The Government of Sri Lanka approved loans to develop both the Kankesanthurai (KKS) Harbour and the northern section of the Colombo Port. For the reconstruction of the KKS harbour, a credit line ...

Sri Lankan authorities are bracing for a possible oil spill from the submerged wreck or some 386 tons of fuel oil thought to be still in its tanks. An investigation is underway after the MV X-Press ...

Colombo — Sri Lanka announced an investigation Thursday into a possible oil slick reported off its west coast, where a container ship is submerged after burning for 13 days. Coast Conservation ...

Sri Lankan riot police last Wednesday attacked a protest march of about 1,000 Colombo port workers opposed to the government’s plan to privatise the East Terminal of Colombo harbour. The police ...

The port city will be built on 223 hectares of land, which will be reclaimed from the sea. The first phase of the project involves the construction of hotels, high-rise buildings, a shopping complex, ...

The second of two Israeli frigates sold over a year ago to the Government of Ceylon was formally turned over to the Ceylonese Navy at Ceylon’s capital of Colombo today, according to an official report ...

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In recent months, bureaucrats from trade unions affiliated to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) in Sri Lanka have been trying to prevent the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) exercising its democratic ...