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Central Bank of Sri Lanka holds policy rates, says not look at IMF package

Following the rate decision, Governor W D Lakshman expressed confidence that Sri Lanka could avoid seeking a bailout from the International Monetary Fund

US advises Americans to avoid travelling to Bhutan and Sri Lanka

The US has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to Bhutan due to the Covid situation there and urged them to reconsider their travel to Sri Lanka because of terrorism

Asia's highest default risk puts spotlight on Sri Lanka debt worry

The first test comes July 27, when the South Asian nation must repay a $1 billion bond to investors.

A discovery of India

Book review of The Light Of Asia: The poem That Defined The Buddha

INS Sarvekshak completes survey assistance of ill-fated MV X-Press Pearl

The X-Press Pearl reported an onboard acid leak and caught fire just as it was due to enter the Colombo harbour on May 20. The fire was put out only after 13 days.

Three Sri Lanka players suspended for bubble breach, to fly back

Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka were suspended

Chinese presence in Sri Lanka 'could pose a threat': Indian Navy

A top Indian Navy officer said that it 'could pose a threat' to Indian interests in the region and there is a need to keep a close watch on such activities

Global coronavirus update: Delta Covid variant detected in Sri Lanka

Authorities say the first delta variant in the community has been detected in Sri Lanka

Exim Bank extends $100 million worth of line of credit to Sri Lanka

This is for financing projects in the solar energy sector.

Scholarship going nowhere

Book review of On Nationalism

Torrential rains batter Sri Lanka; six people die, five others missing

Weather officials said above 10 centimetres of rains is expected on Sunday.

Amid threat to beaches, Sri Lanka readies for oil spill from shipwreck

A smoldering shipwreck off the coast and near the capital Colombo threatens that natural ecosystem and the local economy.

US warns against travel to Japan, Sri Lanka due to Covid-19 concerns

Amid rising coronavirus cases in Japan and Sri Lanka, the US State Department issued a travel advisory warning against travel to the respective countries due to Covid transmission concerns

Sri Lanka approves Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

Sri Lanka is the first country in South Asia to approve the Pfizer vaccine

Covid-19: Sri Lanka may impose restrictions on overseas returnees

Samaraweera said the foreign arrivals to the country have to be regulated to prevent further spread of Covid-19 that has infected over 96,000 people and claimed 615 lives in the country

India has finalised air bubble pact with Sri Lanka: Aviation Ministry

India has established a bilateral air bubble arrangement with Sri Lanka for operation of special international passenger flights between the two countries

Sri Lanka to buy 6 million more Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines

Sri Lanka has decided to buy 6 million more Sputnik V vaccines, raising the total it plans to purchase from Russia to 13 million doses. The government plans to inoculate 14 million people out of Sri Lanka's population of 22 million, and so far has approved the vaccines from Oxford-AstraZeneca, Sputnik V and China's Sinopharm. Cabinet ministers approved the health minister's proposal for the purchase, Cabinet spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said Tuesday. It comes two weeks after the government said it would buy 7 million Sputnik V doses at a cost of $69.65 million. Sri Lanka has vaccinated 903,000 people with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. It will use donated Sinopharm doses to inoculate Chinese workers in Sri Lanka but will not administer the vaccine to Sri Lankans without World Health Organization approval. It has received 1,264,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and has said it would buy another 13.5 million.

Sri Lanka temporarily halts Covid jabs on delay in procurement from Serum

Sri Lanka has temporarily halted its Covid-19 vaccination programme as there was a delay in securing more AstraZeneca vaccines from the Serum Institute of India, a top health minister has said

Rajapaksa thanks Xi for China's vote against UNHRC resolution against Lanka

Sri Lankan President has conveyed his heartfelt gratitude to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for China's vote against a recent UNHRC resolution on the island nation's rights record

Lanka's rights record: UNHRC adopts resolution; India abstains from voting

The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday adopted a strong resolution against Sri Lanka's rights record, in a setback to Colombo