The Chinese embassy in Colombo has rebuked the U.S. Ambassador's recent remarks on China over Sri Lanka's debt restructuring process.

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps will commence exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Sri Lanka 2023 with the Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force in Colombo from Jan. 19 - 26, 2023.

The approval for Sri Lanka’s USD 2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is unlikely to be finalised by March despite assurances given by the government, the Leader of the 43 Brigade MP Patali Champika Ranawaka said.

The cabinet has approved a proposal to pay the salaries of non-executive government employees on stipulated dates.

January 16 marked 150 days since IUSF convener Wasantha Mudalige was arrested and sent behind bars under the PTA.

Satya Gaweshakayo (Truth Seekers) yesterday (16) complained to the police headquarters over the loss of foreign exchange to the state due from casinos.

India will support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring plan, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, as the island nation looks to trim its huge public expenditure to win approval for a crucial bailout from the International Monetary Fund.

A retired army commando has succumbed to the injuries he had suffered to his skull during an incident when protestors took control of President’s House in Colombo on May 09.

A visit by Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, could damage the friendship between Sri Lanka and China, warned Chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka Hu Wei.

The Court of Appeal has fixed a date to take up a writ petition filed by 39 politicians over the burning of their houses by certain groups on May 09 last year.