The billion-dollar deal reached over Hambantota port, despite protests over security fears, including from India was signed over the weekend. While it is to help Sri Lanka get over its mounting debt it adds another important link in China's "New Silk Road".
On a special segment by Al Jazeera - Opposition MP Namal Rajapaksa shares his views on the recent signing.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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