India has launched fierce attacks against Chinese commercial activities in Sri Lanka in recent weeks, and moved to secure more projects in Sri Lanka with Japan, in what appears to be desperate moves to maintain its declining influence in Sri Lanka.

President Maithripala Sirisena says in the year 2018, priority should be given for the projects which focused on uplifting of the economic status of underprivileged people while developing their livelihoods.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) yesterday said it would give the government time till next Sunday (31) to withdraw its decision to hand over the Medical Faculty of the South Asian Institute of Medicine (SAITM) to the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) and provide a justifiable solution to the medical undergraduates and graduates of SAITM.

When the case where former navy spokesman D.K.P. Dissanayake was an accused was taken up for hearing before the Fort Magistrate Court, a key witness the CID had changed several parts of his initial statement and requested that he be allowed to made a personal statement in Court.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is opposed to the Government’s move to relocate beggars.

A stock of narcotic pills illegally imported to the country and estimated to be worth around Rs 25 million has been taken into custody in the Peliyagoda area, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said.

Two individuals were killed on the spot when a car crashed into a train plying from Halawata to Colombo

A US official is in Colombo to coordinate high profile ongoing asset recovery operations undertaken by the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe administration.

The Sri Lankan rupee closed firmer on Thursday, as exporter dollar sales and inward remittances exceeded demand for the U.S. currency by importers, dealers said.

The government had decided to amend Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance to implement life imprisonment for those found guilty of killing wild elephants.

The Third Ministerial Meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was commenced under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena in Colombo, yesterday (20).

The Department of Forest Conservation emphasized yesterday (20) that they had not released any land within the environment and eco system belonging to Wilpattu National Sanctuary, which has been under the supervision of the Department, since 8 May 2013.

The abrupt and unplanned decision taken by the previous regime to remove the Defence Headquarters from Colombo has cost an annual rent of Rs. 5 bn for 15 buildings, the defence forces are occupying at present.

PETALING JAYA: Axiata Group Bhd through its subsidiary, Dialog Axiata PLC, has invested over US $ 2.2 billion (RM9bil) in Sri Lanka, the telecommunications company said.

Russia’s agriculture safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor plans to discuss restricted tea imports with Sri Lanka at the end of December, it said in a statement on Tuesday.