COLOMBO, Oct. 18 -- Sri Lanka restored electricity to most parts of the island by Saturday (17) evening following an island-wide blackout lasting around seven hours, as authorities prepared to launch ... Read More
COLOMBO, Oct. 18 -- Sri Lanka's Transport, Highways and Urban Development Minister and Leader of the House, Bimal Rathnayake, held bilateral talks with his counterpart in Norway, Transport Minister Ka... Read More
COLOMBO, Oct. 18 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday (18) warned against attempts to revive ethnic nationalism and communal divisions, insisting that Supreme Court rulings are final and th... Read More
COLOMBO, Oct. 15 -- Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, received a total of Rs 5.15 million in salary and allowances during his 10 years of service in the Sri Lanka Navy, th... Read More
COLOMBO, Oct. 15 -- Buddhist monks staged a protest outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on Thursday (15), demanding written assurances from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake that Bodu Bal... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 12 -- COLOMBO -The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has found that the administration of the Kalmunai Base Hospital (Kalmunai North) violated the fundamental rights of six ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 12 -- COLOMBO - A foot march organized by a group of Buddhist monks in protest against the removal of the robes of imprisoned Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Athth... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 12 -- COLOMBO -A coalition of Sri Lankan media organizations has condemned what it describes as a "defamatory and potentially violence-inciting campaign" targeting Sandhya Eknaligoda, ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 12 -- COLOMBO - Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, who is in remand custody at Welikada Prison, has been admitted to the Cardiology Unit of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka in Co... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 12 -- COLOMBO - SriLankan Airlines has temporarily suspended all flights between Dammam in Saudi Arabia and Colombo until October 18, 2026, citing the prevailing security situation in ... Read More