Sri Lanka’s new Chinese Ambassador, Wei Huaxiang, met VIII Executive President Ranil Wickremesinghe at his political office on Flower Road in Colombo, in an engagement between China’s new diplomatic representative and the
In September 2003, a confidential diplomatic cable from the United States Embassy in Colombo compiled detailed biographical sketches of several emerging Sri Lankan political figures who were seen at the time as
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Concerns are growing over the potential impact of ongoing conflict in West Asia on Sri Lanka’s migrant workforce, with industry representatives warning that as many as 230,000 overseas jobs could be at
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Member of Parliament S. Sritharan says that the ongoing conflict in Iran mirrors the final stages of the 2009 Eelam civil war, with civilians once again facing heavy bombardment and indiscriminate attacks.
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo For the first time in the history of Sri Lanka’s Department of Cultural Affairs, the government will not issue an official set of auspicious times for the
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The following column is based on the statement issued by the Samabima Political Party. Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief Maj. Gen. Suresh Sallay has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department
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Sri Lanka’s tea export sector is losing between US$10 million and US$15 million each week due to the ongoing military situation in the Middle East involving Iran, according to the Tea Exporters
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka purchased a substantial amount of foreign exchange totaling US$ 461 million from the domestic foreign exchange market in February 2026, according to the latest report issued
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Sri Lanka has announced a nationwide increase in fuel prices, with the revision coming into effect from midnight on March 9. The adjustment was confirmed by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco), the
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Colombo is grappling with a potential energy crisis after the Indian company Trident Chamfer, contracted to supply 25 coal ships for power generation in 2026, has delivered only 13 vessels so far,
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Sri Lanka is witnessing renewed tensions over land rights in the northern district of Mullaitivu, where Tamil communities allege that their private lands are being illegally seized for salt pan construction. Durairasa
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Iran has been under sustained military pressure from the United States and Israel for almost a week, raising fears of a direct strike. Professor K.T. Ganeshalingam, Head of the Department of Political
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The Iranian naval vessel IRIS Booshehr remained near Colombo yesterday after the process of transferring the ship to the Trincomalee Naval Base had not begun as planned, according to senior naval officials.
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In a claim reported by Iran International, an Iranian sailor killed in the U.S. submarine strike on the frigate IRIS Dena contacted his father shortly before his death, saying that American forces
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The United States Indo‑Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) has issued a forceful rebuttal to Iranian assertions that the Iranian warship IRIS Dena was unarmed when it was struck and sunk by a U.S. submarine
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo According to recent accounts reported by local media, retired Major General Tuan Suresh Sallay, former head of the State Intelligence Service, is facing severe inhumane treatment during
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