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Bandung to Colombo: Non-Aligned Movement and our Times

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- Speaking of Sri Lanka's international relevance, I can't think of a more important moment than when Sri Lanka hosted the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Conference in August 1976. Th... Read More


Defence Pacts with India and Need for Openness

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- In April 2025, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Sri Lanka resulted in the signing of seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between New Delhi and Colombo. These... Read More


Easter Sunday carnage : Interest groups question why crucial information on extremists was ignored by authorities

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- Taslim's story Mohammed Razzak Taslim, from Danagama, Mawanella is a social activist who had been committed to uplift livelihoods of people in his community. Since 1997 he had... Read More


Namal accuses Govt of politicising Easter attacks

Colombo, April 21 -- SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa accused the current Government of exploiting the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks for political gain ahead of the Local Government elections. In a statemen... Read More


Highest single-day complaints related to LG polls recorded

Colombo, April 21 -- A total of 162 new complaints related to the upcoming Local Government elections were received, marking it the highest number of complaints reported within a 24-hour period since ... Read More


Wealthy Minds Academy faces SEC caution for reckless social media posts

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- Sri Lanka's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the regulator of the capital market, has issued a notice of caution to Wealthy Minds Academy (Private) Limited and two of i... Read More


Former President arrives at CID over President's Fund probe

Colombo, April 21 -- Former President Maithripala Sirisena arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today to provide a statement in connection with an ongoing investigation into the alle... Read More


Cardinal calls for independent prosecution office for Easter attack probe

Colombo, April 21 -- Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith today called on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to establish an independent prosecution office specifically to hold accountable t... Read More


Fairly heavy showers expected in parts of the island

Colombo, April 20 -- The Meteorology Department forecast showers or thundershowers at several places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Eastern Provinces and in the Polonnaruwa, Hambantota and Mull... Read More


More devotees expected in Kandy, people advised to avoid today

Colombo, April 20 -- Police advised people to refrain from arriving in Kandy today to venerate and pay their respects to the Sacred Tooth Relic as more than 100,000 devotees are expected to arrive in ... Read More