Sri Lanka’s 2011 tea production records 328.3 million kilograms Sri Lanka’s tea production during the year 2011...
Treasury bill auction Sri Lanka’s weekly treasury bill auction held today...
Sri Lanka is planning to strengthen its diplomatic presence in China with the establishment of a new Consulate office in the country’s Guangdong Province, says a media report.
According to the state run News.lk, Sri Lanka will establish the new consulate general office in Guangzhou, the capital of the Guangdong Province of southern China.
Guangdong is one [...]
(News360.lk) Sri Lanka plans to increase oil imports from Saudi Arabia and also has directed its diplomatic missions to find more options to import crude oil to the Island, in case it had to stop importing oil from Iran.
The latest development comes as the United States has announced an embargo on Iranian oil imports in [...]
A Sri Lankan Minister says trade under the Indo-Lanka FTA will reach the figure of US$ 4 billion very soon.
Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishard Bathiudeen made this prediction when he addressed the 18th Hyderabad Partnership Summit 2012, which saw the participation of ministerial delegations from 47 countries.
Speaking further at the summit, Bathiudeen described the [...]
An Ex-U.S Diplomat wants India to work towards ejecting China from Sri Lanka and make Sri Lanka a kind of vassal state of India, says a Media report.
The Former U.S. diplomat, William H. Avery, in a book written by him has said, by doing this India must respond to the challenge of an authoritarian China.
According [...]
Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed credits the Sri Lankan Army for being able to become one out of the few armies in the world to overcome a ruthless terrorist organization.
Nasheed made this praise, when he addressed a group of passing out Cadet Officers at the Sri Lanka Military Academy in Diyatalawa recently.
He said, unlike many other [...]
President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is currently in Bali has held bilateral talks with the Indonesian President, Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Apart from the Indonesian President, Rajapaksa has also held bilateral discussions with the Qatar Premier, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al – Thani and with the King of Brunei, His Majesty Hassan Al-Bolkiah.
Minister G. L. [...]
Six designated Ambassadors and High Commissioners to Sri Lanka including the newly appointed Iranian ambassador handed over their credentials to President Mahinda Rajapaksa today.
Out of the newly appointed diplomats ranks, four Ambassadors representing Iran, Portuguese, Senegal and Netherlands,
Designated High Commissioners from Rwanda and Nigeria also handed over their credentials to President Mahinda Rajapaksa today.
The event [...]
Vietnam Ambassador in Sri Lanka, Ton Sinh Thanh says Vietnamese Companies can establish Joint Ventures with Sri Lankan firms covering the areas such as port services, IT, tourism, garments, gems, tea, rubber, agriculture, fisheries and infrastructure development.
He says the present friendliness existing between the two nations is a favorable condition for businessmen of both countries [...]
Special representative of Japan for Sri Lanka Yashusi Akashi met President Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning.
The meeting which took place at the Temple Trees was attended by External Affairs Minister Professor G.L. Peiris, Japanese Ambassador in Sri Lanka and several others.
Aksahi arrived in Sri Lanka to attend the opening ceremony of the Southern Expressway which took [...]
A Pakistani war ship carrying a 350 strong crew will arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow for a 3 day stay in the country.
The ship SAIF which belongs to Pakistan’s Navy during its stay in the country will conduct a Passage Exercise with the Sri Lankan Navy which is aimed at enhancing the interoperability of the [...]
President Rajapaksa inspecting the “Tyson bite”
Sri Lanka host “Ayubowan China”
An Indian teacher finds $9.8bn in his bank balance
Deepawali celebrations at the Temple Trees
Cruise ship “Costa Concordia” sinks
The navy saves “The Greyhound of the sea”
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani arrives in Sri Lanka