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 ...

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

However, a little over 18 months later, Dissanayake oversaw the signing of a series of agreements with India – including a landmark MoU on defense cooperation – during Indian Prime Minister Narendra ...

The Cabinet approved to give the consultancy services for the construction project of 586 housing units in Dematagoda and 112 ...

With the acquisition of the Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) by the Indian Defence Ministry’s Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., (MDSL) last week, India’s position in Sri Lanka’s maritime domain vis-à-vis ...

The president briefed the Indian business representatives on the constructive measures implemented by the government to ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will take part as chief guest at he 16 th National War Heroes Commemoration Ceremony to be held on Monday, May 19, 2025, at the National War Hero Cenotaph in Sri ...

It is under pressure from India and the U.S. to block Chinese research vessels from docking in its ports. Will the crafting ...

Sri Lanka’s new president with Marxist-leanings wins two-thirds majority in parliament The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a two-thirds ...

The Communist Party of Sri Lanka founded on July 3rd 1943, celebrates its 82nd Anniversary today. Though established in 1943, ...

US-China tariff rates have become increasingly complex, shaped by years of escalating trade actions and policy shifts. With overlapping measures such as Section 301 tariffs, the recent reciprocal ...