Parliament approves extending State of Emergency

Udayanga Weeratunga further remanded

Sri Lanka?s former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga, was today ordered to be further remanded till 26 February by the Fort Magistrate’s Court. Weeratunga was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at the Bandaranaike International Airport last week, was produced before a Magistrate and remanded till today. He was detained after arriving in Sri Lanka from Muscat, Oman and was questioned by the CID. He was later produced before the Fort Magistrate who ordered that he b

17 Feb, 2020

Sri Lanka says no impact to economic ties with China

By Ashanthi Warnasuriya The Government says there has not been any impact to the economic relations between China and Sri Lanka despite China being affected by the coronovirus. Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa told the Colombo Gazette that trade and economic relations with China were continuing. There were fears the severe impact on China from the coronovirus will have a negative effect on economic assistance provided to Sri Lanka by China. However, Rajapaksa told the Co

16 Feb, 2020

Sri Lanka warns US of consequences following ban on Silva

Sri Lanka has warned the United States of the consequences following a ban on Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Army and Acting Chief of Defence Staff, as well as his immediate family. Foreign Relations Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said that the move unnecessarily complicates the US-Sri Lanka relationship. The US has been negotiating a number of key agreements with Sri Lanka. However, the current Government has placed some of those agreements on hold. Gunawardena today (16 February 2

16 Feb, 2020