Easter attacks case verdict set for September 22

COLOMBO, Aug. 24 -- The Colombo Permanent Trial-at-Bar has fixed September 22 to deliver its verdict in the case against 25 individuals accused of conspiring to carry out the 2019 Easter Sunday terror... Read More

US Ambassador-designate Eric Meyer arrives in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Aug. 24 -- US Ambassador-designate to Sri Lanka Eric Meyer arrived in Colombo on Saturday (22) to assume his duties as the 29th US Ambassador to Sri Lanka. Meyer said he was honoured to repr... Read More

Rasamanickam calls for time-bound release of civilian land in North and East

COLOMBO, Aug. 24 -- The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) has called on the government to establish a clear, time-bound program to return all civilian land in the Northern and Eastern Provinces that ... Read More

The honeymoon is over, and the NPP should be worried

Sri Lanka, Aug. 23 -- Sri Lanka's political establishment has operated on the assumption that the National People's Power (NPP) government, propelled into office by voters exhausted with the old order... Read More

UN welcomes Sri Lanka move to facilitate return of refugees from India

COLOMBO, Aug. 23 -- The United Nations on Saturday (22) welcomed Sri Lanka's decision to simplify immigration procedures to facilitate the voluntary return of Sri Lankan refugees who have been living ... Read More

Archchuna Ramanathan bids farewell to Parliament, hints at 2029 return

COLOMBO, Aug. 21 -- Member of Parliament Archchuna Ramanathan bid farewell to Parliament with a final speech on Friday (21), apologizing for any remarks that may have offended fellow MPs or parliament... Read More

Drug addiction linked to 70%-80% of male university dropouts, says Professor

COLOMBO, Aug. 21 -- Between 70% and 80% of male university students who drop out do so because of drug addiction, a senior psychiatrist has said, warning that traffickers are increasingly targeting sc... Read More

Old Bogambara Prison set to reopen for inmates in two weeks

COLOMBO, Aug. 21 -- The Department of Prisons expects to begin accommodating inmates at the Old Bogambara Prison within the next two weeks, as renovation work at the facility nears completion, a senio... Read More

Rahul Gandhi unveils cover of Sonia Gandhi's memoir

COLOMBO, Aug. 21 -- Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has shared the cover of his mother Sonia Gandhi's forthcoming memoir, expressing pride and emotion over the publication of a book that chronic... Read More

Police warn vehicle owners over rising thefts, urge greater vigilance

COLOMBO, Aug. 21 -- Negligence on the part of vehicle owners and parking in insecure locations are contributing significantly to the rising number of car, motorcycle and three-wheeler thefts reported ... Read More

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