Bangladesh on Monday called off the forthcoming Test series in Sri Lanka because of coronavirus restrictions imposed by the hosts they say make preparing impossible.
Sri Lanka returns ‘hazardous waste’ to UK
Officials said the 21 containers had left Sri Lanka on Saturday. Customs spokesman Sunil Jayaratne said the original importation breached international and EU rules and regulation …
India-Sri Lanka Summit | Mahinda Rajapaksa statement on talks with Narendra Modi silent on 13th Amendment
While outlining the talking points, the Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s statement made no mention of justice and post-war reconciliation.
Sri Lanka is planning to build Colombo Port City as the country’s first special economic zone for services
In September 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping and then Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa jointly inaugurated cooperation project Colombo Port City, which planned to reclaim 269 hectares of land …
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | A party for the Rajapaksas
In five years, not only is Mr. Rajapaksa back in power as he vowed, as the country’s Premier, but his new party has bulldozed Sri Lanka’s political terrain almost entirely, decimating the country’s …
Xinhua Headlines: 6 years on, Colombo Port City set to boost Sri Lanka’s economic growth
Colombo Port City is the largest foreign direct investment project in Sri Lanka’s history.– It will be “the main income generator for the future of Sri Lanka,” Prime Minister …
Owner of fire-stricken ship to pay $2.3M for Sri Lankan help
The owner of a large oil tanker that caught fire off Sri Lanka’s coast has agreed to pay $2.3 million to the island nation for its help in extinguishing the blaze, an official said Saturday. MT New …
India, Sri Lanka Agree to Work Closely on Pandemic-hit Economy
India and Sri Lanka’s leaders agreed to work closely on trade and investment to deal with the impact from the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual meeting with his …
India-Sri Lanka Summit: PM announces $15 million grant
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced grant assistance of 15 million US dollars for promotion of Buddhist ties between India- Sri Lanka, said Amit Narang, Joint Secretary for Indian Ocean Region …
India-Sri Lanka Bilateral Talks: PM Modi Pitches For Devolution of Powers by Lankan Govt to Minority Tamils
India has been pressing Sri Lanka to implement the 13th amendment which was brought in after the Indo-Sri Lankan agreement of 1987 which envisaged devolution of powers to the Tamils. The two leaders …