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Cardinal laments that Sri Lanka is working to turn lies into truth

At a sermon at the Katuwapitiya church, scene of the most horrific attack on Easter Sunday, the head pf the Colombo chur...

January 21, 2021 2 min read

Fonseka says giving military training to all is too costly

Former Army Commander Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka is saying that giving military training for everyone above the age of...

January 21, 2021 2 min read

Biden-Harris: What's in store for Sri Lanka?

What are the short and long term implications of a Biden-Harris administration for Sri Lanka? The experts weigh in.

January 20, 2021 7 min read

Sajith demands to know why Ranjan was not brought to Parliament

Speaker says he needs three weeks to study the issue before Ramanayake who is serving a 4-year prison term, can be broug...

January 19, 2021 1 min read
Sri Lanka, India in talks on using Indian rupees to settle transactions: foreign minister

"We're grateful for what India has done; and we see India rising and we want to rise together," he said.

Sri Lanka President wants more women participating in decision making

The need to appoint an Ombudswoman has also been recognised, he said.

Sri Lanka appoints honorary consul to Texas

Sri Lanka has appointed Susantha Shan Halamba as Honorary Consul for Sri Lanka to the State of Texas in the United State...

August 22, 2016 1 min read

'Monsoon Munchers' in Sri Lanka

A group of eminent personalities associated with New Zealand and calling their group "Monsoon Munchers" have visited Sri...

August 21, 2016 4 min read

Sri Lanka President reads riot act to Rajapaksa loyalists

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena marked the first anniversary of his national unity government by firing dire ...

August 19, 2016 3 min read

UN Sec-Gen contender gets in a tizzy in Sri Lanka

A contender for the top UN job and current Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova may have got her facts wrong about wo...

Our Political Correspondent
August 19, 2016 3 min read

Deputy Foreign Minister calls for greater US investments in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's Deputy Foreign Minister Harsha de Silva has called for the US to urge American businesses to invest in Sri L...

August 19, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shadow FM's high flying air hostess remanded

A director of shadow foreign minister Namal Rajapaksa's string of private companies who was remanded till next Monday tu...

Our Political Correspondent
August 17, 2016 9 min read

Need to counter disinformation against closer Indo-Lanka ties: Indian envoy

ECONOMYNEXT – India’s envoy to Sri Lanka has called for moves to counter what he called a disinformation c...

August 15, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka parliament sets up office to trace war missing

Sri Lanka's parliament Thursday approved a bill to set up a special office to trace thousands of people still missing se...

Our Political Correspondent
August 11, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's ex-greats humiliated after Aussie cricket debacle

Australia's latest spin bowling mentor, former Sri Lankan great Muttiah Muralitharan, was sulking Saturday after accusin...

Our Political Correspondent
July 30, 2016 4 min read

Sri Lanka cracks down on overseas jaunts by politicians, officials

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered a crackdown on the misuse of public funds and...

July 27, 2016 1 min read
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Stranded in the Gulf, duped Indian, Sri Lankan workers call for help

Indians workers stranded in the United Arab Emirates with expired work permits, no pay and limited food, water and sanit...

July 26, 2016 2 min read

Manthri.lk: holding Sri Lankan lawmakers answerable to people

ECONOMYNEXT - Manthri.lk, a Web-based platform that monitors Sri Lanka’s parliament, has helped create more aware...

July 23, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Foreign Minister at South Asian Diaspora Convention

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera addressed the 3rd South Asia Diaspora Convention held in ...

July 20, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka PM expresses support for Turkey's elected government

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed support for Turkey's elected administration as a coup by a sec...

July 16, 2016 1 min read

Turkish embassy in Sri Lanka say coup foiled by people

ECONOMYNEXT - The Turkish embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka said an attempted coup in their home country was "foiled by the ...

July 16, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka minister takes economy class

State Enterprise Development Minister Kabir Hashim may have set a bad precedent for his cabinet colleagues and directors...

July 16, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka ex-President Rajapaksa congratulates British PM

Sri Lanka's ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a congratulatory message to the new British Prime Minister Theresa May say...

July 14, 2016 2 min read

Nisha Biswal in Sri Lanka for economic, reconciliation talks

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal will arrive in Sri Lanka, the Ame...

July 10, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka calls on China to respect international law in South China Sea

Sri Lanka has called on China to respect international law in the South China Sea, where the larger nation has been inti...

July 10, 2016 2 min read

New Sri Lanka regime can still stop rising corruption, nepotism, mal-governance: citizen's group

Sri Lanka's new regime elected on a wave demanding good governance still has a chance to stop its rising corruption, nep...

July 8, 2016 6 min read