Sri Lanka’s Hemas Holdings opens a new hospital Sri Lanka’s Hemas Holdings today declared opened a...
Sri Lanka Tourism conducts a ‘Road Show’ in China’s Xi’an province Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau has conducted a...
TV5MONDE, the French language TV will be launched in Sri Lanka during the coming weekend via the SLT PEO TV platform, announced the French embassy in Colombo.
‘TV5MONDE Asie’ joins PEO TV’s basic offer on channel 90, giving access to premium French-language content to Sri Lankan viewers for the first time”,. the embassy said in a [...]
A person who applies for a UK visitor visa from Sri Lanka can request for a Brand new Fast Track Visa Service starting from 24th June, 2013, announced the British High Commission in Colombo.
The embassy says, the visa applicants will have to pay an additional Rs. 10,000 including taxes to obtain this service.
Once requested, the [...]
The deputy leader of the opposition of the Indian Rajya Sabha Ravi Shankar Prasad has said Sri Lanka’s Unity is not negotiable, announced President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s office.
Shankar, who is also a member of India’s Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) has made this statement, when a delegation led by him met President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo today.
The [...]
Sri Lanka’s criminal justice system will get a boost, once the Island nations newly built DNA crime laboratory start doing tests required for court cases by mid-August, 2013.
The DNA laboratory built with a US$ 2.1 million assistance received from the United States is expected to provide Sri Lankan citizens with greater access to justice by [...]
New Zealand has shown an interest to help Sri Lanka to grow it’s agricultural and tourism sectors, announced the office of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
This offer has been made when the visiting New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully met President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo yesterday.
The visiting Minister has also said that his government is planning to [...]
United States has decided to extend its sanction waivers to eight countries including Sri Lanka for reducing Iranian oil imports, a media report said.
The latest decision by the United States Government is expected to be officially announced during today.
United States embargo on Iranian oil imports is aimed at putting pressure on Teheran to be transparent [...]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni once again stopped over in Sri Lanka for a short stay en route from a trip to East Asia.
During his stop-over, President Mahinda Rajapaksa hosted the African leader to lunch at the Temple Trees.
Sri Lanka’s relations with Uganda has reached a new high in the recent years with President Rajapaksa visiting [...]
China has assured Sri Lanka that it will take steps to rectify the trade imbalance existing between the two nations to benefit Sri Lanka.
According to Sri Lanka President’s Office, this assurance has been given by the Chinese Premier Li Kequiang when he met President Mahinda Rajapaksa last evening.
Rajapaksa is currently touring China on a four [...]
Sri Lanka and China has agreed to start work towards establishing a Free Trade Agreement between the two nations.
Accordingly, the two countries have signed an agreement to establish two committees which will work towards establishing the FTA.
“This would give Sri Lankan products such as apparel, gems and jewelry, tea and rubber wider access in the [...]
Li Ruogu, the Chairman of China’s Exim Bank, which financed Sri Lanka to build a new port, airport, a highway and several other development projects during the last seven years met President Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning.
During the meeting which has taken place at the China World Hotel, Rajapaksa has thanked the Chairman of the Exim [...]
Sri Lankan cricketers meet young cricketers in London
Malinga at his best
Sri Lankan First Lady visits a kindergarten in China
Sri Lankan President visits historic Chinese Temple
Lankan cricketers depart to England
Sri Lanka celebrates the Vesak Festival
President inspects vegetables grown at ‘President’s House’ in Kandy