President Anura Kumara Disanayake is set to depart on a four-day state visit to the People’s Republic of China this evening. The visit from January 14 to 17 is at the invitation of Chinese President ...

COLOMBO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka launched the "Praja Shakthi" national program on Friday in Colombo, aiming to eradicate rural poverty and uplift local communities. President Anura Kumara ...

COLOMBO, (REUTERS) – Sri Lanka’s leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on September 23, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families ...

Report highlights China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean Region, strategic challenges for India, and concerns over Belt ...

With both Pakistan and China confronting a confident India, China sees an opportunity to challenge India through the ...

His comments came after Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in January visited Beijing where he met President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders to discuss deepening bilateral ties in ...

United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk made several pronouncements in Sri Lanka which tell us that he ...

The government has finally granted approval for the United Nation-flagged research vessel into the county’s water to conduct ...

He emphasized China’s willingness to extend support for Sri Lanka’s development while firmly asserting that such assistance would always respect the sovereignty of the nation. Tilvin Silva highlighted ...

Democracy in Asia faces challenges, even where it is relatively liberal and strong, amid a global democratic recession ...

The National Joint Committee (NJC) has expressed serious concerns over recently concluded agreements between Sri Lanka and India. The NJC has emphasised the pivotal importance of transparency in the ...