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Sri Lanka’s ex-President Sirisena draws spotlight saying he can reveal Easter bomb plotters

Catholic leaders have demanded independent probe into the 2019 attack

March 23, 2024 3 min read

India’s official invitation for Sri Lanka’s Marxists seen positive amid political concerns

JVP has opposed many Indian projects strongly in the past

February 7, 2024 5 min read

Sri Lanka’s India-funded Unique ID project to have new consultant: Indian HC

India has already given 450 million Indian rupees to Sri Lanka for Unique ID project

February 2, 2024 2 min read

British ship HMS Spey arrives in Sri Lanka

HMS Spey, a 90.5m long Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) manned by a crew of 56, arrived at the port of Colombo

January 29, 2024 2 min read
Australia gives sonar equipment to Sri Lanka Navy for mapping

The device will facilitate the production of high-precision nautical charts

Suspect assassinated in daring shooting inside Sri Lanka court in the capital

Daring shooting inside main court complex

New Sri Lanka president pledges professionalism, efficiency in administration

Sri Lanka's newly-elected president Gotabaya Rajapaksa Monday said he would rebuild government administration giving pri...

November 18, 2019 2 min read

Ranil congratulates Trump over Al-Baghdadi death

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has congratulated President Donald Trump on the successful operation to kill the ISI...

October 28, 2019 1 min read

Parliamentary probe failed to identify who was behind Easter attacks-Samarasinghe

SLFP Parliamentarian Mahinda Samarasinghe Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) which probed into Easter attacks has fail...

October 28, 2019 1 min read

State Intelligence Service should be blamed for Easter massacre - Parliamentary Committee

The Director of the State Intelligence Service, Nilantha Jayawardena, “bears the greatest responsibility” in the fai...

Arjuna Ranawana
October 23, 2019 2 min read

Hakeem defends himself against accusations

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Minister Rauff Hakeem says the video clip showing him with terrorist Zaharan Ha...

October 23, 2019 3 min read

Slain Sri Lanka editor’s daughter to appeal in U.S. assassination case against Gotabaya

The daughter of slain Sri Lanka editor Lasantha Wickremetunga said she will appeal against the decision of a United Stat...

October 22, 2019 2 min read

"I did it my way," says Fonseka of the war victory

Former Army Commander and current United National Front Member of Parliament Field Marshall Sarath Fonseka says that dur...

October 19, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka overcame hostile forces due to the bravery of troops -Sirisena

President Maithripala Sirisena said it was because of the great dedications by the brave soldiers that Sri Lanka has bee...

October 7, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka can get Millennium Challenge grant: not linked to defence deals: official

A 480 million US dollar grant from the Millennium Challenge Corporation was to be signed before defence related agreemen...

September 20, 2019 3 min read

Sri Lanka ends emergency four months after Easter attacks

AFP - Sri Lanka has ended a four-month state of emergency declared after Easter suicide bombings by Islamist extremists ...

August 23, 2019 2 min read
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US expresses concern over new Sri Lanka army chief

United States has expressed concern over the appointment of Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva as Sri Lanka's Army Comma...

August 19, 2019 1 min read

Shavendra Silva appointed Sri Lanka Army commander

Shavendra Silva has been appointed commander of Sri Lanka's army by President Maithripala Sirisena, after promoting him ...

August 19, 2019 1 min read

No direct IS hand in Sri Lanka Easter attacks: investigator

Colombo, Sri Lanka | AFP | Wednesday - Sri Lanka's Easter attacks that killed 258 people were carried out by local Islam...

July 24, 2019 2 min read

EU aid for Sri Lankan counterterrorism initiative

ECONOMYNEXT – The European Union has offered Sri Lanka support for its counterterrorism initiative after talks by...

July 15, 2019 2 min read

EU counter-terrorism expert to visit Sri Lanka

The European Union's (EU) Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove, will visit Sri Lanka and the Maldives from J...

July 10, 2019 1 min read

Ceylon Chamber wants more transparency on Sri Lanka’s defence, aid deals with U.S.

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has expressed concern over defence and aid deals Sri Lanka is to sign with the United Sta...

July 3, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka, India targeted as IS shifts strategy away from Middle East: Report

The Islamic State (IS) which claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday attack is targeting Indian Ocean countries suc...

June 20, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka in talks with UN anti terror chief on countering violent extremism, foreign fighters

ECONOMYNEXT – Measures Sri Lanka needs to take to counter violent extremism and stop the flow of foreign terroris...

June 12, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka suicide attacks threat to regional security, India says

Suicide bombings on Easter Sunday which killed over 250 people in Sri Lanka in April were not just against Sri Lanka but...

June 7, 2019 3 min read

Do not come to Australia by boat, Sri Lankans warned

ECONOMYNEXT – Australian government officials have warned Sri Lankans to not try to reach Australia by boat, sayi...

June 4, 2019 2 min read