Sri Lanka

Italy plans to supply helicopters to Sri Lanka to support its battle against human trafficking, President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office said on Wednesday. The discussion about the helicopters took place between …

As part of its Neighbours-First policy, India has taken the lead in backing Sri Lanka’s request for finance and debt restructuring from the International Monetary Fund. While China is expected …

In an unfortunate setback for Sri Lanka, two of their players got injured as they collided with each other while sprinting to save a boundary in the ODI at Trivandrum …

India’s star batter Virat Kohli, who scored his 73rd century in the first ODI vs Sri Lanka, was taken by surprise in the second match on Thursday when he was …

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are keen to start importing ethanol from India. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road and Transport Highways said that the issue has already been discussed with the …

Continuing with its renewed focus on South Asia, Russia has proposed to set up two mini nuclear power stations in Sri Lanka and add the island country to the region’s …

In a visit that amplifies India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy as well as the Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) doctrine, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral R …

In a freak incident, Sri Lanka all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne lost four teeth while taking a catch as he misjudged the ball which had been hit very high up in the …

Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed is at the COP Summit in Egypt as a climate change hero. Back home he is in the news for representing neighbouring Sri Lanka at …

Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, who was in the island nation’s T20 World Cup team playing in Australia, has been arrested in Sydney on charges of sexual assault. “Daushka Gunathilaka …

India has expressed its concern over the lack of any measurable progress by the Sri Lankan government on its commitment towards reaching a political solution on the Tamil issue. In …

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja lost his temper at an Indian journalist and snatched his phone as he was asked a question after the defeat of Pakistan by Sri …

In an amazing blunder Pakistan fielders Shadab Khan and Asif Ali collided with each other to convert what seemed to be a certain catch on the boundary into an incredible …

<p> The Sri Lanka government has bowed to Beijing’s arm-twisting in letting Chinese spy ship Yuan Wang 5 to dock at Hambantota today despite India’s objections.</p> <p> While China’s so-called …

<p> By mounting pressure on Sri Lanka to accept a research ship, which India calls a spy ship, Beijing is testing the depth and the mood in the new Sri …

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the country's economic crisis would continue for at least one more year. He also said that Sri Lanka will have to …

<p> Sri Lanka has asked China to defer the visit of its space-satellite tracker ship Yuan Wang 5 at Hambantota port “until further consultations” take place between the governments of …

<p> India is upset with Colombo for allowing a Chinese Space and Satellite Tracking ship Yuan Wang 5 to dock at Hambantota in Sri Lanka on August 11 despite serious …

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic crisis will not end anytime soon. While talks have resumed between Colombo and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), it could take a few months before …

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tXDt2A6RHWk" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told an all-party meeting that Sri Lanka was …

<p> Ranil Wickremesinghe, 73, was elected as the new President of Sri Lanka today with the backing of the Rajapaksa family controlled SLPP, the largest bloc in the  country’s 225-member …