SriLankan Airlines crew member arrested with gold

Sri Lanka removed from EU list on money laundering

The European Commission has de-listed Sri Lanka from its list of High Risk Third Countries with Anti- Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Strategic Deficiencies published on May 07, 2020. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said Sri Lanka was listed as a high risk third country by the EU in February 2018, subsequent to Sri Lanka being identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as a jurisdiction with strategic AML/CFT deficiencies in its Compliance Document whic

12 May, 2020

India’s new envoy to Sri Lanka seeks blessing via video call

The High Commissioner-designate of India to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay offered prayers to Lord Buddha through a video call each to the Most Venerable Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Mahanayake Thero of Asgiriya Nikaya and the Most Venerable Niyangoda Vijithasiri Anunayake Thero of Malwatte Nikaya today morning. The High Commissioner-designate prayed for health, happiness, peace and prosperity of the people of Sri Lanka and India, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said. He also stressed that Buddhi

11 May, 2020

Sri Lankans stranded in Chennai return

Another batch of Sri Lankans who were stranded overseas due to the COVID-19 global outbreak arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake today. The group consisting of 320 Sri Lankans were repatriated from Chennai, India this afternoon. The stranded Sri Lankans arrived via a special flight chartered by National Carrier SriLankan Airlines. The Ministry of Foreign Relations is carrying out special programs to repatriate Sri Lankans stranded overseas based on a request b

12 May, 2020