Japanese delegation and Sri Lanka’s president discuss resuming stalled development projects 
Minister of State in the Cabinet Office of Japan, FUJIMARU Satoshi, and, former Minister of State for Regional Revitalization and Regulatory ReformYAMAMOTO Kozo, called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential…
Sri Lanka aims to conclude debt restructuring talks before November
Crisis-stricken Sri Lanka should be able to conclude newly-launched debt restructuring talks by September, or November at the latest, its president said on Thursday, adding that the negotiations had made…
Japan donates $3.5M worth of New Cold Chain Equipment and Nutrition supplies to Sri Lanka
The Ministry of Health has today received walk-in cold rooms and nutrition supplies procured by UNICEF funded by the Government of Japan to continue to improve the health of all…
Japan Donates US$ 1.5M Worth of Medicines To Sri Lanka through UNICEF
The Government of Japan is giving essential medicines to Sri Lanka through UNICEF to meet the urgent needs of the most vulnerable population as the country grapples with shortages due…
China Communications Construction Company Bags Two Lucrative Port Deals in Sri Lanka
Chinese-state owned China Communications Construction Company has secured two lucrative port deals at the deep-water East Container Terminal (ECT) of Port of Colombo as China made further inroads deep into…
Asian renewable investments expected to double to $1.3T by 2030
Reuters: Asia Pacific investments in renewable energy generation by 2030 may double to $1.3 trillion from the previous decade, dwarfing fossil fuel power expenditures that are expected to drop by…
Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Plans to Submit Regulatory Filings for its Dengue vaccine in Sri Lanka this year
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted the Company’s filing packages for its dengue vaccine candidate (TAK-003) which is being investigated for the…
Adani Ports to get 51% equity stake in WCT at Colombo Port
With a 51 percent equity stake, India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zones Ltd. (APSEZ) is partnering with John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) and with the Sri Lanka Ports Authority…
India Denies Approving Sri Lanka’s WCT Deal with Adani group
India on Friday denied Sri Lanka’s announcement that New Delhi had cleared the proposal of an Adani group company to develop the West Container Terminal (WCT) at Colombo port, according to…
Sri Lanka brings back offer of developing deep-sea port to India and Japan
Sri Lanka is once again offering a strategically located deep-sea port to India and Japan as the island seeks to balance traditional ties against China’s rising regional influence. The government…