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.
BYAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July25(APD)-SriLankaandChinahavefinalizedanagreementtostrengthentheoperationsoftheHambantotaPort,insouthernSriLankawithChinaownin
BYAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July25(APD)-SriLankaandChinahavefinalizedanagreementtostrengthentheoperationsoftheHambantotaPort,insouthernSriLankawithChinaownin
NewIndiacoachRaviShastriwillWednesdaylooktoprovehisteamremainstheworld'sbestTestsidewhentheytakeonSriLankainthefirstofthreematches.Shastri,whotookoverthedemandi
ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July21(APD)-ExportoftravelgoodsfromSriLankawillgetdutyfreeentrytotheUnitedStatesfollowingadecisionbytheUStoapprovetheinclusionoft
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.
ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July17(APD)-AustralianForeignMinister,JulieBishopwillvisitSriLankathisweekduringwhichsheandSriLanka'sPresidentMaithripalaSirisena
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.
ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July16(APD)-SriLanka,onSundaysaidtalksonaproposedFreeTradeAgreement(FTA)withChinawereprogressingsmoothlyandbothcountrieshopedtosi
ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July13(APD)-SriLankanPresidentMaithripalaSirisena,onThursdayleftforanofficialthree-dayvisittoBangladeshattheinvitationofBanglades
ByAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July12(APD)-SriLanka'snationalcricketcaptain,AngeloMathews,onWednesdayannouncedhisresignationascaptainfromallthreeformsofcricket-
ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July10(APD)-TheSriLankangovernment,onMondaysaiditwouldimposeanewtaxonabandonedlandsintheWesternProvinceasthedeathtollfromthedengu
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.
ByAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July7(APD)-SriLankawilltransformaformerwartorndistrictinthenorthintoamajortourismhubintheregion,theTourismMinistrysaidinastatemen
ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July7(APD)-SriLankawillimport200,000metrictonnesofriceimmediatelyfromPakistan,MyanmarandIndiatomeetariceshortfallinitsdomesticmar
ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July6(APD)-Over1milliontouristsarrivedinSriLankainthefirstsixmonthsofthisyearwithChinaandIndiabeingtheleadingmarkets,statisticsfr
ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July5(APD)-TheChiefEconomicAdviseroftheIndiangovernment,Dr.ArvindSubramanianwillattendakeyEconomicSummitinSriLankathismonthwhichi