IMF staff and the Sri Lankan authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the Fourth Review of Sri Lanka’s reform program supported by the IMF’s Extended Fund ...

Buddhists flocking to see a sacred tooth in Sri Lanka were urged by authorities to stay away on April 24 after four people ...

April 25 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a fourth review of ...

Physical connection to India could dissuade other countries from deepening ties with the island, as it will be seen as New ...

Buddhist devotees flocking to see a sacred tooth in Sri Lanka were urged to stay clear by police on Thursday after hundreds ...

Sri Lanka is on track to post growth of 3.5% this year, the World Bank said in its latest report on Wednesday, unchanged from ...

However, this link was severed in 1964 when a cyclone destroyed the bridge and the railway line leading to Dhanushkodi, halting cross-border rail and ferry travel indefinitely. For decades, the dream ...

The storm, with wind speeds over 150 kmph, damaged the Pamban Rail Bridge and wiped out the railway line between Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi. Since then, trains have terminated at Rameswaram, and the ...

In 2011, SAARC nations agreed to improve regional rail links, and India has since built railway connections with Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Sri Lanka remains the only neighbour without a ...

In 2021, Hytera partnered with Dialog Axiata to provide an island-wide communication system for Sri Lanka Railways, which was funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB), improving operations and safety, ...

With a view to cater to both local and foreign tourists the first ‘Calypso tourist train’ implemented by Sri Lanka Railways commenced its inaugural journey from the Nanu Oya Railway Station to the ...