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One Sri Lankan decides to stay in Gaza, 11 crossed Egypt border; five to reach border: official 

Two Sri Lankans have been killed since the conflict started on Oct 7

November 3, 2023 2 min read

Modi govt expands housing project for Sri Lanka's Indian-origin estate workers

Phase 3 is nearing completion, with some 3,700 out of 4,000 already handed over to beneficiaries, she said.

November 3, 2023 2 min read

India will send Teacher Trainers to improve education among upcountry Tamils – Indian FM

India reemphasizes it commitment to IOTs in Sri Lanka.

November 2, 2023 2 min read

State Bank of India opens two new branches in Sri Lanka’s North, East

With the latest expansion, SBI will have seven branches in Sri Lanka

November 1, 2023 2 min read
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka says confused over Jaffna University's non-cooperation

Already some Chinese scholars currently working in research study with Jaffna University

Chinese envoy welcomes Sri Lanka new leader’s first foreign visit to India

Chinese Ambassador visits people in Sri Lanka's North

EU gives Sri Lanka Rs8bn grant to improve courts, food safety, low carbon industry

The European Union said it will give Sri Lanka three grants worth 35.75 million euro (8.26 billion rupees) to develop th...

January 14, 2021 3 min read

Ambassador Teplitz "deeply disappointed" by US Capitol riots

US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Alaina B Teplitz says she is deeply disappointed by the "appalling scene" in...

January 12, 2021 2 min read

India will hold Sri Lanka to its commitments on reconciliation

Indian External Affairs Minister tells Virakesari that Sri Lanka has promised to work towards realizing the expectations...

January 12, 2021 4 min read

Indian Minister meets Sajith and invites him to India

The visiting External Affairs Minister of India Dr Subrahmaniyam Jaishankar met Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yeste...

January 7, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka has asked India for Covid 19 vaccines - Indian FM

Sri Lanka has conveyed its interest in accessing COVID-19 vaccines from India, Delhi’s top envoy External Affairs Mini...

January 6, 2021 2 min read

Indian Foreign Minister here tomorrow for talks

India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar will be the first high-profile guest of the government this year a...

January 4, 2021 1 min read

Expert committee says burial of Covid 19 dead can take place with precautions

The expert committee advising the government on the disposal of the remains of those who die of the Covid 19 virus is re...

January 2, 2021 5 min read
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PC polls postponement partly due to Right-Wing pressure

Sri Lanka’s decision to indefinitely postpone Provincial Council (PC) elections controversially was made due to sustai...

Arjuna Ranawana
December 30, 2020 4 min read

Opinion: Government needs to look at issues rationally

Sri Lanka needs to look at issues in a rational manner if it is to build a multi-ethnic and multi-religious nation and e...

Dr. Jehan Perera - Executive Director National Peace Council
December 24, 2020 7 min read

“In business there should be no difference between women and men”

Women entrepreneurs from several South Asian countries say investors should not differentiate between the genders of bus...

Kshama Ranawana
December 22, 2020 7 min read
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Sri Lanka yet to decide on sending COVID-19 victims to Maldives for burial: Keheliya

Sri Lanka has made no decision yet to send bodies of Muslims who succumbed to COVID-19 to the Maldives for burial, co-ca...

Imesh Ranasinghe
December 15, 2020 2 min read

Muslim COVID-19 burials: Maldives prez considering President Rajapaksa's request for assistance

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, on a request from his Sri Lankan counterpart Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is looking to...

December 14, 2020 3 min read

Anglican Bishops call for justice for Hijaaz and Shani on Human Rights day

The Anglican Church in Sri Lanka is drawing the attention of the authorities to the plight of two individuals who are in...

December 10, 2020 4 min read
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South Korea donates PCR test kits worth USD 300,000 to Sri Lanka

South Korea donated real-time PCR test kits worth USD 300,000 to Sri Lanka yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (M...

December 10, 2020 2 min read

Aryasinha assumes duties as Sri Lanka’s envoy in Washington

Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United States Ravinatha Aryasinha assumed duties on Friday, December 4, from his officia...

December 7, 2020 2 min read
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India asks MR to lead a regional initiative on Covid economic recovery

An Indian envoy has urged the Sri Lankan Prime Minister to initiate a discussion among countries in the region to develo...

November 28, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka Embassy in Moscow advises Sri Lankans not to fall victim to human trafficking

Sri Lanka’s Embassy in the Russian capital Moscow is warning Sri Lankans not to fall victim to the fake promises of hu...

November 20, 2020 2 min read

Dinesh explained why imports are restricted to EU envoys – Govt.

Sri Lanka explained that it had had to impose import restrictions due to the fall in foreign exchange income due to the ...

November 20, 2020 2 min read

ICRC to set up online interactions between prisoners and families

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is setting up a project for Prison Inmates in Sri Lanka to interact ...

November 5, 2020 2 min read

China has helped us but we are not caught in a debt-trap GR tells Pompeo

Sri Lanka has been assisted by China in its post-war reconstruction efforts but is not caught in a debt-trap President G...

October 28, 2020 3 min read