Nilantha Jayawardena, former Senior DIG and head of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), has been asked to appear in court on October 7.
28 September,2024 09:19 AM IST | Colombo | Agencies
Saman Sri Ratnayake said that the parliamentary election would cost 11 billion Sri Lankan rupees (approximately R3 billion) up from 10 billion rupees for the presidential election
26 September,2024 08:32 AM IST | Colombo | Agencies
“The new president assured us that the truth on the Easter Sunday attacks would be brought to light,” Ranjith said
25 September,2024 09:02 AM IST | Colombo | Agencies
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said it will discuss the timing of the next review of Sri Lanka's loan programme and looks forward to working with the new government headed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
24 September,2024 10:30 AM IST | Colombo | PTI
Chinese president Xi Jinping congratulated Dissanayake, saying he looks forward to working together. The US and India congratulated him earlier
24 September,2024 07:20 AM IST | Colombo | Agencies
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena resigned from his post on Monday as part of a power transition in the country following the presidential election won by Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
23 September,2024 10:22 AM IST | Colombo | PTI
Neither Dissanayake nor Premadasa secured more than 50 per cent vote
23 September,2024 07:20 AM IST | Colombo | Agencies
Officials are yet to release the final voting percentage. By 2 pm, more than 60 per cent of the 17 million eligible people had voted, they said
22 September,2024 07:18 AM IST | Columbus | Agencies
Wickremesinghe's comments came as he was virtually addressing the Head of State Session of the 3rd Voice of Global South Summit, held under the theme "An Empowered Global South for a Sustainable Future." From the north-central town of Anuradhapura yesterday.
18 August,2024 03:51 PM IST | Colombo | PTI
Thirteen additional Indian fishermen, who were arrested by the Sri Lanka Navy for allegedly fishing in the island nation's waters, were repatriated to their homes on Friday, as per the Indian mission here. This comes after 17 fishermen were sent back to India just days ago.
16 August,2024 06:56 PM IST | Colombo | PTIADVERTISEMENT
