Ranil briefs UN chief on Sri Lanka’s environment policy

Indian Foreign Minister to arrive in Sri Lanka next week

Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar is expected in Sri Lanka next week, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said. The visit comes as both India and Sri Lanka are involved in debt restructuring talks. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) wants Sri Lanka to restructure its debt in order to release $ 2.5 billion in financial assistance. Wickremesinghe said that after receiving the $2.5 billion from the IMF, Sri Lanka can get nearly 5 billion dollars from the World Bank and the Asian Development Ba

12 Jan, 2023

US National Security Council official and Ranil holds talks

A top official from the US National Security Council had talks with President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo today. US National Security Council Senior Director for South Asia, Eileen Laubacher discussed promoting economic development, improving the global environment, and 75 years of partnership between the US and Sri Lanka, including US support for Sri Lanka’s people in their time of need. The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung said that Laubacher is in Sri Lanka with colleagues to dis

11 Jan, 2023

Sri Lanka to focus on security of tourists

The security of tourists visiting Sri Lanka will be one of the focus areas of the Tourism Ministry in 2023, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said. He told diplomats based in Colombo that a new app will be launched to help track tourists in Sri Lanka and also assist them in other ways. The Minister said that the new app will have several security related features. Fernando said that concerns had been raised with him over the safety of tourists travelling in some three-wheelers, etc. “With the

11 Jan, 2023