Sri Lanka conducted the official test flight of what was described as South Asia’s first passenger drone service on 11 November at the Colombo Port City premises, with Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka
The cost of sending Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers to London to investigate President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to England remains undisclosed more than five months after a request was filed under Sri
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A case reported from Galle has drawn widespread attention after a 16-year-old minor was allegedly assaulted following a dispute over unpaid wages. The incident gained traction after a video was shared online
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The recent flurry of agreements between Sri Lanka and the Maldives reflects a significant deepening of bilateral relations that extends beyond traditional diplomatic engagement into the domains of security, law enforcement, economic
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor Today is his birthday! According to circulating reports and political statements, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has extended a further 90-day detention period under the Prevention of Terrorism
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Ferocious in battle, magnanimous in victory ~ Col. Tim Collins – British Army Sri Lanka commemorated the 17th anniversary of the end of the 30-year Eelam conflict with a moving War Heroes
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India and Sri Lanka are separated by a narrow strait, but connected by a far deeper civilizational continuum that is still not fully appreciated on either side of the Palk Strait. While
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo In a striking disclosure that has reignited discussion around the final moments of Sri Lanka’s decades-long civil war, former Army Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has stated that
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lankan authorities are grappling with the fallout of a major cyber breach targeting the Ministry of Finance, in which approximately USD 2.5 million in Treasury funds
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Editorial The disappearance of 42 ancient paintings from Sri Lanka’s National Art Gallery is not a bureaucratic accounting error. It is a cultural alarm bell ringing in a country that already seems
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The United National Party has issued a strong statement accusing the government of failing to contain the rapid depreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee against the US dollar, warning that the country
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International media described the Hambantota Port and Mattala Airport as a Chinese debt trap. In 2017, the Maithri-Ranil government leased the Hambantota Port to China. India opposed the government’s decision. However, the
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India is closely watching developments in the South Asian island nation of Sri Lanka after the government invited expressions of interest from domestic and international investors for the management and redevelopment of
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The Government of Sri Lanka has introduced a sweeping 50% surcharge on customs import duties for all imported motor vehicles, under an emergency order issued by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his
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“Breaking news is constant these days. What is this breaking news? Some MPs support him. This minister supports him. But these are the same people who supported others before. G.L. Peiris stood
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A major historical dataset released yesterday by the Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) and the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has documented 10,427 killings and disappearances during the Indian Peace
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