COLOMBO, Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Debt-ridden Sri Lanka ’s navy is preparing to join a U.S.-led operation to protect merchant vessels sailing in the Red Sea against attacks by Houthi rebels, a ...

Speaking at an awards ceremony on January 3, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that the government would be deploying a navy vessel to the Red Sea to help defend shipping lanes.

COLOMBO, May 4 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka and Japan agreed on Saturday to work to resume stalled bilateral projects including a $1.5 billion Japanese-funded light railway. The two nations announced the ...

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced on January 3 that his government will send navy ships to the Red Sea supposedly to protect commercial ships from attacks by Iranian-aligned Houthi ...