Sri Lanka
- India
SL to sign deal with India to shift to renewable energy for power generation
Colombo: Sri Lanka will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India to promote renewable energy as the Island nation aims to generate 70 per cent of its electricity requirements from renewable…
- India
Sri Lanka, India to begin passenger ferry service from April
Colombo: The much-delayed passenger ferry service between Sri Lanka and India is set to start by the end of April, Civil Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said on Sunday. “On April…
- World
Sri Lanka settles India’s credit line from very 1st IMF tranche
Colombo: Sri Lanka has used the very first tranche of the IMF loan of $330 to repay part of Indian credit line. State Minister for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya told media that $120…
- Pakistan
Most of the narcotic drugs are shipped in Pakistan, says Home Minister Amit Shah
Bengaluru: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday security in the ocean needs to be strengthened as most of the narcotic drugs are shipped in Pakistan and go via Iran to…
- World
SL President assures external creditors of transparency in resolving debt crisis
Colombo: Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has assured the island nation’s external creditors of maintaining full transparency in resolving the debt crisis and getting the country back on track. Awaiting the much-needed…
- World
Sri Lanka earned $169.9 mn from tourism in Feb
Colombo: Sri Lanka earned $169.9 million from tourism in February, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said on Monday. Fernando told the media that the figure represented an increase from the $169.4 million a…
- World
Sri Lanka plans stop fuel rationing based on QR code
Colombo: Sri Lanka is planning to do away with the rationing of fuel using a QR code ahead of the National New Year, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) announced on Monday. The…
- World
Sri Lanka’s only solution to economic crisis is turning to IMF, says Wickremesinghe
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday emphasised that seeking the IMF bailout package was the only option available to the debt-ridden country to overcome the ongoing economic crisis. “When a…
- World
Sri Lanka refutes TN leader’s claim on LTTE chief’s well-being, calls it a joke
Colombo: Sri Lanka on Monday dismissed as a “joke” a top Tamil nationalist leader’s claim that LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran, who was killed in 2009 by the island nation’s military, was still…
- World
SL celebrates I-Day amid boycott by Oppn, public protests
COLOMBO: Highlighting the gravity of the financial crisis Sri Lanka has been undergoing, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, while addressing the nation on the eve of 75th Independence, said “we have reached the point…
- World
Sri Lanka celebrates 75 years of independence
Colombo: Sri Lanka celebrated 75 years of independence on Saturday by holding a military and cultural parade with the participation of a number of foreign special invitees. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe…
- World
Sri Lanka receives over 100K tourists in January
Colombo: Sri Lanka received more than 100,000 tourists in January 2023, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said. Fernando told the media on Wednesday that 82,327 tourists arrived in January last year and the…
- World
Sri Lanka’s inflation drops to 54.2 percent in January
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s inflation decreased to 54.2 percent in January from 57.2 percent in December 2022, the country’s Department of Census and Statistics reported. Inflation of food dropped to 60.1 percent in…
- World
Over 200 drug suspects arrested in special operation in Sri Lanka
Colombo: Police in Sri Lanka announced the arrest of over 200 drug suspects in a special operation conducted in parts of the island country. Police spokesperson Nihal Thalduwa said the operation was…
- World
81 bird species in Sri Lanka at risk of extinction
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Biodiversity Secretariat said that 81 of the country’s bird species are at risk of extinction. Director of the Biodiversity Secretariat R.H.M.P. Abeykoon told local media that Sri Lanka is…
