Sri Lanka’s economy has contracted every year since 2019, but exports to the European Union have increased, providing vital income in desperate economic times. This
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Sri Lanka likely to approve Sinopec’s $4.5bn refinery proposal on Monday
Sri Lanka will likely approve on Monday a proposal from Chinese state refiner Sinopec to build a $4.5-billion-dollar refinery, the South Asian island nation’s energy
ADB recruits experts to assist Sri Lanka’s electricity sector reforms
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recruited and extended the services of several experts to assist in the reform process of Sri Lanka’s electricity sector.
Sri Lanka hurts as China wants more from IMF
China’s separate approach to Sri Lanka’s debt treatment ‘has made life difficult’, said the Ranil Wickremesinghe, the President of the island nation of 22 million
President Ranil says Sri Lanka does not allow ‘spy ships’ to dock
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says there was no evidence indicating that the Chinese research vessels that had docked in Sri Lanka were ‘spy ships’. “We asked
Thousands of Sri Lankan workers set to depart for Israel amid war with Hamas
Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara, has revealed that the Ministry has received over 10,000 applications to work on Israeli farms. Supermarket manager Laknath
US-based RM Parks signs $110mn petroleum agreement with Sri Lanka
RM Parks Inc., a leading petroleum products distributor in the United States, has signed a USD 110 million agreement with the Board of Investment (BOI)
Two wild elephants die after being hit by train and electrocuted
Two wild elephants died yesterday (22) after being hit by a train and electrocuted in the Malutivu and Kilinochchi districts, Wildlife Department officials said. Kilinochchi
Corruption taints recruitment for Korean, Israeli jobs
The recruitment of Sri Lankans for around 1000 employment opportunities offered by Israel recently is mired in controversy due to lack of transparency in the