Antony Blinken to have talks with Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister

Sri Lanka to attend IMF-led sovereign debt roundtable

Sri Lanka is to attend a virtual meeting of a new sovereign debt roundtable meeting led by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the World Bank and India. Officials from China, India, Saudi Arabia and Group of Seven wealthy nations will participate in the meeting on Friday, Reuters reported. The roundtable will include officials from countries that have requested debt treatments under the Group of 20 common framework – Ethiopia, Zambia and Ghana – as well as middle-income countries such as Sri

14 Feb, 2023

Two soldiers arrested over shooting incident

Two soldiers have been arrested over a shooting incident in Dematagoda last night during which a young woman was killed. The Police said that two?Sri Lanka Army personnel were arrested by the Borella Police. The victim was identified as a 25-year-old resident of the area. According to the Police, a weapon had misfired when the soldiers attempted to arrest a suspect. The woman sustained injuries in the shooting incident and succumbed to her injuries in hospital. (Colombo Gazette)

14 Feb, 2023

China’s fishing trawlers endangering marine life of South America: Report

Beijing [China], February 6 (ANI): Chinese Distant Water Fishing Fleet (DWF) vessels have been spotted fishing rare and protected species and disturbing the marine ecological balance. These DWFs are found in international waters near Japan and South Korea in the Asiatic continent and Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina in the South American continent, Geopolitica.info reported. The Galapagos Islands a part of Ecuador’s territory, are the worst victim. The EEZ of Ecuador’s mainland and the Galapagos

13 Feb, 2023