The Philippines and Sri Lanka have started negotiations on the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) and Treaty on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (TTSP), the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Manila said. Signing the minutes of the negotiations for MLAT and TTSP by justice and foreign affairs...
Ambassador Dr. Chanaka Talpahewa of the Sri Lankan Embassy addresses the gathering. The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Philippines in collaboration with the Universal Wisdom Foundation Inc. (UWFI) organized the “Exposition of the Sacred Relics from Sri Lanka and Vesak Day Commemoration” on May 25,...
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Philippines, H.E. Dr. Chanaka Harsha Talpahewa ceremonially hoisting the Sri Lanka National Flag together with children from the Sri Lanka community The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Philippines celebrated Sri Lanka's 76th Independence Day at the Official...
President Marcos has vowed to work on enhancing the economies of both the Philippines and Sri Lanka as he aims to continue developing the bilateral ties between the two Asian countries. PH-SRI LANKA TIES — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. receives Sri Lankan Ambassador to the...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka-- A woman died and 15 others were injured when a passenger bus collided with a truck in Thulhiriya town north of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Wednesday, the local police said. The Colombo-bound bus departed from the city of Anuradhapura in North Central province. The police...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe strongly condemned the burning of the Muslim holy book Quran in Sweden, urging Western nations to uphold the value system of the Global South and refrain from inciting unrest in the guise of freedom of expression, said the President's...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- The Epidemiology Unit of Sri Lanka's Healthy Ministry said on Wednesday that the number of reported dengue cases this year has passed the 50,000 mark. The unit said that a total of 50,264 cases have been reported so far this year. The highest number of cases was reported in...
TANTHIRIMALE, Sri Laka - Angry villagers stormed a remote government office in Sri Lanka on Tuesday, officials said, a day after a herd of up to 50 elephants ravaged farmers' fields near a wildlife reserve. In what local farmers said was the biggest such incident involving the protected animals in...
KUDAWA, Sri Lanka -- Eleven pilot whales were saved on Saturday after they became stranded near the shore on Sri Lanka's west coast in the early hours, wildlife officials told AFP. A navy team aided the rescue effort alongside local fishermen who raised the alarm when they spotted the pod after...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka's treasury is running out of funds as a serious economic crisis continues to affect the the South Asian island nation, the country's cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday. People queue up to get kerosene for cooking due to the gas shortage in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 17,...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday arrived in Bangkok after his visa ran out following a month-long stint in Singapore where he had taken refuge from protesters at home. Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa (2nd R) walks toward a vehicle upon...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka faces a "great danger" with fuel shortages sparked by its unprecedented economic crisis set to continue at least till the year's end, President Ranil Wickremesinghe warned Wednesday. This handout photograph taken on August 3, 2022 and released by Sri Lanka's...
