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China, U.S. Japan show interest in petroleum refinery in Sri Lanka

Colombo, Oct. 4 -- Twenty foreign companies, including those from China, the United States (U.S.), and Japan, have expressed interest in investing in the expansion of Sri Lanka's Sapugaskanda oil refi... Read More


Iranian Foreign Minister writes to Sri Lanka seeking solidarity on UN sanctions

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- In the wake of the United Nations' sweeping economic and military sanctions reimposed on Iran-a decade after they were lifted-Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has written t... Read More


Govt. consults AG over Singapore company's refusal to pay X-Press Pearl compensation

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- In the wake of the Singapore shipping company refusing to pay the Supreme Court-ordered compensation of US $ 1 billion over the X-Press Pearl disaster, the government has consul... Read More


Still scope for india-Sri Lanka energy cooperation despite Adani project cancellation - Dr. Debajit Palit

Srilanka, Sept. 27 -- To become developed, we have to consume a lot of energy. What we have seen is that almost all the developed countries have very high energy consumption Sri Lanka offers a good sc... Read More


Russia still open for nuke cooperation with Sri Lanka, but won't force: Ambassador

Colombo, Sept. 20 -- Russia remains open for cooperation with Sri Lanka in the development of nuclear energy, but will not impose anything in this regard since it is the sovereign right of the country... Read More


New EU laws after 2027 set to pose fresh hurdles for Sri Lanka's exports

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- Deforestation regulation EU will ban goods grown or produced on land recently cleared of forest; exporters must provide geo-location data and documentation * EU authorities can... Read More


High Post Committee to probe Ravi Seneviratne

Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- The High Post Committee of Parliament has decided to summon Public Security Ministry Secretary Ravi Seneviratne for an inquiry into legal cases pending against him. The Committ... Read More


'I will move in two months' time'- CBK

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- In the wake of the enactment of the Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Act, former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga who governed between 1994 and 2005, said that she ... Read More


Sri Lanka set to make conciliatory approach

Sri Lanka, Sept. 2 -- Sri Lanka is seeking a conciliatory approach with the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this time under the National People's Power (NPP) government, with the promise t... Read More


Ranil's arrest: A new watershed in Sri Lanka's politics

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- In recent Sri Lankan political history, there were watershed moments that changed the directions of governments. The past governments sometimes experienced such defining moment... Read More