Mominul Haque became the first Bangladesh player to score centuries in both innings of a Test as the home side staged a valiant rearguard action to draw the first match of the series against Sri Lanka Sunday. Bangladesh were 307-5 on the fifth and fina…
China is willing to work with Sri Lanka for better development of bilateral “strategic cooperative partnership”, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday, in statement that’s expected to be closely tracked by India as Beijing and Colombo deepen ties. In a message addressed to Sri Lankan President Maithripala …
As Sri Lanka proudly celebrates 70 years of Independence, many world leaders have sent their greetings to HE Maithripala Sirisena, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II has written to Preside…
Over 500 prisoners were released under a Presidential Pardon from prisons across Sri Lanka on Sunday to mark the 70th anniversary celebrations of the country’s … Sri Lanka Sunday celebrated its 70th Independence Day anniversary from British colonial rule by holding a grand parade in the capital.
COLOMBO, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Over 500 prisoners were released under a Presidential Pardon from prisons across Sri Lanka on Sunday to mark the 70th anniversary celebrations of the country’s Independence Day. Prison Department Commissioner H.M.T.N. Upuldeniya said that 544 prisoners serving …
Within the framework of the initiative on construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the MSR, China wishes to consolidate the traditional friendship with Sri Lanka, strengthen mutual political trust, deepen practical cooperation and push bilateral…
"I pay high attention to the development of China-Sri Lanka relations, and I am willing to make concerted efforts with President Sirisena to push the China-Sri Lanka strategic cooperative partnership of sincere mutual assistance and long-standing …
Opposition lawmakers have alleged the bond auction cost the state more than $1 billion because of rising borrowing costs but Palisena, in a letter to parliamentarians last week, said state institutions had not lost out in the bond sale. ($1 = 154.2000 …
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COLOMBO, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka celebrated its 70th anniversary of Independence Day here on Sunday with grand military parades and attendance of political celebrities. Sri Lanka tri forces held a colorful grand parade along the Galle Road, close …