Thailand and Sri Lanka to hold high-level talks this week

Singapore launches talks for free trade deal with Sri Lanka

Singapore and Sri Lanka have started talks for a free trade pact, including measures to free up trade in goods and services as well as investments, the city-state’s trade minister said, according to the Reuters news agency. Sri Lanka’s push to build infrastructure and develop its industries presented prospects for Singapore firms to partner with companies in the Indian Ocean nation and contribute to its growth, S. Iswaran said in a statement. “Amidst an uncertain economic environment, Sri Lank

18 Jul, 2016

China holds talks with Sri Lanka on future projects

China?and?Sri Lanka had talks today on future investments and projects in the country. Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Harsha de Silva said that he met the Chinese Ambassador in Sri Lanka Yi Xianliang and had a long fruitful discussion on economic diplomacy between both countries. ?We discussed about the multiple projects and investments that will soon be launched and about others in the pipeline. It was a frank exchange of views on how best we should align our interests to realize our dreams for

18 Jul, 2016

Hugo Swire, who was active on Lankan issue, sacked

British Parliamentarian?Hugo Swire, who was very active on the Sri Lankan issue, has lost his job as a Government minister in new British Prime Minister Theresa May?s reshuffle. Swire returns to the backbenches, having served as Minister of State at the Foreign and?Commonwealth Office since 2012, Express and Echo reported. The former Minister for Northern Ireland in the coalition Government was a close ally of David Cameron. But he will not be serving under new Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson

18 Jul, 2016