Trinity College, Kandy, symbolizes the distinctive educational environment Sri Lanka experienced under British rule, as the institution embodied Victorian values and closely followed the English public school model. Established by Rev. Richard
Canadian parliamentarians have called for international accountability over the discovery of mass graves in Chemmani, northern Sri Lanka, urging Canada to support independent oversight of investigations and pursue further legal measures against
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Sri Lanka faces a renewed risk of the spread of African swine fever, with veterinary authorities warning that the highly contagious viral disease could cause severe losses among the country’s pig population.
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A Sri Lankan excise officer has been sentenced to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for demanding and accepting a bribe from the wife of a French national in exchange for avoiding legal
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A Buddhist monk has opposed a recommendation by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka to allow Muslim female health workers to wear religiously prescribed clothing, including the hijab, in addition to
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A 46-year-old Indian engineer has been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport in Sri Lanka after allegedly attempting to smuggle narcotics worth Rs 455.5 million into the country, including more than 23,000 drug
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Editorial The death of a man in police custody is not an administrative mishap to be explained away by a routine statement from the Police Media Division. It is a matter of
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The Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL) has accused the National People’s Power (NPP) government of allowing deeper military cooperation with the United States and warned of an alleged proposal involving Israel
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A special three-judge High Court in Colombo has sentenced a 63-year-old defendant, known as Gafur Mama and Abu Hadeep, to 60 years of rigorous imprisonment for collecting explosives and a T-56 assault
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Sri Lankan Customs officers have seized narcotics with an estimated street value of 60.265 million rupees ($60.2 million in Sri Lankan rupees, not US dollars) from nine international mail parcels at the
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Sri Lanka’s proposed new anti-terrorism law could jeopardise its eligibility for the European Union’s GSP+ trade concessions, the Joint Apparel Association Forum has warned, arguing that the legislation could become a major
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Sri Lanka plans to strengthen existing elephant fences and construct new barriers in a village in Puttalam district before considering the allocation of land on the village side to newly married young
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More than 50 Sri Lankans have allegedly been defrauded of a total of Rs. 42.2 million after responding to Facebook advertisements offering jobs in Japan, according to a representative of the affected
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India has authorised 25 Sri Lankan multi-day fishing boats stranded near Indian waters to enter its maritime territory after Cyclone Ornab prevented them from returning to Sri Lanka, according to an official
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Fishermen’s organisations in Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna district have demanded an end to Indian trawling in fishing grounds off the Northern and Eastern provinces and the withdrawal of a proposed Fisheries Bill,
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Sri Lanka’s total exports reached $13.61 billion in the first nine months of 2026, an increase of 5.04% from $12.96 billion in the corresponding period last year, according to the latest figures
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