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    Japan’s foreign minister to visit Sri Lanka after 15 years

    Japan’s foreign minister to visit Sri Lanka after 15 years

    Japan’s foreign minister Taro Kono will visit Sri Lanka on January 04, 2018, as part of efforts to build a free and open Indo Pacific region, the Japanese embassy in…

    December 31, 2017No CommentRead More

    French Republic provides Euro 13.9 Mn soft Loan for dairy development

    French Republic provides Euro 13.9 Mn soft Loan for dairy development

    Marking the over 45 years old development cooperation between the Sri Lanka and France, The Government of French Republic agreed to extend its assistance to Sri Lanka, by providing a…

    December 30, 2017No CommentRead More

    Russian team to visit Sri Lanka to examine quarantine procedures after lifting tea ban

    Russian team to visit Sri Lanka to examine quarantine procedures after lifting tea ban

    A team of technical experts from Russia will visit Sri Lanka in January to examine plant quarantine procedures in the island country, the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The…

    December 29, 2017No CommentRead More

    Economic cooperation: Science diplomacy – a tale of two countries

    Economic cooperation: Science diplomacy – a tale of two countries

    AT the invitation of President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak undertook an official visit to Sri Lanka from Dec 17-19. This is to reciprocate the state visit…

    December 28, 2017No CommentRead More

    First batch of CCC leaves for Mali

    First batch of CCC leaves for Mali

    The first group of the Mali-bound Combat Convoy Company (CCC) of the Sri Lanka Army left Sri Lanka recently (24th Dec.). According to Army media, the first contingent of 150 Army…

    December 27, 2017No CommentRead More

    Russian watchdog to resume tea imports from Sri Lanka: RIA

    Russian watchdog to resume tea imports from Sri Lanka: RIA

    Russia’s agriculture safety watchdog will resume imports of tea from Sri Lanka, RIA news agency cited its head Sergey Dankvert as saying on Monday. Russia placed temporary restrictions on imports…

    December 26, 2017No CommentRead More

    Sri Lanka official reserves improve to USD7.5bn by end October

    Sri Lanka official reserves improve to USD7.5bn by end October

    Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves have improved to 7,489.98 million US dollars by end October from 7,288.12 million dollars in September, official Central Bank data showed. Foreign currency reserves were…

    December 25, 2017No CommentRead More

    Clarke 100th birthday celebrated

    Clarke 100th birthday celebrated

    Arthur C Clarke, whose 100th birth anniversary on Saturday was being marked by devoted readers in events all over the world, once told The Telegraph newspaper in an interview at…

    December 24, 2017No CommentRead More

    Sri Lanka govt approves USD 1Bn financial city complex

    Sri Lanka govt approves USD 1Bn financial city complex

    The cabinet of ministers has given the go ahead to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CHEC Port City Colombo to develop the Colombo International Financial City building complex…

    December 23, 2017No CommentRead More

    Japanese “Setogiri” arrives at the port of Trincomalee

    Japanese “Setogiri” arrives at the port of Trincomalee

    “Setogiri”, a Naval ship belongs to Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force, arrived at the port of Trincomalee yesterday (20th Dec.) on a good will visit.   Commanding officer of the…

    December 22, 2017No CommentRead More

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