Advertisement China is strengthening its grip on Colombo port after securing an agreement to build, operate, and transfer a warehousing hub within the port. The China Merchants Port Holdings Company (CMPH) will have an 85 percent stake in the warehouse facility and will operate it for 50 years. The Sri Lankan government assigned the $392 … Read more
TheStarsHub — Having endured a bloody civil war from 1983 until 2009, Sri Lanka is now at peace and developing rapidly. That’s good news for the country as a whole, but the island nation’s leopards are under threat. Sri Lankan conservationist Anjali Watson says that as forests where leopards live are cleared to plant crops … Read more
TheStarsHub — The island nation of Sri Lanka is now open to tourists from all countries. Sri Lanka Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga made the official announcement during a press conference on Thursday, confirming they would reopen the country’s borders from January 21. Both of the country’s international airports reopened on the same day. “The … Read more
The Pulse | Politics | South Asia If torture is to be eradicated in Sri Lanka the institutions of the magistrate and police need to be reformed. An anti-government protester holds a placard demanding the release of student leader Wasantha Mudalige outside a magistrate’s court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena Advertisement Sri … Read more