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Tharanga's Sri Lanka seek redemption against India

SriLankaarelookingtonewcaptainUpulTharangaforredemptionintheone-dayinternationalseriesstartingSundayagainstIndiaafterenduringahumiliatingTestwhitewashonhomesoil

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Sri Lanka condemns Barcelona terror attack

ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,August18(APD)–SriLankaonFridaycondemnedthesuspectedterroristattackinBarcelonainwhichatleast13peoplewerekilledandnearly100injured.Fore

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India says it has an abiding interest in the security of Sri Lanka 

ByAPDWriterEaswaranRutnamCOLOMBO,August16(APD)---IndiaonTuesdaysaidithasanabidinginterestinthesecurityofSriLankaandremainscommittedtoSriLanka’sunity,sovereignty

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Sri Lanka defends proposed Free Trade deal with China

Sri Lanka on Monday defended a proposed Free Trade Agreement with China and insisted that it will not have a negative impact on local industries.

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Sri Lanka defends proposed Free Trade deal with China

ByAPDWriterEaswaranRutnamSriLankaonMondaydefendedaproposedFreeTradeAgreementwithChinaandinsistedthatitwillnothaveanegativeimpactonlocalindustries.IndustryandCom

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Pakistan hopes for stronger relations with Sri Lanka

Pakistan said on Monday it hoped for stronger relations with Sri Lanka as both countries had achieved development, progress and prosperity over the last 70 years through mutual cooperation.

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Hambantota port shows Sri Lanka’s drive for independent diplomacy

SriLankasigneda99-yearagreementtoleaseitsdeep-seaportofHambantotatoChinaMerchantPortHoldings(CMPort)inlateJuly.Underthisdeal,CMPort,owninga70percentstake,willin

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India turn the screw in Sri Lanka Test with Saha fifty

Wicketkeeper-batsmanWriddhimanSahastruckapatienthalf-centuryasIndiareachedacommanding553forsevenatteaondaytwoofthesecondTestagainstSriLankaonFriday.India,whosta

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China says Sri Lanka must set up economic zones to develop further

Chinas Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Yi Xianliang, on Wednesday said Sri Lanka needed to set up the proposed economic zone in Hambantota in order to attract mega investments.

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China says Sri Lanka must set up economic zones to develop further

ByAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,Aug2(APD)-ChinasAmbassadortoSriLanka,YiXianliang,onWednesdaysaidSriLankaneededtosetuptheproposedeconomiczoneinHambantotainorderto

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China requests Sri Lanka to trade in renminbi to expand bilateral trade

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,Aug1(APD)-China,onMondayrequestedSriLankatodirectlyusetheChinesecurrencyrenminbi,ratherthantheUSdollar,intradingbetweenthetwocoun

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China, Sri Lanka port deal will boost investor confidence

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,Aug1(APD)-China'sdealwithSriLankatoacquirea70percentstaketodeveloptheHambantotaPortinsouthernSriLankafor1.12billionUSdollarswillb

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China, Sri Lanka sign historic $1.1 billion deal over southern port

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July29(APD)-ChinaandSriLankaonSaturdaysignedahistoric1.1billiondollaragreementonfurtherbuildingandrunningtheHambantotaportinSouth

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Sri Lankan PM says agreement with China over port deal to be signed

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Friday said that Sri Lanka would sign a deal with China on the development of the Hambantota Port, in southern Sri Lanka, on Saturday.

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Sri Lankan PM says agreement with China over port deal to be signed

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July28(APD)-SriLanka'sPrimeMinister,RanilWickremesinghe,onFridaysaidthatSriLankawouldsignadealwithChinaonthedevelopmentoftheHamba

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Sri Lankan FM lauds B&R Initiative, welcomes Chinese investment

SriLankanForeignMinisterRaviKarunanayakehasspokenhighlyoftheChina-proposedBeltandRoadInitiative,expressingthehopethatthegovernmentwouldliketoseemoreChineseinves

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Belt and Road Initiative will attract more FDI into Sri Lanka

SriLanka'sparticipationinChina-proposedBeltandRoadInitiativewillboostthecountry'seconomyandhelpitattractmoreforeigndirectinvestment(FDI),participantsofthe"SriLa