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,July12(APD)-SriLanka'snationalcricketcaptain,AngeloMathews,onWednesdayannouncedhisresignationascaptainfromallthreeformsofcricket-
ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July6(APD)-Over1milliontouristsarrivedinSriLankainthefirstsixmonthsofthisyearwithChinaandIndiabeingtheleadingmarkets,statisticsfr
ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July5(APD)-TheChiefEconomicAdviseroftheIndiangovernment,Dr.ArvindSubramanianwillattendakeyEconomicSummitinSriLankathismonthwhichi
Sri Lanka's Tourism Minister, John Amaratunga on Monday warned of stern action against anyone caught harassing tourists who visit the island country after an increase in the number of complaints by travelers.
ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July3(APD)-SriLanka'sTourismMinister,JohnAmaratungaonMondaywarnedofsternactionagainstanyonecaughtharassingtouristswhovisittheisla
Sri Lanka's Tourism Minister, John Amaratunga on Tuesday vowed to look into the safety and health of tourists by advising restaurants and eating houses to maintain high quality standards.
ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,June27(APD)-SriLanka'sTourismMinister,JohnAmaratungaonTuesdayvowedtolookintothesafetyandhealthoftouristsbyadvisingrestaurantsande
SriLankabattinglegendMahelaJayawardenahasruledhimselfoutofrunningforIndiacoach’sroledespitesomemurmurstothesamedoingtherounds.Atthesametime,SriLankaCricketpresi
COLOMBO, June 22 (APD) - The Sri Lankan government aims to make the island country free from landlines by the year 2020 after hundreds of people have been killed or disabled from it in former war torn areas.
ByAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,June22(APD)-TheSriLankangovernmentaimstomaketheislandcountryfreefromlandlinesbytheyear2020afterhundredsofpeoplehavebeenkilledordi
Sri Lanka and China have discussed the possibility of launching bullet trains in the Indian Ocean island which would tremendously cut the travelling time from the south to the north of Sri Lanka, China's Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Yi Xianliang said here Wednesday.
ByAPDReporterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,June14(APD)-SriLankaandChinahavediscussedthepossibilityoflaunchingbullettrainsintheIndianOceanislandwhichwouldtremendouslycutth
ByAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,June9(APD)-TheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB),onFridaysaidithadapprovedaUS2milliondollarsgranttofinancereliefeffortsinSriLankafollowing
ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,June3(APD)-AspecialAirChinacargoflightcarryingemergencyhumanitarianreliefestimatedat2.2millionUSdollarsarrivedinSriLankaonSaturda
The death toll in Sri Lanka's devastating floods and landslides reached 202 by Wednesday morning while 96 people were still missing, the Disaster Management Center said.