Modi looks forward to stronger ties with Sri Lanka

Focus shifts to long term recovery after floods, landslides

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society says it has ended the emergency phase of its operations after the floods and landslides in Sri Lanka and will shift focus?on longer term recovery and?reconstruction needs?from today. As of now, 105 people are known to have died and many remain missing, most as a result of two?deadly landslides in Aranayake, in the hills of Kegalle district. During the emergency phase the Red Cross managed to reach over 200,000 people directly and indirectly?through first aid, pr

01 Jun, 2016

Lankan monks perform Buddhist rituals in Pakistan for the first time

A 38-member delegation of Sri Lankan monks performed religious rituals for the first time at an ancient Buddhist historical site in northwest Pakistan. The monks conducted rituals during Visak festival at Buddhist remains in Takht-e-Bahi tehsil of Mardan and Hund area of Swabi districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Press Trust of India reported. The delegation comprising ministers and professors from different universities of Sri Lanka and 13 pilgrims visited the Buddhist worship places. The de

01 Jun, 2016

Top Singaporean Minister here to boost bilateral relations with Sri Lanka

Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) S Iswaran is to?visit Sri Lanka to strengthen bilateral relations and open up business opportunities for Singapore companies in the fast-growing market, Channel News Asia reported today. Iswaran will visit Colombo and Trincomalee today to Thursday, the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said. While in Colombo, he will attend the Sri Lanka-Singapore Business Forum with Minister for Development Strategies and International Trade,

31 May, 2016