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Sri Lanka President ally allays security concerns over Indian digital ID project

Project has raised concerns over data privacy of Sri Lankan citizens

August 25, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka leader reviews national security strategy amid geopolitical moves 

"Contemporary times have ushered in an array of advanced technological devices"

August 20, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka forum with US backing targets environmental security

It is imperative that we come together to share knowledge and find creative ways to address these common challenges

August 18, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka gets Dornier maritime reconnaissance aircraft from India

The Dornier replaces the one handed over last year

August 17, 2023 1 min read
US working with Sri Lanka on Arugam Bay tourist security threat: Ambassador Chung

"When we became aware of a specific threat in the Arugam bay area, we shared these known details"

EXPLAINER – US warning over attack on Sri Lanka’s Eastern tourism hotspot

Government says took swift action since it got the information on Oct 7

U.S. Coast Guard trains Sri Lankan port officials

ECONOMYNEXT - The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has conducted port security training at the Port of Colombo with Sri ...

February 15, 2019 2 min read

Australian Stabicraft boats to strengthen Sri Lanka Coast Guard fleet

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Coast Guard has taken delivery of three Port class Stabicraft vessels gifted by ...

January 28, 2019 2 min read

Two Sri Lankan UN peacekeepers killed by mine in Mali

Bamako, Mali | AFP | Friday - Two UN peacekeepers from Sri Lanka died and several were wounded on Friday in central Mali...

January 25, 2019 2 min read

U.S. Navy doing cargo transfer at Sri Lanka’s main airport

ECONOMYNEXT – The United States Navy is doing a cargo transfer operation at Sri Lanka’s main international...

January 23, 2019 2 min read

Indian Coast Guard vessels visit Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT- Two Indian Coast Guard ships have called on Colombo to increase cooperation with the Sri Lanka Coast Guard,...

December 1, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka says no Chinese military base at port

Sri Lanka rejected on Wednesday US claims that China might establish a "forward military base" at a strategic port lease...

October 11, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka President drops bombshell on India

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s President Friday dropped a bombshell claiming that Tamil Tigers planned a flight...

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September 28, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lankan president advocates collective response against political violence

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said collective security mechanisms need to be developed to mee...

August 31, 2018 2 min read

US warship conducts exercise with Sri Lanka navy

ECONOMYNEXT – A United States navy amphibious ship from the Seventh Fleet with marines on board has conducted a j...

August 30, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka Navy's largest vessel is gifted from US Coast Guard

ECONOMYNEXT - The US Coast Guard has gifted Sri Lanka a high-endurance cutter which will become the largest vessel in th...

August 29, 2018 2 min read
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Japanese state minister at Sri Lanka coast guard vessel commissioning

ECONOMYNEXT – State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki Nakane will visit Sri Lanka this week to take part in t...

August 27, 2018 1 min read

U.S. 7th Fleet explores Sri Lanka logistic support with Trinco call

ECONOMYNEXT – A United States navy amphibious ship from the Seventh Fleet with marines on board called at the eas...

August 24, 2018 2 min read

Japan seeks closer maritime defense links with Sri Lanka amid China factor

Japan's Defence Minister Itsunori Onedera has called for closer maritime defence co-operation during talks with Presiden...

August 21, 2018 2 min read

US to give Sri Lanka $39mn in maritime security aid

ECONOMYNEXT – The United States government is to give Sri Lanka about $39 million in Foreign Military Financing u...

August 13, 2018 2 min read

US Navy spy plane spots missing Sri Lankan fishermen

ECONOMYNEXT – A United States Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has located a missing fishing vessel in...

July 11, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka to shift southern navy command to China-run port

Sri Lanka will move its southern naval headquarters to the Hambantota port which is leased to a state-run Chinese firm u...

June 30, 2018 2 min read

Fact-checking, filtering mechanisms mooted to combat Sri Lanka fake news

ECONOMYNEXT – Mechanisms for fact-checking and filtering out harmful content need to be developed to counter fake...

June 22, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka commissions second India-built offshore patrol vessel

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has commissioned a second advanced off-shore patrol vessel built for the...

April 20, 2018 1 min read

Fresh arson attacks in Sri Lanka despite emergency laws

Colombo (Sri Lanka) AFP - Mobs torched Muslim-owned businesses in a central Sri Lanka district on Wednesday as hundreds ...

March 7, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka imposes curfew in riot-hit town, blocks social media

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government imposed a curfew in the central hill country town of Kandy Wednesday ...

March 7, 2018 1 min read