SL to get two aircraft from US : Clarification from Air Force
2022-02-21
The United States (US) Government has agreed to provide two Beechcraft 360ER twin-turboprop aircraft to the Sri Lanka Air ForceContinue Reading
US bans Chinese telecom giant Unicom citing espionage concerns
2022-01-31
China’s third-largest telecom operator Unicom has run afoul of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over national security concerns. The regulatorContinue Reading
US donates over 820,000 additional Pfizer vaccines to Sri Lanka
2021-12-20
The United States delivered an additional 820,000 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses to the Ministry of Health, increasing the total U.S. donationContinue Reading
UAE shuts down China facility under US pressure, top official confirms
2021-12-13
The United Arab Emirates recently ordered to stop work on a Chinese facility in the country after American officials statedContinue Reading
US State Department’s report reaffirms Dragon’s expansionist attitude
2021-12-09
Beijing’s geopolitical moves continue to disguise its larger designs. It is now widely known that Xi Jinping’s assertive foreign policyContinue Reading
US provides additional $2.5 million for urgent COVID-19 assistance in Sri Lanka
2021-10-21
The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced an additional $2.5 million in urgentContinue Reading
‘India, US natural partners,’ says PM Modi, Kamala Harris lauds Centre’s vaccine drive
2021-09-24
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting the United States, met Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday (IST) and deliveredContinue Reading
U.S. to support conservation of historical Kandy monuments
2021-09-02
The United States Government, through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), has awarded a grant to conserve aContinue Reading
July 12 Exchange Rates : No change in official Dollar rate
2021-07-12
The Sri Lanka Rupee has stabilized against the US Dollar, as per the daily currency exchange rates issued by theContinue Reading
US clarifies terror threat alert on Sri Lanka
2021-05-26
The United States (US) has revealed there is no change to the terrorist threat level issued to Sri Lanka, despiteContinue Reading
US bank hacking & transferring money : suspect arrested in Jaffna
2021-03-31
A 41-year-old man has been arrested in Chavakachcheri on charges of money laundering, by hacking into bank accounts in theContinue Reading
US disappointed with ‘SL’s discriminatory cremation policy’
2021-02-18
The United States (US) has expressed disappointment in the Government of Sri Lanka for backtracking on its announcement to permitContinue Reading
US State Sec to raise concerns about China in Colombo
2020-10-23
The US is looking to frame a discussion with China about a more positive trajectory, the Principal Deputy Assistant SecretaryContinue Reading
SL Govt has not spent monies from MCC grant, says US Embassy
2020-06-26
No Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant monies were ever transferred to or spent by the Government of Sri Lanka underContinue Reading