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Sri Lanka, China to sign agreement on Southern Port

Sri Lanka and China have finalized an agreement to strengthen the operations of the Hambantota Port, in southern Sri Lanka with China owning a 70 percent stake of the Port while Sri Lanka will own 30 percent, Sri Lanka's Ports Minister Mahinda Samarasingha said here Tuesday.

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Sri Lanka, China to sign agreeent on Southern Port

BYAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July25(APD)-SriLankaandChinahavefinalizedanagreementtostrengthentheoperationsoftheHambantotaPort,insouthernSriLankawithChinaownin

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Sri Lanka, China to sign agreement on Southern Port

BYAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July25(APD)-SriLankaandChinahavefinalizedanagreementtostrengthentheoperationsoftheHambantotaPort,insouthernSriLankawithChinaownin

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New India coach Shastri on mission to keep India at number one

NewIndiacoachRaviShastriwillWednesdaylooktoprovehisteamremainstheworld'sbestTestsidewhentheytakeonSriLankainthefirstofthreematches.Shastri,whotookoverthedemandi

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Travel goods from Sri Lanka to get duty free entry into US

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July21(APD)-ExportoftravelgoodsfromSriLankawillgetdutyfreeentrytotheUnitedStatesfollowingadecisionbytheUStoapprovetheinclusionoft

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Sri Lanka to probe 2011 World Cup cricket defeat

Sri Lanka's sports minister gave his support Wednesday for an investigation into the country's controversial 2011 World Cup loss against India, amid fresh allegations of match fixing.

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Australia to help Sri Lanka combat dengue epidemic

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July17(APD)-AustralianForeignMinister,JulieBishopwillvisitSriLankathisweekduringwhichsheandSriLanka'sPresidentMaithripalaSirisena

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Sri Lanka says proposed FTA with China to be signed soon

Sri Lanka, on Sunday said talks on a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China were progressing smoothly and both countries hoped to sign the agreement soon.

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Sri Lanka says proposed FTA with China to be signed soon

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July16(APD)-SriLanka,onSundaysaidtalksonaproposedFreeTradeAgreement(FTA)withChinawereprogressingsmoothlyandbothcountrieshopedtosi

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Sri Lankan President heads on three-day state visit to Bangladesh

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July13(APD)-SriLankanPresidentMaithripalaSirisena,onThursdayleftforanofficialthree-dayvisittoBangladeshattheinvitationofBanglades

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Sri Lanka's national cricket captain resigns, new captains named

ByAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July12(APD)-SriLanka'snationalcricketcaptain,AngeloMathews,onWednesdayannouncedhisresignationascaptainfromallthreeformsofcricket-

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Sri Lanka imposes new tax on neglected lands as dengue epidemic worsens

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July10(APD)-TheSriLankangovernment,onMondaysaiditwouldimposeanewtaxonabandonedlandsintheWesternProvinceasthedeathtollfromthedengu

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Sri Lanka to import rice urgently due to severe rice shortage

Sri Lanka will import 200,000 metric tonnes of rice immediately from Pakistan, Myanmar and India to meet a rice shortfall in its domestic market, a statement from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said here Friday.

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Sri Lanka to transform former war torn district into major tourism hub

ByAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July7(APD)-SriLankawilltransformaformerwartorndistrictinthenorthintoamajortourismhubintheregion,theTourismMinistrysaidinastatemen

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Sri Lanka to import rice urgently due to severe rice shortage

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July7(APD)-SriLankawillimport200,000metrictonnesofriceimmediatelyfromPakistan,MyanmarandIndiatomeetariceshortfallinitsdomesticmar

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Sri Lanka tops 1 million tourist arrival marking this year

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July6(APD)-Over1milliontouristsarrivedinSriLankainthefirstsixmonthsofthisyearwithChinaandIndiabeingtheleadingmarkets,statisticsfr

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India to send top economic adviser to Sri Lanka's Economic Summit

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July5(APD)-TheChiefEconomicAdviseroftheIndiangovernment,Dr.ArvindSubramanianwillattendakeyEconomicSummitinSriLankathismonthwhichi