Sri Lanka has agreed in principle to sell an 80% stake in a deep-water port on the nation’s southern coast, close to one of the world’s busiest sea lanes, to a Chinese state-owned company.

With its natural beauty, wildlife and culture, Sri Lanka is known as the “pearl of the Indian Ocean”, and attracts millions ...

FILE- Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 is seen berthed at Colombo harbor, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Sri Lanka has declared a moratorium on foreign research ships entering its waters for a ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka police are bracing for a big protest Saturday by thousands of Buddhist monks and opposition supporters against a government decision to lease a major seaport to a ...

An investigation is underway after the MV X-Press Pearl, a Singapore cargo ship transporting tons of chemicals and plastics, caught fire before it submerged into Sri Lanka’s Colombo Harbor ...

(This is based on the introduction to the forthcoming volume Sri Lanka’s Defence Policy since Independence and the Shifting ...

The MV X-Press Pearl, carrying 1,486 containers, reported a fire onboard on May 20 as it approached the Colombo harbor. Sri Lanka’s Navy and Air Force, together with the Indian Coast Guard ...

Sri Lanka's economic outlook remains positive, but global trade policy uncertainties pose significant risks to macroeconomic and social stability, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on ...

Sri Lanka’s heavily indebted government signed an agreement in principle on Thursday to sell an 80% stake in a deep-water port on the nation’s southern coast, close to one of the world’s ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka police are bracing for a big protest Saturday by thousands of Buddhist monks and opposition supporters against a government decision to lease a major seaport ...