COLOMBO, Aug. 31 -- Sri Lanka's Health Ministry has suspended a batch of the cancer-treatment drug filgrastim after discovering that individual vials in an imported consignment carried no identifying ... Read More
COLOMBO, Aug. 31 -- Sri Lanka's former Finance Minister and current parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake who was arrested by the country's anti-corruption commission on Monday (Aug 31) was released on ba... Read More
COLOMBO, Aug. 31 -- The United States and Sri Lanka will conduct a joint military exercise, Atlas Angel II, from August 31 to September 4, focusing on strengthening cooperation and preparedness for hu... Read More
COLOMBO, Aug. 30 -- Sri Lanka will deploy special disaster-relief teams from its security forces to Nepal in the coming days to assist with rescue and relief operations following severe flooding, Depu... Read More
COLOMBO, Aug. 28 -- Sri Lanka ranks 120th out of 130 countries in a global comparison of monthly minimum wages adjusted for purchasing power, with a monthly wage equivalent of just US$200, according t... Read More
COLOMBO, Aug. 28 -- Sri Lanka's Central Highlands could face sudden and devastating natural disasters similar to the recent landslides and flash floods in Nepal, former Senior Professor Atula Senaratn... Read More
COLOMBO, Aug. 27 -- Police forcibly dragged away Tamil families of the forcibly disappeared who were protesting outside an Office of Missing Persons (OMP) event in Jaffna on Tuesday (25), held to mark... Read More
COLOMBO, Aug. 26 -- Sri Lankan nationals living as refugees in India can now return to the country through any international airport without fear of questioning or arrest, Minister of Highways and Urb... Read More
COLOMBO, Aug. 26 -- Sri Lanka's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said no casualties or injuries involving Sri Lankan nationals have been reported so far, following devastating flash floods in Nepal's Rasuw... Read More
COLOMBO, Aug. 24 -- The proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill requires substantial amendments before it can be considered consistent with international human rights standards or meet th... Read More