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Chinese experts claim India threatened by projects in Sri Lanka

India has launched fierce attacks against Chinese commercial activities in Sri Lanka in recent weeks, and moved to secure more projects in Sri Lanka with Japan, in what appears to be desperate moves to maintain its declining influence in Sri Lanka, the Global Times in China quoted Chinese experts as saying. Chinese experts pointed out that India, which has considered Sri Lanka its backyard rather than a sovereign nation, has adopted a very dangerous zero-sum mindset on China’s cooperation with

25 Dec, 2017

Sri Lanka receives US $ 292.1 mn as initial payment for port

Subsequent to the agreement signed between the Sri Lanka Ports Authority and China Merchant Port Holdings Co. Ltd., US $ 292.1 mn has been credited to the?US Dollar account of the Government of Sri Lanka maintained at the Central Bank?of Sri Lanka as the initial payment for the lease, the Central Bank said today. The Hambantota port was formally handed over to a China-Sri Lanka joint venture company on December 9. Following the signing of an agreement, the port operations was handed over to Ha

26 Dec, 2017

Russia to lift restrictions on Sri Lankan tea from December 30

Russia is to lift restrictions imposed on Sri Lankan tea from December 30, the Government said today. Russia placed temporary restrictions on imports of tea and all other agricultural products from Sri Lanka from December 18 after a beetle was found in a tea consignment. Russia?s agriculture safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor?met a delegation led by Sri Lanka?s Ambassador to Russia in Moscow recently and requested information about steps being taken in Sri Lanka to secure the safety of tea inten

25 Dec, 2017