Sri Lanka on Thursday agreed on two main agreements of diplomatic interest with China and India as the country continues its balancing act of diplomacy and foreign partnership.

Sri Lanka's tough balancing act: Oil tanks for India, compensation for Chinese fertiliser

Despite global crude oil prices plunging due to concerns over the new Omicron strain, the Sri Lankan government announced that it will be hiking up fuel prices once again.

Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices again amid depleting foreign reserves

Over the years, Sri Lanka cricket have produced several big names in world cricket. Back when the ODI World Cup was a new concept and saw the dominance of big teams such as West Indies and Australia, Sri Lanka became the third Asian team, second in a row, to lift the 50-over world championship in 1996.

EXCLUSIVE | Roshan Mahanama recalls 1996 WC glory, dwells on current state of Sri Lankan cricket

When a mob in eastern Pakistan attacked and killed a Sri Lankan factory manager, Priyantha Kumara, his family was unaware of what was happening. It was only through the evening news that his wife got to know about the heartbreaking news.

'Got to know about his death from news': Priyantha Kumara's wife tells WION

On the 4th of November when 3 people were injured following a gas cylinder explosion in Weligama, the south of Sri Lanka - little did the people know that this was the beginning of a much larger disaster that was to fall upon the island nation.

Mysterious LP gas explosions across Sri Lanka; President appoints committee to investigate

Sri Lankans living in the island nation had quite a bizarre Friday (December 03) that all started with an early morning directive issued by the State Minister of Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection, Lasantha Alagiyawanna, saying that the distribution and sale of LP gas cylinders has been suspended until further notice.

Sri Lanka plunges into darkness, overshadowing Omicron detection and LP gas suspension

Ever since the contaminated consignment of Chinese fertiliser came into the limelight in Sri Lanka; various ministers and MPs have continued to make contrasting opinions on the matter leading to much disarray and confusion and as of recent; the statements have become more and more contrasting and frequent.

Blame game on contaminated fertiliser continues; Sri Lanka govt backtracks on greener agriculture move

A batch of contaminated fertiliser sent from China appears to be the centre of a heated diplomatic row between Sri Lanka and China at the moment. As per Sri Lanka Plant Protection Ordinance, no product should contain microbes; but as per tests and analysis carried on the Chinese samples, a bulk permit cannot be allowed as both tests carried out on the samples showed the batch is contaminated with harmful microbes.

'Will not accept contaminated Chinese fertiliser,' Sri Lanka's director-general of agriculture affirms

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