China Sri Lanka relations

The much-sought after bailout loan of $330 million by Colombo from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not materialised ostensibly after Beijing’s refusal to restructure bilateral loans it extended to …

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has criticised China for excluding itself from multilateral talks focused on reducing the island nation’s debt and putting it on to financial stability. However, the …

Sri Lankan opposition MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam has threatened to launch a “China Go Home campaign” very similar to the “Gota Go Home” demonstrations that dethroned the country’s powerful Rajapaksa family …

The Jaffna University (JU) has refused to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China’s State Agricultural University, saying that the deal has a hidden agenda. The university alleged that …

Sri Lankan state minister of finance Shehan Semasinghe told local media that the country is holding the second round of talks with its bilateral creditors. The island nation’s main bilateral …

With Sri Lanka still on a weak wicket on the economic and financial fronts, it is looking at newer ways to access finances. The government is debating a proposal to …

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Thursday that the Indian Ocean region should be open to all for freedom of navigation. He also said that Sri Lanka was open …

An audit report by the National Audit Office of the Sri Lankan government has recommended that the Chinese fertiliser company Qingdao Seawin Biotech Company (QSBC) should be blacklisted for trying …