Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have looked at strengthening financial governance in Sri Lanka.

Outgoing Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha welcomed his Sri Lankan counterpart Dinesh Gunawardena in Bangkok on Wednesday, saying Thailand and Sri Lanka’s bilateral ties go as far back as over 700 years.

Sri Lanka plans to start direct flights between Colombo and the Turkish city Istanbul, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation said in a statement on Tuesday.

The Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Dr. Robert Floyd is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka today (May 31).

The Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka, Dr. D. Venkateshwaran met with Padma Bhushan ‘Superstar’ Rajinikanth, a renowned actor from South India, at his residence on Monday (May 29).

Sri Lanka’s State owned Enterprises in strategic sector links to day to activity of the people are set to undergo reforms and other public enterprises engaged in commercial activities face performance optimisation more efficiently and effectively under public private ownership, a former finance minister disclosed.

The signing of the agreement to extend the USD$ 1,000 million assistance scheme from India for the import of essential materials for a further period of one year has been carried out today (May 30), says Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe.

Sri Lankans living overseas can apply for a new passport or renew their passport online from 01 June, the Parliament Sectoral Oversight Committee on International Relations was told.

Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sun Weidong, will lead a Foreign Ministry delegation to Sri Lanka from 29 May to 01 June 2023, to co-chair the 12th round of Diplomatic Consultations between the two countries with the Secretary, Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Aruni Wijewardane.

The United Kingdom (UK) has sought assistance from the Sri Lankan government to prevent Sri Lankans from coming to Britain as illegal immigrants.

Sri Lanka’s merchandise exports plunged 16.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) to US $ 814.1 million in April, bringing the cumulative export earnings for the first four months of 2023 to US $ 3.81 billion.