Four killed in Athurugiriya following accident

China only observer in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring platform

China is only an observer in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring platform created by the Paris Club of Creditors along with India and Japan. Sri Lanka hopes that China will assist the country in its bid to restructure the external debt in the ongoing negotiations, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said. Sabry said negotiations have been progressing well with the Chinese as they are believed to hold over 50 per cent of Sri Lanka?s external debt. ?We have had several rounds of discussions with them,? Sabry

03 Jul, 2023

Sri Lanka launch program to gauge resistance of buildings against earth tremors

A program to gauge the resistance of buildings and new constructions against earth tremors is being conducted across Sri Lanka, the country’s Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) said. Several small tremors have been felt in the country in the past year, said senior geophysicist of the GSMB Mahinda Seneviratne on TV. Seneviratne said they are paying special attention to buildings in Colombo due to the high density of structures in the city. He added that a 5.8-magnitude earthquake was re

03 Jul, 2023

Ranjan accuses Sinhala Ravaya monk of sexual abuse

Former MP Ranjan Ramanayake has published a video allegedly showing an incident involving Sinhala Ravaya monk Magalkanda Sudantha Thero and accused the monk of sexually abusing a youth. In the video, a young man is seen being forced to come out of the room of the monk at a temple in Japan by a woman and at least two other men. The Sri Lankan woman is heard saying she had lodged a complaint with the Police and demanded an explanation from the youth. The woman alleged the monk had asked the you

03 Jul, 2023