Saudi Arabia gifts 150 tons of dates to Sri Lanka

US trade union files petition against off-road tyres from Sri Lanka

A trade union attached to Titan International, the third largest manufacturer of off-road tires in North America, has filed petitions with the US International Trade Commission and the US Department of Commerce for relief from imports of off-road tyres from China, India, and Sri Lanka. The petitions were filed jointly with the United Steelworkers union and allege that imports from China and India are being dumped in the US market in violation of international trade agreements and that imports f

12 Jan, 2016

Japan and Sri Lanka to hold high level talks this week

Japan and Sri Lanka will hold high level talks this week including on maritime security, safety and oceanic issues, the Foreign Ministry said. A Sri Lanka-Japan Policy Dialogue at the Senior Official Level between the two Foreign Ministries will be held on 12 January 2016 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo. The Policy Dialogue will be chaired by Ranjith Uyangoda, Additional Secretary of the East Asia & Pacific and Pubic Communications Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Th

11 Jan, 2016

Government says Constitution-making transparent

Sri Lanka’s new Constitution-making is not a secret process and open to all ideas, a senior minister said as the Government set up a special office for public to express their views on the Constitutional framework, the Press Trust of India reported. “This is not a secret process. Anybody can make their views known on the process,” said Lakshman Kiriella, leader of the House and minister of Highways and Higher Education. Kiriella’s remarks came days after Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickrem

12 Jan, 2016