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The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, H.E. Santosh Jha, visited the historic Rangiri Dambulla Viharaya on 04 June 2026. During the visit, the High Commissioner met with Most Ven. Dr Godagama Dharmakeerthi Sri Chandananda Mangalabhidhana Thero, Viharadhipathi Thero...

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced via social media that the United States has launched a series of air strikes against Iran. According to reports, the attacks commenced a short time ago and were carried out in response...

Economic analyst Dhananath Fernando says that implementing economic reforms is essential to reduce the pressure on the Sri Lankan rupee. He pointed out that if fuel prices are not adjusted in line with market conditions, the pressure on the rupee...

In October 2014, then President Mahinda Rajapaksa met Pope Francis and invited him to visit Sri Lanka. Before that, in 2013, Mahinda had written to the Pope formally inviting him to the country. His objective was to secure the Pope's...

Indian Naval Ship ‘Sharda’, a Sukanya-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), will visit Colombo from 10 to 13 June 2026 for operational turnaround (OTR) and transhipment of stores from the Indian Army for the Sri Lankan Army’s deployment in a UN mission. The...

While the public is under severe pressure due to rising tax rates on all other essential goods and services in the country, the government has granted a special tax break of Rs. 17.3 billion for cigarettes alone in 2026, says...

The Colombo High Court has sentenced Sarana Gunawardena to four years of rigorous imprisonment in each of the four cases filed by the Bribery Commission on corruption charges. Sri Lanka Latest News In addition, the court has also imposed a...

A complaint has been lodged with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) regarding an alleged scam involving the collection of money from individuals by promising unusually high interest rates.

Former Director of the State Intelligence Service, Suresh Saleh, who is currently hospitalized, continues to refrain from consuming food or water, according to his wife, Mrs. Manori Saleh. She made these remarks while responding to questions from journalists upon her...

The disappearance of US$2.5 million from the Treasury amounts to a major theft, and it is ultimately the public who will have to bear the cost, Finance Committee Secretary Harsha de Silva stated. Speaking on the matter, de Silva said...