In the early hours of Sunday, eight Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy on allegations ...

The government has finally granted approval for the United Nation-flagged research vessel into the county’s water to conduct ...

Sri Lanka has made substantial progress on an IMF-supported economic reform program, but more work is needed to reduce the ...

By Chandani Kirinde A midst a continuing diplomatic spat over Sri Lanka’s right to claim an extended continental shelf beyond the 200 nautical miles Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) a local expert has ...

However, Sabry denied the reports on Monday and said the news that Sri Lanka had ended a moratorium on allowing foreign scientific research survey vessels in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of ...

KOCHI: Amid rising complaints about foreign vessels engaged in fishing activities in Indian territorial waters, the Coastal Police have arrested 13 Sri Lankan fishermen and seized two boats for ...

Opening Remarks by the IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath at the Conference on “Sri Lanka’s Road to Recovery: Debt and Governance” Shangri-La Hotel Colombo ...

Sri Lanka's customs authorities arrested on Friday a woman and seized the largest haul of cocaine ever detected at the country's main international airport, an official said. The unnamed 38-year ...

COLOMBO — The Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar have long served as rich fishing grounds, providing bountiful harvests to Sri Lanka’s northern coastal communities. However, fishing activity in ...

Human rights in Sri Lanka remain at serious risk in the face of security force abuses committed with impunity and an economic crisis that reduced the living standards of millions. To silence ...

Indian EEZ extends up to a distance of 200 nautical miles where foreign vessels are banned from fishing. KOCHI: ... Maggona, Batapola, Galla and Ahangama areas in Sri Lanka.