COLOMBO, Oct. 9 -- Fake Facebook accounts created both in Sri Lanka and overseas are being used to spread hate speech aimed at provoking tensions between ethnic communities, Minister of Public Securit... Read More
COLOMBO, Oct. 9 -- Former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal has withdrawn his Supreme Court appeal seeking to be discharged from a case over an alleged Rs 1.8 billion loss to the government a... Read More
COLOMBO, Oct. 9 -- Fifty-one government MPs have called for a parliamentary select committee to investigate the anti-Tamil violence of July 1983, known as Black July, and recommend further action to P... Read More
COLOMBO, Oct. 9 -- Sri Lanka's Parliament on Thursday (8) passed amendments to the Anti-Corruption Act without a vote, despite opposition warnings that the changes could weaken transparency safeguards... Read More
COLOMBO, Oct. 8 -- Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, accompanied by First Lady Susan Gianforte and a state delegation, will arrive in Sri Lanka on Friday (9) to promote agricultural trade and strengthe... Read More
COLOMBO, Oct. 8 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed a special committee to review and update the regulations and standing orders governing Sri Lanka's prison system, including provisio... Read More
COLOMBO, Oct. 8 -- Sri Lanka recorded 875 newly diagnosed HIV cases in 2025, amid growing concerns over increased drug use, unsafe sexual practices and the spread of infections among people who inject... Read More
COLOMBO, Oct. 8 -- The Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) in Colombo has been formally designated as a place of detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) through an Extraordinary Ga... Read More
COLOMBO, Oct. 8 -- Sri Lanka's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public against depositing funds or engaging in trading and investment activities with Quantum AI Limited, saying ... Read More
COLOMBO, Oct. 7 -- The Sri Lankan government has confirmed that Sivarasa Anojan, a Sri Lankan national facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, sustained scratch injuries during an altercation with a... Read More