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Indigenously-built Indian naval ship to visit Sri LankaThe visit is significant in view of the potential for cooperation between India and Sri Lanka for augmenting the capabilities of the Sri La...
Sri Lanka, India ink deal to jointly redevelop strategic World War II-era Trincomalee Oil Tank ComplexThe World War II-era oil storage facility, with a capacity of nearly 8 million barrels of oil, located in the strategically advantaged port...
Sri Lanka to re-acquire 99 oil tanks leased to Indian Oil Corporation: MinisterGammanpila told a gathering at the Colombo north suburb of Kolonnawa that talks with the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo on this issue ...
China’s plan to build houses in Sri Lanka hits a hurdleWhile China wanted to build houses made of concrete in the conflict-ravaged area, the locals want homes made of bricks in the traditional f...
Talks on development of Trincomalee port by India in final stages: Sri LankaSarath Fonseka, Sri Lankan Minister for Regional Development, said Trincomalee is the deepest harbour in South Asia and "things are being f...
India to help develop Colombo, Trincomalee Ports: Foreign secretary S JaishankarThe development potentially extends India’s outreach in the Indian Ocean, where China is pursuing an expansionist policy.
Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremasinghe gives his word on oil tanker deal ahead of PM Modi's visitModi is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on May 11-12 to take part in the UN ‘Vesak Day’ which commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death...
India nips at China's heels in race to collect Lanka port assetsIndia’s interests in the Sri Lankan port are more strategic than economic, part of its effort to displace hefty investment coming into the ...
China fear stalls India - Sri Lanka dealChina has evinced interest in an FTA with Sri Lanka as well. This has given India pause, as it wants to see the details of that deal.
Sri Lankan trade union fuel stir against IOC's Trincomalee petroleum refineryThe Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Trade Union Collective has threatened to launch an indefinite strike from Monday midnight against Colombo’...
Sri Lanka workers to strike against proposed oil deal with IndiaCeylon Petroleum Corporation Trade Union Collective workers have threatened to cripple entire transportation sector in the country.
Sri Lanka keen to boost economic ties with India: Ranil WickremesingheWickremesinghe will arrive in New Delhi on April 25 on a five-day visit during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi t...
Sri Lanka to offer India port development to balance out ChinaIndia has in the past not been particularly enthused about developing the Trincomalee port as the project did not appear economically feasi...
Sri Lanka, India to jointly run Trincomalee oil facility: Minister Chandima WeerakkodyAt least 73 of the 99 storage tanks in Trincomalee is to be managed under a new equity arrangement between the two countries, Chandima Weer...
Sri Lanka needs no pacts to promote goodwill with India: GL Peiris"We will not let our country used by anybody to act against security and safety of India," GL Peiris told Lankan Parliament today.
- Govt rejects reports of Lanka taking over parts of IOC depot
Govt on Thursday denied reports that Sri Lanka had decided to reposses a part of a strategic oil depot Indian Oil as was announced by Infor...
Sri Lanka to seize part of IOC's oil depot after UN voteSri Lanka announced it would repossess part of a strategic oil storage depot after India supported international calls to probe war crimes ...