Sri Lankan President visits Bai Dinh Pagoda

Ninh Binh (VNA) – President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayaka paid a visit to Bai Dinh Pagoda in Ninh Binh province on May 4 as part of his on-going visit to Vietnam. At the pagoda, the Sri Lankan President attended the inauguration and incense- …

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Vietnam, Sri Lanka deepen traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation

Hanoi (VNA) – The upcoming state visit of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka to Vietnam is expected to strengthen political trust and foster deeper, more effective cooperation across a wide range of sectors. The state visit will take place from …

Press freedom in Sri Lanka records improvement in latest index

Press freedom in Sri Lanka has recorded an improvement although it still remains poor, according to the RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025. RSF said that press freedom issues are closely tied to the civil war that ravaged the island until 2009, and to the …

Landmines planted during Sri Lanka’s war still remain

Landmines planted during Sri Lanka’s war still remain in approximately 23 square kilometers of land in the Northern and Eastern provinces, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said. She said that these areas must be urgently cleared and made livable for …

Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka Rs1bn debenture issue rated ‘BBB+(lka)’ by Fitch

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings has assigned Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance’s 1 billion rupee debenture issue a national long-term rating of ‘BBB+(lka)’. “The rating reflects our baseline notching for loss severity for this debt class and our …

Women’s Cricket Tri-Series: Confident India take on resurgent Sri Lanka

Harmanpreet Kaur's side has been clinical so far, notching up wins against both Sri Lanka and South Africa to sit atop the points table with two victories from as many matches Published Date - 3 May 2025, 01:58 PM Colombo: India will look to extend …

Sri Lanka ‘A’ triumph by 308 runs

Sri Lanka ‘A’ defeated Afghanistan ‘A’ by a massive 308 runs in the only Unofficial Test match, which concluded at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE yesterday. Afghanistan ‘A’ chasing a daunting victory target of 615 runs were bowled out for 306 …

IND-W vs SL-W 4th ODI 2025 Preview: Likely Playing XI, Key Battles, H2H, and More About India Women vs Sri Lanka Women ...

In match 4 of the ongoing Sri Lanka Women's Tri-Nation Series 2025, India will square off against hosts Sri Lanka on May 4. The IND-W vs SL-W ODI match will be the second time these two asian giants play each other in this tri-nation series, with India …

Madara, Samarawickrama and Dilhari lead Sri Lanka’s rout of South Africa

Sri Lanka completed their fourth highest successful run chase in women’s ODIs and subjected South Africa to a second successive defeat in the tri-series in Colombo. A record fourth wicket stand of 128 between Kavisha Dilhari and Harshitha Samarawickrema, …