There was a time — not too long ago — when life was rooted in villages, families, faith, and community. People lived modestly ...

Sri Lanka has the potential to become for India what Macau is to China, according to Lawrence Ho, chairman of Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., as the Hong Kong-listed gaming resorts operator opened ...

The Judicial Service Commission has suspended Thilina Gamage, who served as the District Judge and Magistrate of Moratuwa. The suspension is due to an ongoing investigation by the commission into ...

The Eelam Wars were marked by a diverse and deadly combination of weaponry employed by both the Sri Lankan military and the ...

The Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka, H.E. Rémi Lambert, paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) at his office in Colombo, yesterday (Jul 31).

India’s neighbours Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan all got better rates than India as US President Donald Trump put steep ...

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has commended the Government of Sri Lanka and the national negotiation team for securing a further reduction in the reciprocal tariff rate imposed by the United ...

Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities have arrested 122,913 individuals for drug-related offenses between Jan. 1 and July 29, 2025, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Public Security and ...

Although several discussions were held with US authorities, Sri Lanka has been unsuccessful in striking a deal to reduce the reciprocal tariffs announced by the US President, Minister Handunneththi ...

Deputy Minister Aruna Jayasekara also expressed profound appreciation for China’s steadfast defence cooperation with Sri Lanka, acknowledging its invaluable assistance during the three-decade conflict ...

India’s real aim wasn’t Tamil rights — it was blocking U.S., Chinese, Israeli, or Pakistani access to Trincomalee, South Asia ...

A memorable instance that showed the efficacy of this attitude was when Finance Minister J.R. Jayawardane of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) who attended the San Francisco Peace Conference held in 1951 made a ...