Bangladesh and Sri Lanka sign six MOUs
Mar 22, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have signed six memorandums of understanding during the recently concluded state visit of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to Bangladesh. Both nations also hope for the early conclusion of a free trade agreement.
Former Sri Lankan defense counselor in UK wins case against LTTE protestors
Mar 20, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Sri Lankan Army Maj Gen Priyanka Fernando, former defense counselor at the Sri Lankan High Commission to the UK, has won a case in a high court in the United Kingdom which overturned a conviction order of a lower court against him, reported Colombopage.
Sri Lankan army chief visits Pakistan
Mar 20, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Sri Lankan Army Chief General Savendra Salwa visited Pakistan and met with Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javad Bajwa and President Arif Alvi, reported Dawn. The visit came a month after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan undertook his first two-day official visit to Sri Lanka last month. Pakistan had also extended a $50 million defense credit line to Sri Lanka during that visit.
Sri Lankan Ports Authority says 'unaware' of Adani’s claim on WCT
Mar 17, 2021, at 10:34 pm
A day after India’s Adani Group claimed that it would acquire a 51 percent stake in West Container Terminal of Colombo port, Sri Lankan Ports Authority (SLPA) has now said they are "unaware" of such claims.
No final decision on burqa ban: Sri Lankan foreign minister
Mar 17, 2021, at 04:27 am
India’s Adani group set to acquire 51 % stakes in Sri Lanka’s West Container Terminal
Mar 17, 2021, at 12:22 am
Detained Sri Lankan student dies in Japan
Mar 16, 2021, at 11:21 pm
A 33- year-old Sri Lankan woman, who had been in the Japanese Immigration detention Centre for seven months, has died, The Daily Mirror reported. Officials of the Sri Lankan embassy in Tokyo visited the center and were assured of an impartial investigation into the case by Japanese authorities.
Pakistan raises concern over Sri Lankan burqa ban
Mar 16, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Islamabad: Days after Sri Lanka announced the plan to ban burqa wearing in public Pakistan has expressed concern over it and said the ban would further strengthen the apprehensions about the situation of minorities in Sri Lanka.
India gifts training aid to Sri Lankan Navy
Mar 16, 2021, at 11:05 pm
New Delhi: India has handed over $111,000 million worth of training aids to Sri Lanka Navy. Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay witnessed the handing over ceremony of the equipment.
Colombo expresses concern over China-made Sri Lanka flag doormat
Mar 15, 2021, at 03:59 am
Colombo: Colombo has expressed concern over China-made Sri Lanka flag doormat which is being sold online.
Sri Lanka to soon ban burqa, shut down several Islamic schools: Minister
Mar 13, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Colombo: A Sri Lankan Minister has said the country will soon ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools.
Sri Lanka receives 1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX facility
Mar 07, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka has received the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccines through the international COVAX facility run by the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN body said on Sunday.
Sri Lanka is now a Chinese colony: Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
Feb 21, 2021, at 05:17 am
Colombo: Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has said Sri Lanka has all but become a colony of China and trade unionists.
Feb 18, 2021, at 03:55 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka has cancelled the address of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to its Parliament next week, apparently over concerns that he could raise the Kashmir issue in his speech, a media report said.
Sri Lanka: Engine drivers decide to boycott operating China-made railway carriages
Feb 03, 2021, at 04:34 pm
Colombo: Engine drivers have decided to boycott operating those trains that have railway carriages made in China.
Sri Lanka: ‘Forced’ cremation of COVID victims’ bodies must stop - UN rights expert
Jan 26, 2021, at 03:20 pm
New York: The Sri Lankan Government should end its policy of compulsorily cremating victims of COVID-19, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday.
Chennai: Two Sri Lankans arrested, multi-nation heroin syndicate busted by NCB
Jan 23, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Chennai: In a major operation, officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chennai Zonal Unit, on Friday busted a multi-national heroin syndicate with the arrest of two Sri Lankan nationals in the city.
Drugs worth Rs 2.5 billion from Chinese-controlled Gwadar seized by Sri Lankan officials
Dec 07, 2020, at 01:16 am
Colombo: The Sri Lankan authorities have arrested four people and seized Rs 2.5 billion worth of drugs which originated from Chinese-controlled Gwadar region of Pakistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Sri Lanka, other nations facing pressure of Chinese tourist debt traps
Nov 08, 2020, at 10:28 pm
Colombo: Several countries are currently facing troubles and pressure of Chinese tourist debt traps amid struggle to recover after COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
Lankan Navy attacks Indian fishing boats with soda bottles, stones; chases away boats
Nov 01, 2020, at 11:15 pm
Rameswaram/UNI: The mechanized boat fishermen from Rameswaram alleged that they were yet again attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) on Saturday.
Sri Lankan President calls on WHO to facilitate ‘universal access’ to COVID vaccine
Sep 23, 2020, at 10:19 pm
New York: The President of Sri Lanka has highlighted the success of his country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the importance of a well-coordinated approach, underpinned by robust local health care system, to contain the disease.
Sri Lanka to replace brakes on faulty Chinese train compartments
Sep 08, 2020, at 11:20 pm
Colombo: The Sri Lankan Railway department has said the brakes on faulty Chinese train compartments will be replaced, media reports said.
Sri Lanka imposes daily electricity cuts after Chinese-built coal generator trips
Aug 22, 2020, at 04:17 am
Colombo:Sri Lanka's state owned Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) on Wednesday said it would impose daily power cuts in the country for the coming four days due to restoration of the national power grid following a sudden nationwide power failure on Monday which plunged the country into crisis and even disrupted essential services.
Rajapaksha clan wins Sri Lankan polls as faithfuls hand over unprecedented power
Aug 07, 2020, at 07:27 pm
Colombo: The Sri Lankan electorate handed an unprecedented power to the Rajapaksha family after the brothers registered a landslide win, trouncing their opponent, in the recently concluded elections.
Sri Lankan PM orders probe into illegal poaching leading to leopard deaths
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Colombo/Xinhua: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the wildlife department to probe incidents of illegal poaching after leopards were killed in snares in recent weeks, local media reported on Wednesday.
Jun 05, 2020, at 10:56 am
Fifty years ago, on May 27, 1970, the journey of a political legend began. Sri Lanka’s political destiny changed when Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa decided to follow his father’s footsteps by entering the political arena, representing the Hambantota district.
Fight Against COVID-19: Sri Lanka to relax curfew from April 27
Apr 26, 2020, at 07:13 pm
Colombo/UNI: The curfew in Sri Lanka due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be relaxed from Monday, the President of Media Division (PMD) said on Sunday.
Sri Lanka declares islandwide curfew amid COVID-19 outbreak
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:22 pm
Colombo/Xinhua/UNI: The Sri Lankan government declared a nationwide curfew which will begin at 6:00 p.m. Friday and end at 6:00 a.m. local time Monday to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the island country.
Sri Lanka bans passengers from 11 countries
Mar 13, 2020, at 09:30 pm
Colombo/UNI: In a bid to prevent COVID-19 from spreading in the country, Sri Lanka's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Friday announced that it has banned passengers from 11 countries from visiting the island nation.
Coronavirus Scare: Sri Lanka to quarantine passengers from Italy, Iran, S Korea
Mar 03, 2020, at 04:57 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka's Health Ministry on Tuesday said that all passengers arriving from Italy, Iran and South Korea would have to undergo a 14-day quarantine period to prevent the COVID-19 from entering the island country.