Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court has ordered that former Minister Shashindra Rajapaksa, who was arrested and remanded by the Bribery Commission, be further remanded until the 29th.... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said the government will officially register upcountry Tamils as the 'Malayaga People' in their birth and other official documents, marking a sign... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- A delegation of senior members and leaders of the United National Party (UNP) visited the Asgiriya Maha Viharaya this morning (26) and met the Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapt... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- Former Minister Harin Fernando appeared at the Badulla Magistrate's Court today (26) in connection with a case regarding an alleged violation of election laws during the last gen... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- Security has been significantly tightened around the Fort Magistrate's Court and Colombo National Hospital today (26). Police and the Special Task Force have been deployed to ens... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- Colombo National Hospital Deputy Director Dr. Rukshan Bellana has recommended that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe continue receiving treatment in the intensive care unit. ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- A shooting incident was reported on Beach Road in Matara last night (25), police said. According to police, a suspect who arrived in a car had opened fire at the owner of a rest... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- Additional Director General of Sri Lanka Customs, Mr. Seevali Arukgoda, has been appointed as the new Director General of the department, effective today (26). He becomes the 45t... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- Two Sri Lankan youth weight lifters, Yashini Sathsarani and Himash Tharusha won a silver and a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Weight Weightlifting Championship which commenced ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- For decades, Indian politicians, particularly under the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), have amplified claims of a massive influx of illegal Bangladeshi immigrant... Read More