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Beverley Watts has your guide to the unmissable historic sites, iconic architecture and wonderful wildlife to add to your itinerary The Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka is renowned for its white ...
Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved the gazetting of a draft bill to set up a body called the Gambling Regularisation Authority.
Prime Minister Modi’s three-day visit to Sri Lanka fostered stronger bilateral ties with President Dissanayake. Seven MoUs were signed in key sectors including defence, energy, and trade.
I write about Asian economics and technology news. Supporters of Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, celebrate near the Presidential Secretariat after Dissanayake's ...
The Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU) has two main aims. First, it reports on key developments over the past 12 months in Sri Lanka’s economy, places these in longer term and global contexts, and ...
The Sri Lankan government is moving to bring long-overdue structure and oversight to the country’s fast-growing gambling and betting sector, with Cabinet this week approving a draft bill to establish ...
Signalling an upswing in their strategic ties nearly four decades after the Indian Peace Keeping Force episode, India and Sri Lanka on Saturday inked a defence pact to institutionalise military ...
Sri Lanka is attempting to sustain economic growth while maintaining macroeconomic stability under the IMF program it began in 2016. The government's high debt payments and bloated civil service ...
Sri Lanka on Sunday (April 6, 2025) released at least 11 Indian fishermen as a special gesture, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for resolving the vexed fishermen issue with a ...
NEW DELHI, April 4 (Reuters) - India is looking to strengthen energy and defence ties with Sri Lanka and promote investments during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day state visit to the island ...
The hosts are coming into the series on the back of a 2-0 ODI series loss in New Zealand. Sri Lanka have announced a 17-member squad for their upcoming tri-nation series against India and South Africa ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the prestigious ‘Mithra Vibhushana’ medal by the Government of Sri Lanka, in honour of his exceptional efforts to strengthen bilateral ties and ...