Sri Lanka stock market halts trading as share prices plummet

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka stock market on Monday halted trading again after the index of liquid...

Rebel lawmakers ask PM Mahinda to resign or face no-trust motion

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 24 (ANI): The group of ruling party lawmakers who rebelled and became an independent...

IMF says it held 'fruitful' talks with Sri Lanka on loan request

Washington [US], April 24 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday said that it held "fruitful...

Sri Lanka: CID arrests suspect involved in Rambukkana incident

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 23 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) arrested a man as the...

Sri Lanka asks for USD 1.5 billion credit from India

Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): Sri Lanka has asked for another one billion US dollar credit from India for imports...

China gets flak for pushing Sri Lankan economy into 'debt-trap'

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 22 (ANI): As Sri Lanka faces one of the worst economic crises, China has been widely...

Lankan PM Rajapaksa expresses distress over Rambukkana violence

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 20 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday said that he is deeply...

Refrain from jeopardizing fuel transport: Sri Lankan police

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 20 (ANI): Amid the ongoing anti-government protests in Sri Lanka following the economic...

Curfew imposed in Sri Lanka's Rambukkana amid unrest

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka police imposed a curfew in the Rambukkana Police Division until...

IMF, India pledge to support Sri Lanka in economic crisis

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and India will support Sri Lanka...

Sri Lanka: US envoy condemns violence in Rambukkana town

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 19 (ANI): US ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung called for restraint and calm after...

Chinese high-cost loans prime culprit for Lankan economic woes

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka's current economic crisis does not seem to slow down due to its major...