Navy finds heroin worth over Rs. 50 million at sea

Another group of Sri Lankans deported from France

Another group of Sri Lankans have been deported from France after reaching R?union Island by boat illegally. The Sri Lanka Navy said that the authorities on R?union Island in France repatriated 38 Sri Lankans by last evening (25th January). A multi-day fishing trawler had reportedly departed from the Negombo fisheries harbour on 01st December 2022 with 05 crew members. The Navy said that 64 illegal migrants from Baththalangunduwa, Puttalam had boarded the trawler on 13th?and 14th December aft

26 Jan, 2023

China confirms two-year debt moratorium offered to Sri Lanka

China’s Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM) has provided Sri Lanka with a debt extension, China’s Foreign Ministry said, confirming a Reuters report earlier this week. EXIM offered Sri Lanka a two-year moratorium on its debt and said it would support the country’s efforts to secure a $2.9 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters. Regional rivals China and India are the biggest bilateral lenders to Sri Lanka, a country of 22 million people that

26 Jan, 2023

Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit Sri Lanka

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland KC will visit Sri Lanka next week to attend the nation?s 75th National Independence Day celebrations, the Commonwealth Secretariat said. The Secretary-General has been invited by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to attend the events in Colombo on Saturday 4 February marking the significant anniversary. The five-day trip to the country will also see her make a courtesy call to President Wickremesinghe and give a lecture at Ocean think-tank, the Geo

25 Jan, 2023