The visiting Foreign Ministers and other dignitaries who were invited to participate in the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka called on Foreign Minister Ali Sabry at the Foreign Ministry in Colombo on 03 and 04 February 2023.

Ministers representing India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal who visited Sri Lanka to participate in the 75th Independence Day Celebration called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (04 Feb.).

Indian State Minister for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Saturday held a meeting with Bangladesh Minister of Foreign Affairs AK Abdul Momen and held discussions on areas of mutual interest.

ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka’s bondholders have written to the International Monetary Fund expressing their willingness to engage in debt re-structuring talks but also raising matters related to the domestic debt re-structuring and economic assumptions and forecasts. The group, styling itself as the “Ad Hoc Group of Sri Lanka Bondholders (the Bondholder Group) has written last week […]

Deshabandu Karu Jayasuriya Friday became the ninth recipient of Sri Lanka’s highest National Award of Sri Lankaabhimana, first received by the late President R. Premadasa when the title was created by the J.R. Jayewardene government in 1986. Humbly accepting the honour, Jayasuriya said in a statement that the rule of the law is the only […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen engaged in cordial bilateral discussions at the Presidential Secretariat this evening (Feb. 04).

Rather than jabbing fingers at China’s close cooperation with Sri Lanka, the US might as well show some sincerity and actually do something to help Sri Lanka weather through the current difficulties, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said in her Regular Press Conference on Thursday (02). She said this in response to a question […]

UNICEF has said seven million people in Sri Lanka are in need of humanitarian assistance due to the economic crisis.In its Sri Lanka Humanitarian Situation Report, issued on 02 February, the UN agency said essential services for children such as health, nutrition, and education have been severely impacted by shortages of medicine, food insecurity, lack […]

New Anthoney’s Farms (Private) Ltd, a leading producer in Sri Lanka’s poultry sector with a distinctive reputation for quality and innovation, recently bought 100pct stake in Gold Coin Feed Mills (Lanka) Ltd from Gold Coin Management Holdings Pte Ltd and Glen Arbor Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd, both of whom are subsidiaries of Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc (“AEV”). With this acquisition ...

By Hiran H. Senewiratne CSE trading activities were positive from the beginning yesterday and shares rosé to register their highest close in more than three and a half months. Of particular importance was the news that Paris Club members had expressed their willingness to provide financial assurances on Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring effort. This had […]

Bank of Ceylon, bringing forth its innate commitment towards Sri Lanka, introduces “BOC My Sri Lanka” Foreign Currency Fixed Deposit account that offers attractive incentives to the account holder while encouraging them to enhance the country’s foreign currency position. The immediate purpose of this initiative is to facilitate the collaborative effort of enhancing the country’s [̷...

China today (Feb. 03) confirmed that its Export-Import Bank is offering Sri Lanka a two-year moratorium on loan repayments.

A total of 150 motorcycles, 74 vehicles and 115 pieces of search equipment have been handed over to the Sri Lanka Police by Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Takei Syunsuke.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Pakistan People s Party leader Hina Rabbani Khar will undertake a two-day visit to Sri Lanka from today (03 Feb.).

China has hit back at the remarks made by US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland that the terms extended by China to Sri Lanka to unlock IMF debt relief remain insufficient.