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
A nationwide strike by disaster relief personnel has brought compensation payments to victims of Cyclone Ditwah to a standstill, after thousands of frontline government officers withdrew from duty on February 27, citing
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During my tenure as a pilot with Malaysia Airlines, I had the opportunity to meet Major General Suresh Sallay, a figure who left a lasting impression on me both professionally and personally.
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It has been three months since Cyclone Ditva tore through Sri Lanka, leaving a trail of destruction that affected thousands of families and critical infrastructure. In response, the government announced the creation
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Former Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has issued a stern warning about the misuse of arrest powers, emphasizing that such authority is among the most intrusive the state can exercise and
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Sri Lanka’s cricketing legacy, once celebrated after the 1996 World Cup triumph, is now overshadowed by mismanagement, corruption, and a decline in performance that has turned the sport into a national embarrassment.
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The CID yesterday arrested former Military Intelligence Chief Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay in connection with the ongoing investigations into the Easter Sunday terror attacks (2019). Police Spokesman ASP F. U. Wootler
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Local authorities in northern Sri Lanka move to convert the early residence of former LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran into a museum after his sister declines to take over the property, igniting discussion
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Sri Lanka’s Norochcholai Power Plant is confronting a potential energy shortfall this year as coal imports fail to meet the plant’s requirements, according to Frontline Socialist Party Education Secretary Pubudu Jayagoda. Speaking
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The Stortinget is set to hold a parliamentary debate today (26) examining the political and human rights situation in Sri Lanka, one year after the country’s last national elections. According to foreign
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In a judicial decision today (25 February 2026), the Fort Magistrate’s Court ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to release gold, gems and other valuables seized from the family home of the
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Sri Lanka’s energy sector is in turmoil as the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and its consumers face losses running into billions of rupees due to the import of substandard coal for the
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Editor’s Note: The following column is written by Professor Rohan Gunaratna, a world-renowned expert on terrorism and national security. He has advised governments and international agencies, authored over 20 books on counterterrorism,
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The Export Development Board has reported a decline in export revenue from garments and textiles in January this year compared with the same month of the previous year, raising concerns about the
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The Sri Lanka Navy ship P 628 is undertaking its longest passage, sailing from Baltimore on the East Coast of the USA all the way to Sri Lanka. This great news, which
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Former Director-General of the State Intelligence Intelligence Maj. Gen. (Retired) Suresh Sallay was arrested this morning by officers of the Criminal Investigation Department while traveling to his
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