COLOMBO, April 18 -- The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a formal war crimes complaint with Sri Lankan authorities against Jake Burkons, a dual Israeli-American citizen from Texas, following his... Read More
COLOMBO, April 15 -- Former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake has alleged that irregularities linked to National Development Bank (NDB) may extend beyond a single institution, potentially involving b... Read More
COLOMBO, April 9 -- Women outnumber men by more than 750,000 in Sri Lanka, according to the final report of the 2024 Census of Population and Housing, which also showed the country's population has gr... Read More
BEIRUT, April 9 -- President Donald Trump has said US troops deployed near Iran will remain stationed in the area, and will start "shooting" again unless Tehran fully complies with the deal it reached... Read More
KATHMANDU, April 9 -- Nepal has issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba for alleged corruption, officials said on Thursday (9), making him the latest high-profile figure ... Read More
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The United States and Iran agreed toa two-week ceasefirebarely an hour before President Donald Trump's Wednesday (8) deadlineto obliterate the country was set to expire, trigger... Read More
Sri Lanka, April 7 -- By Gayathma Weerawanni, Dr Nishala Wedamulla and Prof Janaka Wijesinghe The message is simple: eat right in hot weather! But in a country like Sri Lanka, where the sun now feels... Read More
COLOMBO, April 7 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Tuesday (7) presented a new economic relief package in Parliament aimed at supporting groups affected by the ongoing Middle East crisis, outli... Read More
COLOMBO, April 5 -- Sri Lanka's exporters have raised concerns over fuel accessibility and distribution challenges during discussions with the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), calling for a reliabl... Read More
COLOMBO, April 5 -- Sri Lanka and Russia have held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral, regional and international issues during the 11th round of inter-ministerial foreign affairs (MFA) consultatio... Read More