News From Other Sources – Page 27 – Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The story that 85,000 Sri Lankans in Lebanon are contemplating on a hunger-strike is a myth. – Sri Lanka Embassy in Lebanon says.

01st December 2014 ...

Sri Lanka’s NDB bank leads in financial services to Chinese community

COLOMBO, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's National Development Bank or NDB as it is known to locals has been at the forefront of providing innovating banking solutions to Sri Lanka's growing Chinese communi ...

Chinese company undertakes largest water supply project in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) has kicked off a 230-million-U.S. dollar water supply project, which is the largest ever undertaken by the Sri Lankan government, an official sai ...

Sri Lanka Lures Buyers in Postwar Boom

By REBECCA BUNDHUN DEC. 4, 2014 The shoreline near Galle, Sri Lanka. Foreigners are said to own the majority of the 110 miles of beachfront around the island’s southern tip, which includes the Galle area. Credit ...

Mullaitivu area residents protest

Monday, 08th December 2014 They pointed out that the provincial council member and Elilan’s wife should first file cases demanding justice for the children who were abducted by the LTTE during the war. Residents of the ...

Jaffna fort repair nears completion

Monday, 08th December 2014 Conservation of Jaffna Dutch Fortress undertaken by the Department of Archaeology was nearing completion, the Department said. The project is funded by the National Heritage Ministry and part ...

SriLankan flies direct to Kunming

Monday, 08th December 2014 Fourth destination in China SriLankan Airlines, in a move to meet the increasing demands for air services between China and Sri Lanka initiated operations to Kunming last Monday. The airline c ...