Colombo

Asia Cup 2022: The victorious Sri Lankan team will participate in a victory parade and undertake a double-decker bus tour from Colombo to Katunayake and interact with fans, officials said.

SAFF U-17 Championship: India defeated Bangladesh 2-1 in the semifinal in Colombo on Monday to book their spot in the summit clash.

India firmly told China that what Colombo needs now is "support, not unwanted pressure or unnecessary controversies" to serve another country's agenda.

The Yuan Wang 5 was originally due to call at Sri Lanka's Chinese-run Hambantota port earlier this month but Colombo had asked Beijing to indefinitely defer the visit.

The Yuan Wang 5 was originally due to call at Sri Lanka's Chinese-run Hambantota port earliet this month, only for Colombo to ask Beijing to indefinitely defer the visit.

India on Friday rejected China's "insinuations" that New Delhi pressured Colombo against a planned visit by a Chinese research vessel to the Sri Lankan port of Hambantota but asserted that it will take decisions based on its security concerns.

Pakistan's newly-commissioned Chinese-built frigate warship PNS Taimur arrived at the Colombo port on Friday and will conduct a joint exercise with the Sri Lankan Navy in the western seas.

Sri Lanka has allowed Pakistan's Chinese-built frigate warship PNS Taimur to make a port call in Colombo while on its way to join the Pakistan Navy in Karachi on August 15 after the Bangladesh government denied it permission to dock.

China's embassy here has sought an urgent meeting with senior Sri Lankan authorities after Colombo sought a deferment of the planned docking of a high-tech Chinese research vessel at the strategic Hambantota port over which India raised concerns.

Sri Lanka's new President Ranil Wickremesinghe told diplomats this week that non-violent protests against his government will be allowed to continue, including in the commercial capital Colombo, his office said in a statement on Sunday.

An Indian national in Sri Lanka sustained grievous injuries in an unprovoked assault, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said on Tuesday as it urged Indians to remain aware of the latest developments.

The second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is scheduled to be played in Colombo, starting July 24.

A woman named Maduhansi Hasinthara decided to pay a visit to the President's residence in Colombo and clicked some photographs. Despite the protests, the photographs look like Ms Hasinthara visited the presidential palace like a tourist.

With the political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka continuing to worsen, supermarkets in the capital city of Colombo are rapidly running out of food and other essential commodities.

While China has so far maintained a conspicuous silence on the dramatic fall of Sri Lanka's pro-Beijing Rajapaksa brothers, experts have warned that the current chaos in Colombo will have a "big impact" on the country's close ties.

Asia Cup 2022: The victorious Sri Lankan team will participate in a victory parade and undertake a double-decker bus tour from Colombo to Katunayake and interact with fans, officials said.

SAFF U-17 Championship: India defeated Bangladesh 2-1 in the semifinal in Colombo on Monday to book their spot in the summit clash.

India firmly told China that what Colombo needs now is "support, not unwanted pressure or unnecessary controversies" to serve another country's agenda.

The Yuan Wang 5 was originally due to call at Sri Lanka's Chinese-run Hambantota port earlier this month but Colombo had asked Beijing to indefinitely defer the visit.

The Yuan Wang 5 was originally due to call at Sri Lanka's Chinese-run Hambantota port earliet this month, only for Colombo to ask Beijing to indefinitely defer the visit.

India on Friday rejected China's "insinuations" that New Delhi pressured Colombo against a planned visit by a Chinese research vessel to the Sri Lankan port of Hambantota but asserted that it will take decisions based on its security concerns.

Pakistan's newly-commissioned Chinese-built frigate warship PNS Taimur arrived at the Colombo port on Friday and will conduct a joint exercise with the Sri Lankan Navy in the western seas.

Sri Lanka has allowed Pakistan's Chinese-built frigate warship PNS Taimur to make a port call in Colombo while on its way to join the Pakistan Navy in Karachi on August 15 after the Bangladesh government denied it permission to dock.

China's embassy here has sought an urgent meeting with senior Sri Lankan authorities after Colombo sought a deferment of the planned docking of a high-tech Chinese research vessel at the strategic Hambantota port over which India raised concerns.

Sri Lanka's new President Ranil Wickremesinghe told diplomats this week that non-violent protests against his government will be allowed to continue, including in the commercial capital Colombo, his office said in a statement on Sunday.

An Indian national in Sri Lanka sustained grievous injuries in an unprovoked assault, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said on Tuesday as it urged Indians to remain aware of the latest developments.

The second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is scheduled to be played in Colombo, starting July 24.

A woman named Maduhansi Hasinthara decided to pay a visit to the President's residence in Colombo and clicked some photographs. Despite the protests, the photographs look like Ms Hasinthara visited the presidential palace like a tourist.

With the political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka continuing to worsen, supermarkets in the capital city of Colombo are rapidly running out of food and other essential commodities.

While China has so far maintained a conspicuous silence on the dramatic fall of Sri Lanka's pro-Beijing Rajapaksa brothers, experts have warned that the current chaos in Colombo will have a "big impact" on the country's close ties.