Shihara Maduwage Media and Communications Officer, EQUAL GROUND For months, Sri Lanka has been celebrated as a nation that succeeded in containing the spread of COVID-19, with authorities repeatedly …
Infinix Enters Sri Lanka
Infinix, a premium online-driven smartphone brand designed for today’s young generation, is all set to take the Sri Lankan market by storm. ..
Cricket Biopic ‘800’ Scores Vijay Sethupathi as Sri Lanka Icon Muttiah Muralitharan
Popular Tamil cinema actor Vijay Sethupathi (“96”) is set to star as iconic Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan in upcoming biopic “800.” With 800 wickets in test …
Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 patient count passes 5,000 mark
COLOMBO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) — The number of COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka passed the 5,000 mark on Tuesday after a further 145 new patients were detected from a cluster in Minuwangoda, in the …
Hope grows for Sri Lanka tour
Mickey Arthur, Sri Lanka’s head coach, is optimistic that their rescheduled series against England, which is due to take place in January 2021, can go ahead and that a compromise can be reached with …
Debt trap: China’s loans to Sri Lanka are not out of benevolence
China is using its position at global bodies and money to dictate global terms. Sri Lanka has been looking for a financial lifeline to avoid defaults. But instead of approaching the IMF, the …
COVID-19 outbreak exposes Sri Lankan government claims that pandemic is under control
The previous, relatively low number of COVID-19 infections in Sri Lanka is mainly the result of the government’s refusal to carry out systematic testing.
England in Sri Lanka: Mickey Arthur ‘positive’ Joe Root’s side will travel
Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur says there is a “strong drive to get the game going” in the country after the coronavirus lockdown.
Sri Lanka in talks to secure $500 mn in Chinese loans
On the heels of a top Chinese delegation’s visit to Sri Lanka, Colombo is negotiating a $500 million loan with Beijing, as it gears up to repay a daunting $4.5 billion of its outstanding debt next …
China awards Sri Lanka with Rs 16.5 bn grant
China announced on Sunday (October 11) that it was providing a RMB Yuan 600 million (LKR 16.5 billion/USD 90 million) grant to Sri Lanka in an Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation. Calling …