The Italian Naval Vessel ‘ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi’ arrived in Sri Lanka on 9 September 2026 on a replenishment visit, with the Sri Lanka Navy welcoming the visiting ship at the Port of
by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka’s migrant worker population in Israel has reached nearly 30,000 by the end of December 2025, according to latest available figures, with a total of 29,352
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“To me, it seems as if Hitler has won. He’s changed us Jews from being compassionate and caring and do unto others as you would have them do unto you into this
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When Chandrika, who came to power in 1994, appointed A.S. Jayawardena as Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, it was as if a bomb had gone off within the government. A.S. Jayawardena
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has reportedly placed an order to purchase a specialised machine valued at Rs. 700 crore (approximately seven billion rupees) from German company Giesecke+Devrient (G&D) to detect
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Questions have been raised in Sri Lanka over a reported administrative decision involving the transfer of authority related to foreign debt payments from the Central Bank to the Ministry of Finance, prompting
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‘Mastermind’ has become a household term in this country since the Easter Sunday terror attacks (2019). The last seven years have seen several investigations, conducted by the police, committees and a presidential
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Former President Maithripala Sirisena has stated that there are thieves in every government, intensifying ongoing discussions about corruption and accountability in Sri Lanka’s political system. Referring to
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A growing political controversy has emerged in Sri Lanka over the continued delay of Provincial Council elections, with opposition figures alleging that the government is staging a calculated diversion under the banner
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It was Easter Sunday 2019. SLCG Ship Suraksha, a 100-meter-long Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), was getting ready for a 14-day patrol. Her tanks were topped up with fuel, and all victuals (required
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The mounting pressure from the Catholic Church over the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks is pushing the government toward a major shake-up in its defence leadership. Deputy Minister of Defence, retired Major General
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