While 12,000 Sri Lankan migrant workers have been brought home under a humanitarian mission from 14 destination countries amidst the COVID-19 pandemic another over 45,000 workers are desperately …
Sri Lanka Economic Summit from Dec 1-2
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will organise the 20th Sri Lanka Economic Summit (SLES) on December 1 and 2 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo.This will be the 20th consecutive year the Chamber is …
Sri Lanka To Ban Cattle Slaughter
The slaughter of cattle will soon be banned in Sri Lanka, the government said Tuesday, in a move widely viewed as a concession to increasingly influential Buddhists in the ruling party. The government …
Tour to Sri Lanka would be great, looking forward to Women’s T20 Challenge: Mithali Raj
The Indian women’s team in all likelihood will resume its bilateral engagements with a tour of Sri Lanka, which the BCCI is trying to schedule after the Women’s T20 Challenge from November 4 to 9 in …
Why Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka is so watchable even when they aren’t playing
The negotiation Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were going to have a three-Test series starting in October, but that’s no longer going to happen. Why? Largely it’s because Sri Lanka’s health authorities …
4th Sri Lanka – Japan Dialogue on Maritime Security, Safety and Oceanic Issues concludes
On 1 October, 2020 the Fourth Sri Lanka – Japan Dialogue on Maritime Security, Safety and Oceanic Issues was held virtually. The Japanese delegation comprised of representatives from the Ministry of …
World Maritime Day celebrated for the first time in Sri Lanka
World Maritime Day was celebrated for the first time in Sri Lanka on board the “8 Degrees Floating Boat” at Cinnamon Lakeside, recently. This event was organised by Capt. Nish Wijayakulathilaka, the …
Pay firefighting bill before leaving, Sri Lanka tells stricken oil tanker
Sri Lanka will not allow a Panamanian-registered oil tanker stricken off its coast to leave its waters until the vessel’s owners pay a $2mn fire-fighting bill, government officials have said.
Afghanistan, Sri Lanka Chambers ink MoU
The CEOs of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment, Sayed Zaman Hashemi, and the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Manjula de Silva, virtually signed a historic MoU of Cooperation between the …
Sri Lanka’s foreign policy based on neutrality; development cooperation is our priority
“Sri Lanka is located in a place of strategic importance. Therefore, our country is attracted to many parties. In this context, Sri Lanka has chosen neutrality as its foreign policy. Our top most …