Import levy on big onions increased by Rs. 35.00 per kilo

Rajapaksa officials ?linked to Easter Sunday Sri Lanka bombs?

Sri Lankan officials loyal to the Rajapaksa family were complicit in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people, including eight British tourists, whistleblowers have alleged. One highly placed insider claims in an interview with?Dispatches, to be aired in the UK on Channel 4 tomorrow, that he set up a 2018 meeting between a senior military intelligence official, Suresh Salley, and Islamic State-affiliated bombers to hatch a plot to destabilise Sri Lanka and facilitate the

04 Sep, 2023

Indian Defence Minister postpones Sri Lanka visit at 11th hour

By Easwaran Rutnam Indian Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has postponed his visit to Sri Lanka at 11th hour. The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka said that fresh dates for the visit will be decided later. “Visit of Defence Minister of India to Sri Lanka scheduled for 2-3 September has been deferred. Fresh dates to be decided later,” the High Commision said. During the visit, Shri Rajnath Singh was to hold talks with President and Defence Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Ministe

01 Sep, 2023

Modi says India greatly sensitive to Sri Lanka’s needs

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India has been greatly sensitive to Sri Lanka’s needs. He also said that Sri Lanka is a “valued neighbour” of India. ?We have also been greatly sensitive to the needs of our valued neighbour, Sri Lanka, during their tough times,? Modi said in an interview with PTI. Modi called the global debt crisis a matter of great concern for the world, especially for developing countries. The Indian PM said that India hopes to build consensus at the upcoming G20 s

03 Sep, 2023