Geopolitics
The fire on the MV-X Press Pearl ship off the Sri Lankan coast, which raged for days, has affected scores of daily fishermen on Sri Lanka’s Uswetakeiyawa coast. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who visited the site, has ordered officials to provide immediate relief to the fishermen, reported Colombopage. more
After Colombo Port City, yet another construction project goes to a Chinese firm

Colombo: Ever since the Rajapaksa brothers came to power in Sri Lanka, China has steadily been increasing its footprints in the island nation. On Tuesday, the Sri Lankan cabinet awarded y ...

Sri Lanka to buy 14 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines from China

Sri Lanka will buy 14 million Sinpharm vaccines from China as the government aims to fast-track vaccines drive in the country amid worsening Covid-19 situation, reported Colombopage.

Sri Lanka orders closure of all schools amid virus surge

As the cases of Covid-19 infections remain unchecked in Sri Lanka, authorities have ordered the closure of all schools until Friday this week, reported Newswire.

Chemical fertilizers to become history in Sri Lanka

If everything moves as planned, chemical fertilizers would soon become history in Sri Lanka. President Gotabaya Rajapksa has on Thursday announced that the government is working on bannin ...

Sri Lankan prime minister assures actions against those responsible for Easter attacks

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said that those responsible for the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks would be brought to justice, reported Colombopage. He was speaking on the second ...

Sri Lanka to confiscate all assets of banned Islamic groups

Authorities in Sri Lanka have decided to seize assets of banned Islamic groups in the country, Colombpage reported. Around 11 groups have been banned in the island nation after the Easter ...

US asks Sri Lanka to take ‘meaningful & credible’ steps towards reconciliation

Sri Lanka has to take “meaningful and credible steps” to address the painful past towards reconciliation” to ensure rights of all people in the country, the US Departmen ...

India, Nepal abstain from voting on UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka: Pakistan, Bangladesh, China vote against

Caught between political compulsions and diplomatic obligations, India abstained from voting on a UNHRC resolution critical of the Sri Lankan government and calls for the promotion of rec ...

Sri Lanka lobbying with Islamic nations for support in UNHRC

The Sri Lankan government has stepped up its diplomatic efforts and is reportedly reaching out to Muslim nations to ward off a critical resolution that would put to vote on Tuesday in the ...