Sudan fighting: Diplomats and foreign nationals evacuated
Several countries have evacuated diplomats and citizens from Sudan's capital as fierce fighting continues to rage in Khartoum.
Sri Lanka to build South Asia’s largest logistics complex with investment of USD 400 Mn
An agreement to the tune of USD 400 million was signed yesterday to build South Asia’s largest Commercial and Logistics Hub at the center of the Colombo Harbour.
Sri Lanka ‘closely monitors Sudanese conflict for the safety of local migrants
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Cairo, which is accredited to the Republic of Sudan, has assured that they are in regular contact with the Sri Lankan nationals currently in Khartoum and its suburbs, in view of the ongoing situation.
SL Govts ’s plan for a domestic debt voluntary restructure jolts banking sector
Sri Lanka’s plan for a voluntary restructuring of its domestic debt is finding few takers from local banks worried about a hit to their capital, raising the risk of a delay in the country’s financial rescue.
Travellers to Sri Lanka alerted about fraudulent visa websites
The High Commission of India in Colombo has issued an advisory for travellers to Sri Lanka on fraudulent visa websites.
Five Sri Lankan aircraft on ground owing to a global shortage of engines
SriLankan Airlines yesterday said that the five aircraft are on ground owing to a global shortage and not because of a lack of finances as incorrectly stated in some news reports.
First evacuations of foreign nationals stuck in Sudan announced
Saudi Arabia has become the first country to announce evacuations of its stranded citizens from Sudan, a week after intense fighting broke out there between two rival forces.
Sri Lanka faces an uphill task of fulfilling its commitments to IMF
Sri Lanka has fulfilled only 25% of the commitments contained in the plan that it has submitted to the International Monetary Fund. However by the end of March 2023, t one major commitment has not been accomplished, an analysis of expert panel revealed
Another 23 Sri Lankans deported from Vietnam
Another 23 Sri Lankans who were part of a group of 303 Sri Lankan nationals who were rescued from an illegal migrant boat in Vietnam, have been deported to Colombo, the Sri Lanka Navy said today.
EDB forecasts US $13.01 billion from exports this year
Export Development Board is set introduce New National Export Strategy for 2023-2027 reviving the existing Strategy 2018-2022 developed to address the major systemic, policy, regulations, market-entry and compliance issues New EDB Chairman Kingsley Bernard disclosed.
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Elon Musk's Starship explodes minutes after first test flight's liftoff
BOCA CHICA, Texas, April 20 (Reuters) - SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft exploded minutes after liftoff in an uncrewed test flight from South Texas on Thursday, cutting short a key step in Elon Musk's development of a rocket vessel to eventually take humans to the moon and Mars.
Cold war between President & Rajapaksas to worsen over Deshabandu ?
Senior DIG (Western province) Deshabandu Tennakoon has reportedly been named as a respondent in the attack on ‘GotaGoGama’ on May 09 last year.
Central provincial council spends Rs 110 earn Rs 20
Sri Lanka’s Provincial Councils have become white elephants as its annual loss is increasing year by year.
Sri Lanka Telecom faces another obstacle instigated by trade unions
Sri Lanka government is set face yet another obstacle against the implementation of Sri Lanka Telecom share divesting initiative as trade unions of the under its trade unions has gone to courts blocking efforts of State owned Enterprise reforms.