Sri Lanka in talks with AIIB for USD 100 million emergency funding

May 08, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 : The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is considering granting USD 100 million in emergency support to Sri...

COVID-19: Sri Lanka approves Chinese Sinovac vaccine for emergency use

Jul 16, 2021

Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 17 : Sri Lanka has approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19.

Sri Lanka: Emergency ambulance service suspended in several areas amid fuel crisis

Jul 11, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 : Amid the fuel shortage in Sri Lanka, the 1990 emergency ambulance service has been suspended in several areas....

Sri Lankan President likely to declare state of emergency

May 06, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 6 : Sri Lanka President Gotbaya Rajapaksa will declare a state of emergency with effect from Friday midnight, local media...

Foreign diplomats, rights groups decry Sri Lanka's state of emergency

May 08, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 : Foreign envoys to Sri Lanka and rights groups on Saturday expressed concern over the declaration of a state...

India always stands for Sri Lanka like elder brother, says Roshan Mahanama

Apr 08, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 8 : Former Sri Lankan cricketer, Roshan Mahanama requested India to support Sri Lanka during this economic crisis and said...