-Pacific cooperation, …
UPDATE 2-Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka on rising default risk
Fitch downgraded Sri Lanka’s sovereign credit rating to “CCC” on Friday, warning the country’s debt levels were set to soar past 100% of GDP and that it was increasingly at risk of default.
UPDATE 1-Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka as default fears loom
Ratings agency Fitch downgraded Sri Lanka’s sovereign debt to “CCC” on Friday, warning that the country was at increasing risk of missing debt payments due to the coronavirus pandemic.
UPDATE 2-Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka on rising default risk
Fitch downgraded Sri Lanka’s sovereign credit rating to “CCC” on Friday, warning the country’s debt levels were set to soar past 100% of GDP and that it was increasingly at risk of default.