Rajapaksa faces new crisis as dissidents plan to ditch govt

The parliamentary majority of Sri Lanka's ruling coalition headed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has come under threat with dissident lawmakers, led by former president Maithripala Sirisena,......

China lauds India's 'great efforts' to help Lanka, says S Asia its priority

China on Wednesday praised India for making "great efforts" to help Colombo to tide over its worst financial crisis even as it refuted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's remarks that Beijing......

Sri Lanka, India ink deal to jointly redevelop strategic oil tank complex

Sri Lanka on Thursday signed an agreement with India to jointly redevelop the strategic World War II-era oil tank farm in the island nation's eastern port district of Trincomalee, in a new......

Sri Lankan crisis worsens as new finance minister quits, dissidents may walk out

Sri Lanka's ruling coalition headed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday faced more trouble after the newly-appointed Finance Minister Ali Sabry resigned even as dissident lawmakers, led by......

Sri Lanka scraps 2nd deal, to re-acquire IOC's oil tanks

Sri Lanka will re-acquire 99 World War II-era oil storage tanks leased to Indian Oil Corporation in the eastern port district of Trincomalee, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila announced on......