Sri Lanka seeks investors for loss-making Mattala airport built with Chinese loansSri Lanka is seeking investors for Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport. The airport has been a financial drain since opening in 2013. A...
26 Apr, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
VP Radhakrishnan to visit Sri Lanka's Nuwara Eliya, meet Indian housing project beneficiariesIndian Vice President C P Radhakrishnan concluded his Sri Lanka visit. He met beneficiaries of the Indian Housing Project in Nuwara Eliya. ...
20 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Sri Lanka sends 238 Iranian sailors homeSri Lanka has repatriated 238 Iranian sailors. This group includes 32 survivors from a US torpedo attack that sank their vessel, the IRIS D...
18 Apr, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
Middle East War: Bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed off Sri Lanka to be flown home via IndiaThe bodies of 84 Iranian sailors, casualties of a US submarine incident off the coast of Sri Lanka, are being repatriated in a dedicated fl...
14 Mar, 2026, 01.05 AM IST
22 Iranian sailors of IRIS Dena discharged from Sri Lankan hospitalTwenty-two Iranian sailors from the IRIS Dena, a ship torpedoed by a US submarine, have been discharged in Sri Lanka. Ten sailors continue ...
09 Mar, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
Submarine attack on Iranian ship off Sri Lanka leaves at least 101 people missing, sources sayA catastrophic submarine assault has struck an Iranian vessel off the coast of Sri Lanka, resulting in the tragic disappearance of over 100...
04 Mar, 2026, 04.37 PM IST
Israel issues travel warning to parts of Sri Lanka over terrorism threatIsrael's national security council urges Israelis to leave southern Sri Lanka tourist areas immediately due to a potential terrorist threat...
23 Oct, 2024, 04.36 PM IST
Sri Lanka considers permission freeze for Chinese 'spy' shipsSri Lanka will likely see presidential, general, and local government elections in 2024. The year will also bring an International Monetary...
18 Dec, 2023, 11.45 PM IST
Chinese spy ships visiting Lanka to collect info about India and mineral, ecological treasure in Gulf of MannarVisits by Chinese spy ships to Sri Lanka have been increasing part which collects information about vital strategic assets in southern Indi...
08 Nov, 2023, 12.23 AM IST
China's Sri Lanka radar plan likely to threaten India's strategic assetsThe proposed radar will also be able to track US military activities in Diego Garcia. The Aerospace Information Research of the Chinese Aca...
07 Apr, 2023, 12.31 AM IST
India makes inroads into Sri Lanka under China's long shadowNew Delhi has long been concerned about China's clout in its neighbourhood, including Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Sensitivities have b...
27 Dec, 2022, 03.02 PM IST
China's envoy plays down controversy over Chinese research ship docking in Sri LankaSri Lanka had asked China to defer the visit amid India's concerns over it. On Saturday, Colombo granted the port access to the vessel from...
16 Aug, 2022, 02.35 PM IST
Sri Lanka asks China to postpone research ship's port callThe ministry did not give any specific reason but India's security concerns over the presence of the ship close to its southern borders cou...
09 Aug, 2022, 11.25 AM IST
Pakistan PM Imran Khan's visit fails to win hearts of Lankan BuddhistsIt was not just fear of Khan launching a tirade against India that forced the Lankan authorities to cancel the Pak PM’s proposed address at...
26 Feb, 2021, 11.14 PM IST
China plans to invest $5 billion in southern Lanka economic zoneChinese Ambassador Yi Xianliang said at the launch of the southern economic development zone in Hambantota that this was a great opportunit...
08 Jan, 2017, 05.27 PM IST
World's largest blue star sapphire discovered in Sri LankaLankan gemologists say the sapphire was found in the city of Ratnapura, in southern Sri Lanka, which is known as the 'City of Gems'.
05 Jan, 2016, 05.08 PM IST
- Sri Lanka concerned over radiation from India's nuclear plants
Sri Lanka today expressed concern over possible impact of radiation from India's nuclear power plants located in the southern region.
09 Apr, 2012, 01.50 PM IST