COLOMBO, Sept. 9 -- India will "always stand firmly" with Sri Lanka whenever the island nation faces a crisis, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday (8), as he began his maiden visit t... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 9 -- Eight of the 24 accused in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings case, who are representing themselves without legal counsel, submitted written submissions outlining their defence before... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 8 -- The Sri Lanka Core Group on Tuesday (8) urged the government to translate its commitments to human rights reform into concrete action, and called for greater progress on accountabi... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 8 -- A Colombo High Court office assistant has been arrested and remanded over allegations that he accepted Rs 750,000 to arrange a suspended prison sentence for former Deputy Minister ... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 8 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that several provisions of the proposed Chartered Institute of Media Professionals of Sri Lanka Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution and would re... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 4 -- US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Laura DiBella and Commissioner Robert J. Harvey are set to visit Sri Lanka from September 6 to 10, in a five-day visit aimed at streng... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 4 -- Sri Lanka's anti-corruption authorities on Friday (4) arrested opposition parliamentarian and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organizer Namal Rajapaksa in connection wi... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 4 -- The United Nations has urged Sri Lanka to accelerate accountability and reconciliation efforts, warning that continued use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), alleged state s... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 3 -- The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Sri Lanka and Visa have launched a partnership to strengthen financial inclusion and economic empowerment among women and youth in ... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 3 -- A long-standing dispute between boat owners operating between Nainativu and Neduntheevu has been resolved following a discussion chaired by MP Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy, with sev... Read More