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India diving support ship on Sri Lanka training mission

On a 10 - day mission

February 28, 2022 1 min read

Fisherfolk from across Sri Lanka protest alleged Indian poaching

"There isn’t enough fish to breed properly because these big fishermen come and catch them all.”

February 26, 2022 4 min read

US Ambassador Julie Chung accredited to Sri Lanka

She has served at the U.S. embassies in Iraq, Colombia, Vietnam, and Japan, and the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China.

February 26, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka tourism sector sees cancellations, extensions as Russia-Ukraine conflict intensifies

’Ukraine and Russia conflict will be a big disaster as people will not travel."

February 25, 2022 2 min read
Modi govt expands housing project for Sri Lanka's Indian-origin estate workers

Phase 3 is nearing completion, with some 3,700 out of 4,000 already handed over to beneficiaries, she said.

India will send Teacher Trainers to improve education among upcountry Tamils – Indian FM

India reemphasizes it commitment to IOTs in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Foreign Minister unravels Gota's rent scam

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera told parliament Wednesday that former defence secretary's son had illegally occupie...

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November 30, 2016 2 min read

Rush for Sri Lanka driving licence, insurance after raising fines

The number of applicants for driving licences and motor insurance has more than doubled since the government announced s...

November 28, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka to lift age 70-year age restriction on company directors

Sri Lanka has proposed to remove a restriction of persons over the age 70 serving on the boards of private companies.

November 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka seeks Trump's help to drop war crimes charges

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has asked Donald Trump to pressure the UN Human Rights Council to drop war cr...

November 27, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka accountants adopt new code to expose corporate crime

Sri Lanka’s rule-setting accountants’ body has adopted new international guidelines under which finance pr...

November 25, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka bans use of young elephants for work

Sri Lanka unveiled tougher laws Wednesday, including a ban on using young elephants for logging and other physical work,...

November 24, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka minister snubbed over IS claims

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena Wednesday publicly rebuked his justice minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe over cl...

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November 23, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka gets US aid to strengthen accountability, governance

ECONOMYNEXT –The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said it is giving Sri Lanka Rs1.92 bi...

November 23, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka raises fines to tackle killer drivers

Sri Lanka on Monday announced a sharp rise in fines for reckless driving, which kills nearly 3,000 people a year on the ...

November 22, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka opposition warns of military take over

Sri Lanka's opposition Saturday warned of a possible military takeover of the government weeks after President Maithripa...

November 19, 2016 2 min read
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Sri Lanka PM seeks pay rise for MPs

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Saturday made an impassioned plea for substantially higher salaries for ...

Our Political Correspondent
November 19, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka's ex-leader to lead breakaway party: Basil

Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa will lead a faction that will break away from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party...

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November 17, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka plantations say land limit unfair for shareholders, hit investor confidence

Sri Lanka’s regional plantation companies said a government 2017 budget proposal to limit landholdings to 5,000 a...

November 17, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka ex-president offers 'finger-lickin' economic class

Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa made a rare speech in parliament today to criticise concessions in the la...

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November 16, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka probes military links to Jaffna violence

Sri Lanka is investigating whether the army was involved in a recent wave of violence in the minority Tamil heartland of...

November 16, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka motor cyclists demand licence to die

A group of Sri Lankan motorcyclists today denounced the government move to raise road fines and insisted that two-wheele...

November 14, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka gets tough with drivers as road deaths hit record high

Sri Lanka's Finance Minister Sunday vowed to get tough with errant motorists as the number of road deaths hit a record h...

November 13, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka PM hopes to strengthen relations with the US after Trump win

Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he expected to strengthen already close relations with the US after D...

November 9, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka sees easy passage at rights council under Trump

The upset victory of Donald Trump is seen a blessing for Sri Lanka which could have faced renewed pressure at next year'...

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November 9, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka braced for uncertainty after Trump win in the US

ECONOMYNEXT - As US heads for a presidency under Donald Trump, backed by a white nationalist vote and an anti-free trade...

November 9, 2016 3 min read