Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka wants to join BRICS

Sri Lanka wants to join BRICS

Another country wants to join BRICS at the upcoming summit in Tatarstan. This time, Sri Lanka has expressed its interest.

Sri Lanka seeks aid from wealthy Gulf countries

Sri Lanka seeks aid from wealthy Gulf countries

Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry has held talks with ministers and senior officials in Saudi Arabia, as the crisis-hit island nation seeks to boost cooperation with the Kingdom and other Gulf countries. …

Sri Lanka begins issuing six month visas to Russians

Sri Lanka begins issuing six month visas to Russians

The validity of a visa for Russian citizens in Sri Lanka has been extended from one month to six months. The Ministry of Tourism of Sri Lanka reports that such a visa regime will be valid until June 25, 2023. The cost of a visa for six …

Sri Lanka's president officially resigns

Sri Lanka's president officially resigns

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has stepped down, and his official resignation letter has been received, Sri Lankan parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena told reporters in Colombo on Friday. "Gotabaya Rajapaksa has …

Sri Lankan president becomes victim of COVID

Sri Lankan president becomes victim of COVID

Mass protests are ongoing in Sri Lanka since the early morning of July 9. The president is rumoured to be on the run. The government holds an emergency meeting without the head of state. According to NewsFirst, two ships of the Sri …

Sri Lanka shaken by coup attempt

Sri Lanka shaken by coup attempt

Mass protests have been taking place since early morning in the capital of Sri Lanka. People are dissatisfied with rising prices for food, electricity and fuel. Due to the pandemic, the government introduced an austerity regime, and the flow of …

Protesters break into Presidential office in Sri Lanka

Protesters break into Presidential office in Sri Lanka

Protestors demanding the resignation of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa broke into his residence in Colombo. The presidential guard failed to stop the crowd, although the police used tear gas and fired into the air. Today, …

Sri Lankan President petitions Putin for oil supplies - report

Sri Lankan President petitions Putin for oil supplies - report

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has sent an appeal to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin asking for cooperation on oil supplies, the Lanka-based Daily Mirror newspaper reported on Thursday, citing a source close to Rajapaksa's …

Sri Lanka detains Russia's Aeroflot plane

Sri Lanka detains Russia's Aeroflot plane

A Russian-operated aeroplane was seized in Sri Lanka Thursday shortly before it was due to return to Moscow with nearly 200 people on board, airport bosses said. The Aeroflot Airbus A330 - which had arrived from Moscow earlier in the …