Vietjet to launch direct Ho Chi Minh City-Colombo air service
Travel 20:02 09/05/2026Vietjet has announced the launch of a direct route between Ho Chi Minh City and Colombo, marking the first nonstop air connection between Vietnam and Sri Lanka.
Vietnam Airlines to launch 1st direct route to Sri Lanka
Travel 13:13 09/05/2026Vietnam Airlines has announced it will open a direct air route connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Colombo, Sri Lanka, starting in October 2026, with three round trips per week using Airbus A321 aircraft.
Vietnam’s top leader To Lam to pay state visit to Sri Lanka this week
Vietnam News 17:21 04/05/2026Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam will lead a high-level delegation on a state visit to Sri Lanka on May 7 and 8 at the invitation of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Lamborghinis stranded in Sri Lanka as conflict disrupts Asia's used-car trade
World 15:15 25/03/2026The U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran last month plunged the Middle East into crisis, disrupted global shipping routes and spawned a series of headaches for Umar Ali Hyder Ali's used-car business in Japan.
Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618
World 15:19 07/12/2025Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone, as the death toll rose to 618.
Death toll from Sri Lanka floods, landslides rises to 334: disaster agency
World 11:07 01/12/2025The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose sharply to 334 on Sunday, Sri Lanka's disaster agency said on Sunday, with many more still missing.
Japan to provide about 10 surveillance drones to Sri Lanka
World 17:01 29/09/2025TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met in Tokyo on Monday and agreed that Japan will provide about 10 surveillance drones, worth about 500 million yen, to the South Asian nation's navy.
Sri Lanka helicopter crash kills six military personnel
World 18:35 09/05/2025A Sri Lankan Air Force helicopter crashed during a graduation ceremony on Friday, plunging into a reservoir and killing six of the 12 people on board, a military official said.
Sri Lankan President to visit Vietnam, attend UN Vesak Day
Vietnam News 18:02 02/05/2025Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka will pay a state visit to Vietnam and attend the United Nations Day of Vesak celebrations from May 4 to 6 at the invitation of Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Sri Lankan tests positive for coronavirus after leaving Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 18:04 22/09/2020It is still unclear when the patient contracted the coronavirus
