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Sri Lankan government initiates talks to form 'All-party' government
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 29 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government initiated a negotiation with the opposition parties on Thursday in a bid to form an 'all-party' government.
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World Bank says no plan to offer new financing to crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The World Bank has no plan to offer new financing to Sri Lanka until an adequate macroeconomic policy framework is in place in the island country, which is facing its worst crisis.
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Pakistan on brink of economic collapse
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 28 (ANI): With the depleting foreign currency reserves and rising inflation, Pakistan is on the brink of economic collapse and heading towards a path similar to the economic downfall of Sri Lanka.
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Dalai Lama advocates democracy, freedom for the world: Sri Lankan professo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 28 (ANI): The Dalai Lama, one of the most admired spiritual leaders, is an icon who advocates democracy and freedom not only for his country but also for the world, a Sri Lanka-based professor said.
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SAFF U20 C'ships: India look to pick themselves up ahead of Sri Lanka clas
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Speaking on the eve of the Sri Lanka game, head coach Shanmugam Venkatesh outlined the importance of all sticking together and getting the job done.
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Sri Lanka extends state of emergency for a month
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 27 (ANI): Sri Lanka's parliament on Wednesday voted to approve the proclamation of the state of emergency imposed earlier in July, allowing it to extend it.
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SAFF U-20 Championship: India U-20 boys go down to Bangladesh 1-2
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
India will next play Sri Lanka on August 29
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina wishes newly-elected Sri Lankan President Wick
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 27 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina conveyed her congratulatory wishes to newly-elected Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and expressed her conviction for strengthening the ties between the two nations.
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US envoy, President Wickremesinghe discuss Sri Lankan economic, political
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 27 (ANI): US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday and discussed the ongoing economic and political crisis and ways to work together to navigate toward a brighter future.
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USAID chief lauds India's swift response to help Sri Lanka, slams China fo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): United States Agency for International Development (USAID) chief Samantha Power on Wednesday lauded India for reacting swiftly to help Sri Lanka by providing humanitarian assistance and added that China had offered opaque deals to the island nation.
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China seeks to influence Indo-Pacific region through investments in Sri La
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 27 (ANI): China is seeking to increase its influence in the Indo-Pacific region by bolstering its investments in debt-ridden Sri Lanka along with aligning with "corrupt" politicians of the island nation, media reports said.
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Sri Lanka ex-president Rajapaksa extends stay in Singapore
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, July 27 (ANI): Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has extended his stay in Singapore for another 14 days, the Straits Times reported on Wednesday.
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