The request for the Chinese ship Yuan Wang 5 to call at Hambantota port for replenishments from August 11-17 which was deferred earlier, has now been granted from August 16-22, following consultations with all parties concerned ensuring security cooperation in the region -Foreign Ministry.
Sri Lanka s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has allowed the Harbour Master to grant permission to the Chinese ballistic missile- and satellite-tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 to dock at the Hambantota Port from August 16 - 22. MORE..
Incarcerated former MP Ranjan Ramanayake has signed the letter seeking a presidential pardon, his attorney Dinesh Vidanapathirana confirmed today (Aug 13). MORE..
A crude oil cargo of 100,000 metric tons is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka later tonight (Aug 13) and will undergo quality sampling tomorrow, Minister of Power Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says. MORE..