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Case against Keheliya and family to be recalled in February

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- The Colombo High Court today ordered that the case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Minister Keheliya Rambukwel... Read More


Group including Wimal Weerawansa launch 'Satyagraha' near Edu. Ministry against reforms

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, along with a group of civil society representatives and others, have commenced a continuous 'Satyagraha' campaign in front of the Education Mini... Read More


Group including Wimal Weerawansa commences 'Satyagraha' near Edu. Ministry against reforms

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, along with a group of civil society representatives and others, have commenced a continuous 'Satyagraha' campaign in front of the Education Mini... Read More


Indian national arrested with stock of illegally imported cigarettes at BIA

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- A group police officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) have arrested a 56-year-old Indian national while in possession of 2,400 illegally imported cigarettes. T... Read More


Landmark Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar heard at top UN court

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- Myanmar wanted to erase the Rohingya people through its use of "genocidal policies", The Gambia's foreign minister Dawda Jallow has told the UN's top court. The International Co... Read More


Three dead, several injured in car-van collision in Mundalama

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- At least three people have been killed and several others injured in a head-on collision between a car and a van in Navadankulama, Mundalama, along the Puttalam-Colombo main road... Read More


Satellite imagery reveals 4,800 landslides occurred in Sri Lanka in recent weeks

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- Approximately 4,800 landslides have been identified through satellite-based assessments conducted following Cyclone Ditwah, the Director General of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute... Read More


Trump weighs response to Iran crackdown, Tehran says communication open with US

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- Iran said on Monday it is keeping communications open with the U.S. as President Donald Trump weighed responses to a deadly crackdown on nationwide protests, which pose one of th... Read More


China's Foreign Minister arrives in Sri Lanka on transit visit

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- The Foreign Minister of China, Wang Yi has arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake early this morning (12) during a transit stop en route to China f... Read More


Man who attempted to attack police officers with a machete shot dead

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- A 28-year-old individualwho allegedly attempted to attack police officers with a sharp weapon in Welikanda, Polonnaruwa has been shot dead by police. Police noted officers on tr... Read More