Protest over Hambantota port deal turns violent
Several people have been injured in southern Sri Lanka during a protest against allowing China to build a port andContinue Reading
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No Volkswagen AG involvement in Kuliyapitiya assembly plant : German Embassy
There is no involvement of German carmaker Volkswagen AG in the project to set up an assembly plant at KuliyapitiyaContinue Reading
ASP Liyanage appointed ambassador to Qatar
President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed politician turned businessman – A.S.P. Liyanage as the ambassador to Qatar, reports say. He hasContinue Reading
I want to topple the govt. in 2017, says Sri Lanka’s former President
Colombo-Two years after he was unseated, former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for the first time explicitly stated his intentContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s influential ex-leader opposes land for Chinese investment
Reuters | COLOMBO Sri Lanka’s former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday criticised a government plan to grant 15,000 acres forContinue Reading
Second audio tape of Lasantha-Mahinda leaked
Second audio tape of Lasantha-Mahinda phone conversation leaked, Lasantha speaks about a threat situation & an embassy letter youtu.be/-X7cryOQnZU viaContinue Reading
World’s tallest Christmas tree unites Sri Lanka
Assembly work resumes on the Guinness World Record-breaking 325-foot-tall Christmas tree taking shape in Colombo. A rotating team of 150Continue Reading
Old Audio tape of Lasantha-Mahinda secret telephone conversation leaked
Sri Lankan news web portal Sri Lanka Mirror revealed an alleged audio tape of a secret telephone conversation between theContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President cancels colonial-era order amid falling popularity #lka
COLOMBO, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday rescinded a colonial-era British order naming 19 nationalsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka seeks Trump’s help to drop war crimes charges
Colombo (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has asked Donald Trump to pressure the UN Human Rights Council toContinue Reading
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