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Sri Lanka to join RCEP, economic turnaround achieved
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 08, 2024
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe Wednesday said his country plans to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Srettha lands in Colombo as guest of honour for Sri Lanka’s Independence Day celebration
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 04, 2024
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin flew in on Sunday morning to attend Sri Lanka’s Independence Day celebrations held at the Galle Face Green in the heart of Colombo.
Thailand and Sri Lanka forge closer ties with FTA as Srettha visits Colombo
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 04, 2024
Thailand and Sri Lanka forged closer trade relations by signing a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) and two memorandums of understanding (MoU).
People in Colombo celebrate President Rajapaksa's resignation
FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2022
Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa submitted a letter of resignation on Thursday, a spokesperson for the parliament speaker said, hours after fleeing to Singapore following mass protests over an economic meltdown.
Sri Lanka protesters storm prime minister's office as state of emergency declared
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022
Sri Lankan protesters breached the walls of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office in the capital Colombo on Wednesday as the government declared a state of emergency.
Calm in Sri Lanka as president, premier to quit over economic collapse
SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2022
Calm returned to the streets of Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo on Sunday and protesters were jubilant as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed to resign after his house was stormed amid outrage over the South Asia nation's collapsing economy.
Sri Lanka PM house set on fire amid mass protests
SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2022
Fire blazed and clouds of smoke rose from Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's private home in an affluent Colombo neighbourhood on Saturday.
Sri Lanka seen as entering preliminary stages of hyperinflation
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2022
If inflation rises above 50 per cent, it will have to face a hyperinflationary situation. Sri Lanka is currently facing preliminary stages of hyperinflation, similarly to those obtained in Zimbabwe and Indonesia, Professor of Economics, University of Colombo, Sirimal Abeyratne said.
Sri Lanka to ban chainsaws, timber mills: president
FRIDAY, JUNE 07, 2019
Colombo - Sri Lanka will ban imports of chainsaws and shut timber mills within five years to protect forests, President Maithripala Sirisena's office said Friday.
Latest :  Sri Lanka says 42 foreigners among Easter victims
TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2019
Colombo - Sri Lankan authorities have identified 42 foreign nationals among the 253 people killed in the string of Easter suicide bombings, officials said Tuesday.