Malaysia, Sri Lanka to strengthen ties, explore new areas of cooperation
NEW YORK, Sept 21 — Malaysia and Sri Lanka have agreed to strengthen their bilateral ties in various sectors. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim...
Immigration Dept busts syndicate trafficking Sri Lankan kids to Europe
KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — The Immigration Department has busted a syndicate which used Malaysian international passports to smuggle Sri Lankan children to Europe, following...
Malaysia contributes over quarter mln in medical aid to Sri Lanka
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — Malaysia has donated medicines worth RM288,610 to Sri Lanka and the aid had been sent to Colombo, the Sri Lankan...
Govt agrees to recruitment of 10,000 workers from Sri Lanka
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — The Cabinet has agreed to the recruitment of 10,000 workers from Sri Lanka after taking into account the state of...
Ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka
NEW DELHI, Sept 3 — Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled in July as protesters angry over the dire economic situation stormed his...
Sri Lanka allows Chinese ship to visit port despite India’s protests
NEW DELHI, Aug 14 — Sri Lanka has granted permission for a Chinese research vessel to visit the country after initially deferring the planned trip...
Sri Lanka’s ousted president to seek temporary stay in Thailand
BANGKOK, Aug 11 — Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday and stay temporarily in a second Southeast...
Sri Lankans told not to seek jobs illegally in Malaysia
NEW DELHI, Aug 5 — Sri Lankan nationals have been told by their government not to seek employment illegally in Malaysia by using social visit...
Sri Lanka’s acting president declares emergency
COLOMBO, July 18 — Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency, according to a government notice released late on Sunday,...
Sri Lankan president hands in resignation after fleeing to Singapore
COLOMBO/SINGAPORE, July 15 — Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa submitted a letter of resignation on Thursday, a spokesperson for the parliament speaker said, hours after...
Rajapaksa dynasty draws to humiliating close in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, July 13 — The Rajapaksa dynasty dominated Sri Lankan politics until April when street protests against fuel and food shortages began to slip out...
Sri Lankan president flees country before scheduled resignation
COLOMBO, July 13 — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country early on Wednesday, two sources told Reuters, hours before he was due to...