The Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan and Sri Lanka had talks on bilateral relations and other matters. Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Haneef Atmar and Minister of Foreign Relations of Sri …
Asia Cup will go ahead in Sri Lanka, says PCB
Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) hopes of hosting the 2020 Asia Cup received a huge boost when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officially issued the green light to the island-nation yesterday.“We are …
HNB FINANCE gets Fitch rating upgraded to ‘AA-(lka)’
Leading Sri Lankan Financial Services provider HNB FINANCE, recently had its National Long-term rating upgraded to ‘AA-(lka)’ with a negative outlook following the recalibration of Fitch’s rating …
Sri Lanka tourism post COVID-19 – way forward
Following Sri Lanka’s successful containment of COVID-19, Sri Lanka Tourism has been collaboratively exploring avenues of re-positioning Sri Lanka as the world’s number one destination with an …
UNICEF report finds 30 per cent of families reduced food consumption in Sri Lanka
(MENAFN – Colombo Gazette) A UNICEF report found that 30 per cent of families in Sri Lanka had reduced food consumption in May. The regional report said that South Asia, and Governments must take …
India Is Paying the Price for Neglecting its Neighbors
Narendra Modi came to power promising to prioritize relations with countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. China is taking advantage of his …
Operation Samudra Setu: INS Airavat brings back 198 Indian citizens from Maldives
With this evacuation, the Indian Navy has repatriated 3305 Indian nationals from Maldives, Sri Lanka and Iran during the ongoing pandemic.
Sri Lanka tech firm to join Microsoft AI for Accessibility program
Microsoft announced it selected Fortude as the first Sri Lankan grant recipient of its AI for Accessibility program, which funds organizations that use artificial intelligence to empower people with d …
Sri Lanka-Bangladesh: A model for South-South Cooperation
The diplomatic ties between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have grown from strength to strength over the period through impressive cooperation in political, economic, cultural, educational and defense …
Sri Lanka- SLCMDI HOSTS CEO FORUM 2020
The Sri Lanka Chamber of Medical Devices Industry hosted the second edition of its annual CEO forum last week. The forum was hosted on the Microsoft Teams platform due to the current restrictions on …