Sri Lanka says it’s a way for it to help claw its way out of debt. China says it’s a strictly commercial deal for one of its state firms.

Sri Lanka’s government is in talks with China’s e-commerce giant, Alibaba, to promote online sales of the country’s popular Ceylon tea, a local media reported Sunday.

A shootout took place in Kurana, Negombo between an underworld gang travelling in a Dolphin van and the STF in a jeep last evening. The incident took place near the Grandiza Hotel in Kurana.

The economy suffered a double blow on Friday (11 August), reflected by the Central Bank printing Rs 11 billion to help the Government to meet its obligations in the absence of adequate revenue…

The United States has been urged to ensure that Sri Lanka fully implemented the Geneva Resolution 30/1 co-sponsored by Colombo on Oct 1, 2015.

The construction work of the first two projects to generate electricity from garbage commenced under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena on 10th Aug. in Kerawalapitiya.

Deputy Minister Dr Harsha de Silva says that the ‘Good Governance’ (yahapalana) government has established a new political culture and that the resignation of Ravi Karunanayake from his foreign minister post is something not witnessed before in the country.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said in parliament that the resignation of Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake signified a new political culture and he was proud of having ushered it in.

Delivering a lengthy statement in Parliament with regard to the allegations leveled against him, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ravi Karunanayake announced that he is resigning from his ministerial portfolio.

The Cabinet granted the approval to increase the minimum fine for traffic offences to Rs. 25,000 today.

Following a meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday at the Presidential Secretariat, Foreign Minister Karunanayake is likely to quit his portfolio shortly, according to sources.

President Maithripala Sirisena says the policy of the present government is to bring foreign investment in a way which will not harm the country’s sovereignty.

Minister of Power and Renewable Energy Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said that he has got the approval of the cabinet and the budget to establish solar panels on the roofs of all public institutions and thereby generate solar power.

Police are now carrying out investigations to uncover possible foreign links to the criminal gang ‘Ava group,’ Police spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekara said yesterday.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated that no faith could be placed in the present government’s course of action.

Deputy Speaker Thilanga Sumathipala yesterday said that Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake should resign immediately to save the honour of the government.